Caoimhín agus na Lonta Dubha

When Caoimhín goes to live in the monastery, he deeply misses his family and the outdoor world. One day, he extends his two hands out the window and a pair of blackbirds build their nest in them. Despite pain, discomfort and fatigue, Caoimhín stays patiently still until the baby blackbirds are ready to fly the nest.

This beautiful retelling of the legend of Saint Kevin and the blackbird is brought home to the language in which it first appeared over nine hundred years ago in this lyrical translation.