Conor Busuttil – illustratör

On a little green island in days of oldA story of magic and courage was told There once stood a fortress, four children lived hereAlong with their father, the mighty King Lir …This charming rhyming story tells the legend of The Children of Lir, who were turned into swans by their wicked stepmother and forced to wander across Ireland for 900 years.The Children of Lir is a story from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation. It’s Ireland’s best-loved legend: the story of Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra and Conn – the children of King Lir – and how they were turned into swans and cursed to wander until the toll of a bell broke the spell and freed them from the enchantment.

Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that he cut his own hand off the threw it from a ship!Not all legends from Ulster are so gory, of course, and in this collection we meet The Great Brown Bull, The Horsemen of Aileach, Paiste, The Great Black Pig, Maeve MacQuillan, Fintán, Febor and Fia and, of course, Colmcille and the Book of Movilla.Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this collection of myths from Ireland's northern province will enthrall readers young and old.

Niamh lives in the magical land of Tír na nÓg, where no one ever grows old or feels sad. She invites Oisín to join her and they are happy until he misses his home in the human world.When sadness strikes, Niamh learns the strength and beauty ofthe human heart.A beautiful retelling of a beloved Irish legend.