The King of Ireland's Son: An Irish Folk-tale

by Padraic Colum

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Local notes

398.2 Col

Barcode

2094

Publication

Floris Books (1986), Edition: 8th, 288 pages

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 al

Original language

English

Original publication date

1916

Physical description

288 p.; 5.5 x 1 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member deirdrea
A remarkable book! I loved it as a child, and still love it today. Colum weaves the threads of many Irish folktales, myths and legends into a single story -- "the unique tale" -- and sends his heroes (3, including a girl!) on a quest to discover that same story, and by so doing, to discover
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themselves. Complicated? Yes! but in the way that a piece of Waterford crystal, or an ancient illuminated manuscript is complicated. Intricate, perhaps, but not overly involved or confusing. Just lovely!
And, speaking of illuminations, the illustrations by Willy Pogany are marvelous!
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LibraryThing member caro488
Colum, Padraic - The King of Ireland's Son - mish-mosh of tales - bewitched princesses, brothers turned into swans, heroes who must accomplish an impossible task to win a bride - snooze-fest, and all the various princes became confusing - even moreso when at the end they all turn out to be
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brothers. Just how many children can a queen lose in one lifetime...?)
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LibraryThing member katieloucks
My teacher read part of this to us in second grade - I didn't totally get it, but I liked it.

Pages

288

Rating

(19 ratings; 4.1)
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