The Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside - 8816

Donn Byrne’s description of Ireland as “the rock whence I was hewn” could very well have been Padraic Colum’s. Like Byrne, Colum was a “Child of the Celtic lands,” with a profound love for his homeland. That selfsame love shines through every word of The Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside: “I remember coming into Bunlahy when I was as young as that little tree growing on the moss of the wall…” Expanding upon tales from his hometown in County Longford, Colum captures both imagination and sense of humor with the “Story of Usheen”; “The First Harp; “Our Hen; “The Father Under the Sea”; “The Wizard Earl”; “When the Luprachauns Came to Ireland”; “King Cormac’s Cup”; “The Spaeman”; and others. Recipient of a Newbery Honor in 1934 and illustrated by Jack Yeats (brother of William Butler Yeats), The Big Tree of Bunlahy is a winsome collection of yarns certain to enchant listeners both young and old in the shade of their poignancy and charm.
ASIN: 1685951562
VSKU: BVV.1685951562.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Yeats, Jack|Colum, Padraic
Binding: Paperback