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The Druid's Tune

by O.R. Melling · 1983

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While visiting distant relatives in Ireland, a teenage brother and sister, curiously uneasy about the strange workman on their cousin's farm, discover his strange powers when they are all transported back in time to take part in the struggle between Cuchulain of Ulster and Queen Maeve of Connaught.

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IrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 208 pages

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