I Am of Irelaunde: A Novel of Patrick and Osian

by Juilene Osborne-McKnight

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St. Patrick of Ireland has been enshrined in myth and history as a benign and beloved figure, a native Irish miracle worker who drove both the snakes and the Druids from his homeland and gently issued in the age of Christianity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Magonus Succatus Patricius ("Paidrig") was of Roman heritage; captured into slavery in Ireland at the age of sixteen, he escaped at the age of twenty-two.I Am of Irelaunde takes the forty-year-old Paidrig back to the site of show more his shame. He is full of anger, and is determined to bring Christianity to Ireland, even if he has to beat it into the "lazy, loathesome" Irish. But something happens to change Paidrig. Something shrouded in mystery and wonder. Long before Paidrig, Ireland had been guarded by a chivalric brotherhood of warriors known as the Fianna. Osian, a leading poet/warrior of the Fianna, has been dead for 200 years. He has come by magic to Paidrig toshow him the wonder of Eire. And the stories that Paidrig hears open doors that will win Paidrig's heart and convert him into the champion of the people he once despised. show less

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A well told tale--or really, a compilation of well-told tales. Osian, son of Fionn Mac Cumhail, mysteriously arrives at the rough monastery of Padraig (St. Patrick), and through his compelling narrative of his father and the other Fenians, helps Padraig come to understand (and love) the people of Eire. A blending of early Christianity and late Druidism, full of Celtic flavors. It made me long to return to Ireland for a visit!
I have had the pleasure of presenting along with Juilene. She is a remarkable woman and a true story teller. (I have no doubt that somewhere along the way she's kissed the Blarney stone, because she definitely has an eloquence to both her speaking and writing.) This book is wonderful. It tells the story of Patrick and Osian and deals with the juxtaposition between the "old ways" and the "new ways" especially where faith is concerned.
Una leyenda celta
Juilene Osborne-McKnight
Publicado: 1998 | 275 páginas
Novela Aventuras Fantástico

«Una leyenda celta» narra la apasionante historia de san Patricio de Irlanda. A mediados del siglo V, el obispo malvive en una pequeña comunidad de monjes, empeñado en predicar y convertir al cristianismo a una población belicosa y pagana. Pero Padraig, como le llaman sus feligreses, no comprende el alma del pueblo que intenta evangelizar, por lo que sus esfuerzos no se ven recompensados. Sin embargo, todo cambiará con la llegada de Osián, descendiente de una estirpe de guerreros legendarios, los Fian, y subyugante narrador de historias. Y de la mano de Oisán, Padraig realizará un itinerario espiritual y geográfico a través de show more las leyendas, mitos, acontecimientos y creencias de una tierra y un pueblo singulares. Una excepcional novela en la que la autora amalgama el rigor de los hechos históricos con la sugerente poesía que impregna toda la cultura celta. show less

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Original title
I am of Irelaunde
People/Characters*
Aillen del sidhe; Aindir; Ainfean; Benin; Bodhmall; Bran (show all 27); Breogan; Caoilte; Conan Maor; Conan Mac Art; Dhiarmuid Ui Dubhne; Dichu; Finegas; Fionn mac Cumhaill; Gilly Dachar; Goll MacMorna; Grainne; Liath; Leoghaire; Longan; Matha Mac Umotri; Miliuc; Niamb; Osian; Padraig; Sabh; Sgeolan
Important places*
Almhuin; Éire; Rath; Sabhal Padraig; Hill of Tara, County Meath, Éire; Tír na nÓg
Epigraph*
Soy de Irlanda,
del santo país de Irlanda.
Por caridad te ruego,
buen caballero,
ven y baila conmigo
en Irlanda.
Anónimo, siglo XIV
First words*
- ¿Qué sabes de mi padre, Parrig?
Last words*
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)¡Diles que has estado con Parrig de Irlanda!
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3565 .S455 .I15Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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