Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends

by Marie Heaney (Editor)

Overview

Journalist Marie Heaney skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling in this comprehensive volume from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571175185
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	07/13/1995
Series:	Book of Irish Legends
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.05(w) x 7.65(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Marie Heaney was born in County Tyrone. She trained as a teacher in Belfast and began her career in schools in Northern Ireland. Married with three children, she now lives in Dublin where she works as a freelance writer, contributing to newspapers and to programmes on both RTE and BBC.

Editorial Reviews

“Essential background for every reader of Irish literature.” —Library Journal

From the Publisher