Twenty Tales of Irish Saints

By Alice Curtayne

Book Overview

Age Range: 8 and up

Bright jewels of Irish storytelling for children

Saints have over the years inspired many tales that go beyond what we know about them. These pious fictions are delightful and can even be instructive. For the lovely legends of the saints that have come down to us reflect not only the holiness but also the gaiety of the saints. These Irish legends are in that tradition. Patrick, Brigid, Columcille - "the three brightest jewels in Ireland's crown" - are here, and Canice, Finbarr, Cormac, Finnian, Brendan, Gall, and others.

Here's the moving story of what happened when Patrick baptized the daughters of the King of Connaught and the shocking tale of the spike that pierced Aengus, the courageous Prince of Munster, just as Patrick baptized him. You'll read about the spilled jar of milk that led Adamnan to become the Abbot of Iona; how Colman's alarm clocks (a mouse and a rooster) took turns waking him; and a dozen or

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1928832385
• ISBN13: 9781928832386
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 10