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The Tale of Cú Chulainn

By: Benedict Flynn
Narrated by: Dermot Kerrigan
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This is a story from the Tales of Irish Myths collection.

Three key stories from the mists of Irish legends retold by Benedict Flynn. It is a mysterious world that this selection of stories from the treasure house of Irish myths describes. Here, the line between the fantastical and the real is blurred: mortals and immortals lead entwined lives.

Public Domain (P)2000 Naxos Audiobooks Classics Literature & Fiction Mythology

Editorial reviews

Taken from the Tales of Irish Myths collection, a selection of timeless and classic stories from the Emerald Isle transcribed and transformed by skilled author Benedict Flynn, "The Tale of Cú Chulainn" follows this famed Irish hero from birth through a long life of journeying and adventures, touching on all the most well-known encounters in this vital mythology.

Dermot Kerrigan’s light accent and deft affinity for vocal acrobatics make this audiobook a true joy to hear; his limber voice is soothing and adaptive, lending new life to each character introduced, and skillfully weaving a dense web of lively and irresistible legend.

Critic reviews

"Brave heroes, powerful gods, and cunning women match brains and brawn in this collection of three classic Celtic myths retold here, much as they may have been around Irish peat fires of years ago. Listeners will become entranced by 'The Tale of Cu Chulainn,' 'The Children of Lir,' and 'The Tale of Finn Mac Cool.' With excellent narration by Dermot Kerrigan and Marcella Riordan, these tales still have the power to entice the imagination and stir the soul more than 1000 years after they were first told. Both narrators do a fine job of using just the right amount of brogue when pronouncing the multitude of Irish names that would tongue-tie many others. Although part of the Junior Classics Series, there is nothing in the telling that denotes these tales as being intended only for children since the Irish terminology is neither watered down nor explained, leaving listeners to infer the meanings of some words through the content of the story. Orchestral music is the only sound effect used, or needed, to accentuate particularly significant points in the stories. A brief history of Irish storytelling and of these three tales, in particular, is included." ( School Library Journal)
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I was hoping to that this would have covered all of the tales up to the Tain but for what I got, I enjoyed it.

Wish there was more

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There really isn't much to say beyond my title, but i will say that i quite enjoyed my second listening of this more as i was able to focus more on the narration itself rather than the story. I loved both, but i think that two listens is what i'd recommend.

I bought this for just short of one American dollar, and felt i got pretty great value out of it. Well done to all involved!

A Great reading, with good pronounciation and flow

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I always like Cu, he is so amazing and strong, aye hes a bonnie lad

awesome story

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this is NOT the story of Cu, this is is ripoff, and I want my money back.
this is some heavily abridged version of the Legend of Cu, and it ends halfway through his actual tale at his marriage to Emer, with "and they both lived happily ever after until they died." No, they didn't. no mention of the Tain, the Morrigan, his battles with queen Mhaev, none of it.
this is like ending the tale of Herakles after his first trial. don't buy this. the only good thing about it was the reader

DONT buy this SCAM

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