For EITHNE MASSEY, the writing of Legendary Ireland was a labour of love, product of a lifelong attachment to the places and the stories of her native Ireland. She is also the author of two books of Irish myths and legends for children and of a number of novels for young readers which intermingle history with fantasy. Her adaptation of the movie The Secret of Kells is set in the time of the early Viking raids; The Silver Stag of Bunratty and Where the Stones Sing are set in Norman Ireland and the award-winning Blood Brother, Swan Sister at the time of the Battle of Clontarf.