A collection of legends from early Christian times, retold with a directness and simplicity which makes them refreshingly modern, with a style and character similar to that of the great tales of ancient Greece.

Included are: 'The Children of Lir,' 'The Wooing of Etain,' 'Diarmuid and Gráinne,' 'The Combat at the Ford,' 'The Children of Tuireann,' 'The Sickbed of Cúchulain' and 'Deirdre and the Sons of Usna.'