Book description
The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily
understood version. Read about the feats of the famous warrior
Cuchulainn who singlehandedly defends Ulster against the army of Queen
Maeve. War, peace, love, greed, fate are the stuff of an epic, and in
The Táin they are present in full. Illustrated throughout by Donald Teskey.
Liam Mac Uistin is a well-known author and playwright. His versions
of ancient Irish stories and legends have been published in the Irish
language by An Gum. His plays for stage, television and radio have been
produced in many European countries and in Canada, Australia and New
Zealand. His television play The Glory and the Dream won the Radio
Telefis Eireann award. His stage plays have been produced at the Abbey
and Peacock theatres in Dublin. His stories and plays have received many
literary awards. Liam Mac Uistin is the author of The Tain, (O'Brien
Press) a hugely popular book for the young reader on this great Celtic
epic. He lives in Dublin with his family.
