The Wonder-Smith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World

This 1928 Newbery Honor book is a collection of fourteen Irish folktales about the Gubbaun Saor, a mythologized historical architect and smith who lived in the 6th century, A.D. He was a builder in both wood and stone, and many churches, oratories, and bell towers were attributed to him. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins (1 hr 38 min)

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Greeting, Foreward, Acknowledgements	5:56	Read by Lynette Caulkins
How the Gubbaun Saor Got His Trade	4:34	Read by James R. Hedrick
How the Gubbaun Proved Himself	7:18	Read by ShrimpPhish
How the Gubbaun Saor Got His Son	3:27	Read by TracyAnn
How the Gubbaun Tried His Hand at Match-Making	3:51	Read by ShrimpPhish
How the Son of the Gubbaun Met with Good Luck	5:58	Read by CaretakerSaxon
How the Gubbaun Saor Welcomed Home His Daughter	7:35	Read by Lynette Caulkins
How the Gubbaun Quarreled with Aunya and What Came of It	4:36	Read by CaretakerSaxon
How the Son of the Gubbaun Saor Talked with Lords from a Strange Country	10:50	Read by Lynette Caulkins
The Building of Balor's Dune	8:49	Read by TracyAnn
How the Djinn Out of Balor's Country Brought a Message to Aunya	7:23	Read by TracyAnn
The Embassy of Balor's Son	7:21	Read by TracyAnn
The Gubbaun Saor's Feast	8:52	Read by TracyAnn
How the Gubbaun Saor Went Into the Country of the Ever-Young, and The Great Pia…	12:09	Read by Lynette Caulkins

The Wonder-Smith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World

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