The Tain: The Great Celtic Epic [Hardcover]

Liam Mac Uistin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily understood version. Tells of the great battle between the warrior Cuchulainn and his friend, Ferdia.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

' ... one of the most outstanding works of the year' -- Sunday Press --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Liam Mac Uistin is a well-known author and playwright. His versions of ancient Irish stories and legends have been published in the Irish language by An Gum. His plays for stage, television and radio have been produced in many European countries and in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. His television play The Glory and the Dream won the Radio Telefis Eireann award. His stage plays have been produced at the Abbey and Peacock theatres in Dublin. His stories and plays have received many literary awards. Liam Mac Uistin is the author of The Tain, (O'Brien Press) a hugely popular book for the young reader on this great Celtic epic. He lives in Dublin with his family. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Pr (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086278204X
• ISBN-13: 978-0862782047
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,790,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tain;Review by David&Niall., April 4, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Tain: The Great Celtic Epic (Paperback)

A bloody epic by the fantastic author Liam Mac Uistin. This adventure is a tale of the struggle between Maeve's army and Cu Chulainn as they fight for the brown bull of Cooley.This superb novel fuses Maeve's greed with Cu Chulainn's might.Maeve wants to be richer than her husband and so the Tain begins... The book progresses into magical twists and bloodcurdling battles and as the tale continues more and more people die and more and more magic is used. This book is so interesting you cannot put it down,for the twists and turns that Liam has produced are brilliant and we recommend this fantastic book to anyone.It especially encourages children to read and learn of the historic legends of Ireland.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars read the tain, March 27, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Tain: The Great Celtic Epic (Paperback)

My teacher asked me to read this book and review it but I didn't let that put me off!She has good taste in books actually!The Tain is a very exciting book with lots of gory details .It's all about our old friend Cu-Chulainn but I'll let you read the rest yourself, you'll be glad you did!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tain;review by Donal&Turlough, April 4, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Tain: The Great Celtic Epic (Paperback)

The bloodthirsty Celtic epic "The Tain " clearly starts another war:Liam Mac Uistin vs Roald Dahl.This well known and loved Celtic myth is a stunning epic that tells of a quarrel between Queen Maeve of Connaught and her husband,Ailill.Maeve cannot bear being less wealthy than her husband so she tries to take the brown bull of Cooley even though she knows there will be fierce competition between her army and the Red Branch Knights of Ulster.Deviously her chief druid puts a geas(spell)on them to put them into a deep sleep so Maeve has enough time to swipe the brown bull, but Cu-Chulainn has other plans........ This adventure, told with exciting description and in great detail deserves all the praise it gets.The Tain is a fantastic read and in my opinion Liam Mac Uistin shows Roald Dahl who is BOSS!