Description
Product Description
Six of the real and the legendary Irish
heroes are portrayed here: Granuaile, St. Patrick, Fionn MacCumhaill,
Cu Chulainn, Brendan the Navigator and Brian Boru. Spirited
illustrations recreate the atmosphere of fearless bravery for these
stories about Granuaile, the chieftain’s daughter who became a pirate
queen; Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint; Brendan the Navigator, who may
have sailed to America; Setanta, who became known as Cu Chulainn; Fionn
MacCumhaill, who became the leader of the Fianna, and Brian Boru, who
defeated the Vikings.
About the Author
Fiona Waters worked for
many years as a children’s bookseller and is currently a director of
Troubadour, where she is responsible for book selection. She has
published a number of anthologies and has worked as a consultant on
various book programmes on radio and television.
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