Without doubt, "The King of Ireland's Son" is the best of
Padraic Colum's books. Originally published in 1916, this classic
has stood the test of time and remains one of the greatest set of
tales ever-full of humor, imagination and drama.
This edition has been freshly typeset in a modern font, as well
as carefully edited, annotated and endnoted, allowing the reader to
enter fully into all the often playful subtlety of meaning Colum
gives to the names, places and objects in the tale. In addition,
the pronunciation of the Irish and Celtic names and words has been
noted, often with a background note or two as to their meaning.
These are no stories retold by an academic or scholar, but
rousing, living tales recounted from Colum's own childhood in
Ireland. There, as a boy, he heard firsthand the myths and sagas,
folk and fairy tales from itinerant storytellers who wandered the
roads and told their stories in exchange for a roof over their
heads and a bite to eat. He was a witness to the last generation of
a long tradition stretching far back into the mists of time. Colum
won awards and recognition aplenty for his work in his adopted
country, the United States, and for the whole of his long life he
carried on the storyteller's tradition. Even now, though he is long
gone from us, his voice still sounds fresh and clear and full of
life through the written text.
Willy Pogany, a Hungarian artist, was a contemporary of Colum.
He illustrated this volume with a wonderful sense of artistic
fantasy and playfulness.
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