As well as a number of modern retellings of old Irish tales, he has written and illustrated a number of children's books.

Irish tales depict the Dagda as a figure of power, armed with a spear.

These gatherings are a popular setting for early Irish tales.

He had Irish servants, so we have some Irish tales.

A king or lord of the cats appears in at least two early Irish tales.

Connla, in another Irish tale, is given an apple by a mysterious woman and a month later, is visited by her again.

A Land of Maidens in an Otherworld is not restricted to ancient Irish tales.

London, 1898; and in Ancient Irish tales, ed.

He is best remembered as a writer of Irish tales.

He is a veteran of the Scouting movement and has a keen interest in Irish traditional tales, which he tells with gusto.