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

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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)

Chapters

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