The King of Ireland's Son Author:Padraic Colum The King of Ireland's Son is a children's novel published in Ireland in 1916 written by Padraic Colum. It is the story of the eldest of the King of Ireland's sons, and his adventures winning and then finding Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter, who after being won is kidnapped from him by the King of the Land of Mist. It is solidly based in Irish ... more »folklore, itself being originally a folktale. Another evolution from the original folktale was written by Brendan Behan, published in Brendan Behan's Island, 1962, pp. 136?141.« less
Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of the goat-skin, and numerous others.