The Four Masters

A brilliant account of Ireland's past by one of the country's finest historical novelists. In 1632, in a Franciscan monastery on the border between Donegal and Leitrim, four dedicated scholars recorded the history of Ireland from earliest times to the present. These four became known as the Four Masters. Their work, The Annals of the Four Masters, is one of the greatest sources of Irish history. Michael Mullen's account of the Annals and the troubles that beset the scholars is told in a fascinating story written for children ages 10 and up.