W.B. Yeats and the Legend of Fin M’Coul

Here is the reading of the Irish fairy tale, based on the stories told by W.B Yeats. This story is written and illustrated by Tomie Depaola.

Let me know that you watched this story and what you thought of this tale… is the plot interesting? How would you classify the characters of Fin, Cucullin,and Oonagh? Did you think the setting of Ireland was important to the story? Can you think of any American tales, or tales from other countries that were created to explain how things came to be in their world? Do you think it is a fairy tale or would you classify it as something else? Send in a short reflection!