Cormac Ua Conaill : Sgéal bhaineas le hÉirge Amach agus díth-cheannadh Iarla na Deasmhumhan (A.D. 1579-1583)

In late sixteenth-century Munster, young Cormac Ua Conaill is returning from school when he encounters a mysterious old man disguised as a beggar. The stranger gives him a cryptic prophecy in verse—one filled with fallen heroes, betrayal, imprisonment, foreign invaders, and the fate of a great noble family. Fascinated and uneasy, Cormac begins to wonder whether the prophecy concerns Ireland’s struggle against English rule—and whether he himself has a part to play.

As Cormac carries the secret home, visions of glory and national freedom compete with grief for his absent father and fear of what the future may demand. Set against the turbulent years of the Desmond rebellion, this historical tale blends legend, political conflict, religious loyalty, and personal courage. Listeners are drawn into a world of castles, armies, fugitives, and divided loyalties as an ambitious young man moves toward a destiny he scarcely understands.