The King of Ireland’s eldest son, who does nothing but ride and hunt, plays a game with an Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands and loses. To pay the debt he sets out on a quest, wins and then loses the enchanter’s daughter Fedelma, and searches for the Sword of Light, meeting Gilly of the Goatskin, Crom Duv and the King of the Cats along the way.
A 1916 children’s book in which the poet Colum braids traditional Irish tales into one long adventure. Download the free EPUB.