Book description
The King of Ireland's Son sets out to find the Enchanter of the
Black Back-Lands and meets the Enchanter's daughter, Fedelma. His
adventures lead him to the Land of the Mist, the Town of the Red
Castle, and the worlds of Gilly of the Goatskin, the Hags of the Long
Teeth, Princess Flame-of-Wine, and the Giant Crom Duv. This is a true
Irish wonder tale: a coming of age story of the youngest son of the
King of Ireland who sets off on an impossible quest. The stories weave
together, stories within stories, in a fantastic tapestry of humour,
poetry, action and adventure. Perfect for reading aloud at bedtime,
generations of children have loved Padraic Colum's unmatched storytelling.
Padraic Colum was born in Longford, Ireland in 1881 and typifies the
best of the Irish literary renaissance of the early twentieth century.
His books for children have meant good reading to several generations
and are as welcome today as they were when first published. He was
awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Literary Association in 1961
for his contribution to children's literature. He died in 1972.
