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The Dagda's Harp page 9 Introduction 13 SAMHAIN 29 The Year Begins 30 The Monster's Story: Fionn Comes to Tara 31 The Skaldcrow's Story: Nera in the Otherworld 47 The Messenger's Story: The Magic Mantle 71 Interval: Bog Time, Bog Lore 80 IMBOLG 89 The First Day of Spring 90 The River's Story: Boann 92 The Fox's Story: Brighid's Bargain 106 The Saint's Story: St Kevin and the Blackbird 121 Interval: Forest Time, Forest Lore 128 BEALTAINE 144 Summer Season 145 The Cat and Dog's Story: The Horned Women 147 The Publican's Story: The Puca 165 The Fieldmouse's Story: Sean the Piper 174 Interval: The Time of Pastures and of Fields 194 LUGHNASA 203 Fairs, Festivals and Harvest 204 The King's Story: How Setanta Was Named 206 The Wolfhound's Story: The Birth of Bran 238 The Forest's Story: Suibhne 249 Afterword 255 The Music of What Happens 261 Bibliography 263 Credits 270

When Grace and her five best friends are forced to take part in the Witch Trials, they risk life and limb to compete against other trainee witches in magical, death-defying stunts. But when they are discovered to be mere humans, this supernatural world turns against them, and the real nightmare begins.

A stirring story set against the background of the 1916 Rising. John Joe is a pupil in Padraig Pearse's school, and gets caught up in the dramatic events of the Rebellion. Compelling and evocative.