Ronan and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland by Marianne McShane

Ronan and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland by Marianne McShaneAn Irish storyteller revisits the little known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music and longing. Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength, he recalled being brought ashore by a lady with long

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