Scéal fiannaíochta sa tsraith Fionn don aoisghrúpa 8-10 mbliana.
Bliain amháin, ar oíche Shamhna, tháinig fathach go Teamhair agus chuir sé an
tArdrí agus an chúirt ar fad a chodladh le ceol draíochta. Nuair a bhí siad ina
gcodladh, chaith sé lasair thine as a bhéal agus dhóigh sé cúirt an Ardrí.
Tháinig an fathach ar ais bliain i ndiaidh bliana, agus dhóigh sé Teamhair arís
agus arís eile. Ní raibh duine ar bith in Éirinn in ann é a stopadh. Ar
deireadh, tháinig buachaill go Teamhair a gheall go gcuirfeadh sé deireadh leis
an dóiteoir. Fionn mac Cumhaill ab ainm don bhuachaill sin. Tugadh sleá dó,
agus chuaigh sé amach san oíche chun pálás an Ardrí a chosaint ar Dhóiteoir na
Samhna.
Ag leanacht den leabhar ‘An Bradán Feasa’, seo é an dara leabhar sa tsraith
nua Fionn do léitheoirí óga 8-10 mbliana. Athinsint do Ghaeil óga atá sa
tsraith seo, leis an údar agus ealaíontóir Darach Ó Scolaí, ar sheanscéalta
móra na Féinne. Ar na leabhair eile a bheidh sa tsraith tá Bodach an Chóta
Lachna (2010), ‘An Giolla Deacair’, ‘Sí Chuilinn’ agus ‘Bran agus Sceolán’
(2011). Eiseofar cluiche cláir na sraithe Ardrí don Nollaig 2010.
“Fíorshnasta…. Gaeilge álainn, ach sothuigthe do na léitheoirí óga.”
Meadhbh Ní Eadhra, Gaelscéal
A story of the legendry Fianna Fionn from the series for the 8-10 age group.
One year, on Holloween night, a great monsterc came to Tara and put the
High-King and all the Court to sleep with his magical music. When they were all
asleep, the monster spat a flame from his mouth and set the High-King’s Court
on fire. The monster returned, year after year, on Holloween night, and he
burnt Tara again and again. Nobody in Ireland could stop him. Finally, a young
boy came to Tara, he promised he would put an end to the burnings. That boy was
called Fionn mac Cumhaill. He was given a spear, he went out into the night to
defend the High-King’s palace against the holloween monster.
Following the book ‘The Salmon of Knowledge’ (The Salmon of Knowledge), this
is the second book in the series ‘Discover’ for Readers in the 8-10 age group.
This series is a retelling by author and illustrator Darach O Scolaí, of the
great legends of the Fianna for the young Irish Readers of today. Soon to be
published in this series are ‘Pay attention the Lachna Coats’ (The Churl in the
Dun Coat),’ The Hard Servant ‘(The Difficult Servant)’ s Holly ‘(The Fairy Fort
of Cullen) and’ Bran and Sceolán ‘(Bran and Sceolan). .”