The Hound of Ulster
A retelling of a traditional Irish folk tale. The king is on the way to
visiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playing
hurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. However, as he
forgets to inform his host that he will have an extra visitor. Setanta
is attacked by Culain's guard dog - which he bravely fights and kills.
As Culain is so sad at the loss of his prized hound, Setanta offers to
guard the house and its grounds until a replacement is found. The king,
impressed by the boy's bravery and skill, gives him the name
Culchulainn, the Hound of Ulster.
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The Hound of Ulster
A retelling of a traditional Irish folk tale. The king is on the way to
visiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playing
hurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. However, as he
forgets to inform his host that he will have an extra visitor. Setanta
is attacked by Culain's guard dog - which he bravely fights and kills.
As Culain is so sad at the loss of his prized hound, Setanta offers to
guard the house and its grounds until a replacement is found. The king,
impressed by the boy's bravery and skill, gives him the name
Culchulainn, the Hound of Ulster.
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The Hound of Ulster

The Hound of Ulster

by Malachy Doyle
The Hound of Ulster

The Hound of Ulster

by Malachy Doyle

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Overview

A retelling of a traditional Irish folk tale. The king is on the way to
visiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playing
hurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. However, as he
forgets to inform his host that he will have an extra visitor. Setanta
is attacked by Culain's guard dog - which he bravely fights and kills.
As Culain is so sad at the loss of his prized hound, Setanta offers to
guard the house and its grounds until a replacement is found. The king,
impressed by the boy's bravery and skill, gives him the name
Culchulainn, the Hound of Ulster.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781408163429
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 09/12/2013
Series: White Wolves: Stories from Different Cultures
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 64
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Malachy Doyle was born in Northern Ireland and now lives in Wales. He
is the best-selling and award-winning author of many books, ranging
from picture books to teen fiction. Among his most popular are the Amadans series, published by Orchard. Georgie and Who is Jesse Flood
for older readers are both published by Bloomsbury. He's also written
widely for eductional publishers, including Collins, Oxford and Ginn.
MALACHY DOYLE worked in advertising and as a teacher for children with special educational needs before writing children's books. He is the author of more than seventy books for children.

Malachy Doyle lives in Ireland on a tiny island off the coast of Donegal, where he works full-time as a children's author. Malachy's picture book Owen and the Mountain was a runner-up for the Children's Book Award. Malachy also writes award-winning fiction, including Georgie and Who Is Jesse Flood? www.malachydoyle.com
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