Ulster Fairytales and Legends
Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that he cut his own hand off the threw it from a ship!

Not all legends from Ulster are so gory, of course, and in this collection we meet The Great Brown Bull, The Horsemen of Aileach, Paiste, The Great Black Pig, Maeve MacQuillan, Fintán, Febor and Fia and, of course, Colmcille and the Book of Movilla.

Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this collection of myths from Ireland's northern province will enthrall readers young and old.
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Ulster Fairytales and Legends
Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that he cut his own hand off the threw it from a ship!

Not all legends from Ulster are so gory, of course, and in this collection we meet The Great Brown Bull, The Horsemen of Aileach, Paiste, The Great Black Pig, Maeve MacQuillan, Fintán, Febor and Fia and, of course, Colmcille and the Book of Movilla.

Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this collection of myths from Ireland's northern province will enthrall readers young and old.
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Ulster Fairytales and Legends

Ulster Fairytales and Legends

Ulster Fairytales and Legends

Ulster Fairytales and Legends

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Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that he cut his own hand off the threw it from a ship!

Not all legends from Ulster are so gory, of course, and in this collection we meet The Great Brown Bull, The Horsemen of Aileach, Paiste, The Great Black Pig, Maeve MacQuillan, Fintán, Febor and Fia and, of course, Colmcille and the Book of Movilla.

Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this collection of myths from Ireland's northern province will enthrall readers young and old.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781788492171
Publisher: Irish American Book Company
Publication date: 12/05/2020
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 8.65(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Conor Busuttil is a children’s picture book illustrator and passionate doodler. His most recent works include Blue Peter’s “Here be Dragons” competition exhibition, featured in Kew Gardens. He has worked closely with Hampton Court Palace to produce a digital story “The King of the Beasts”. Conor is originally from a small rural village tucked away beside Strangford Lough, Co. Down, but currently hides himself away among the Welsh valleys where he draws away to his heart's content.

Table of Contents

The Red Hand (Tyrone) 4

The Great Brown Bull (Armagh) 10

The Horsemen of Aileach (Donegal) 18

Paiste (Derry/Londonderry) 24

The Great Black Pig (Cavan) 32

Maeve MacQuillan (Antrim) 38

Fintán Escapes (Monaghan) 44

Febor and Fia (Fermanagh) 50

Colmcille and the Book of Movilla (Down) 58
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