Darby O'Gill and the Good People Author:Herminie Templeton Kavanagh Rollicking Irish tales of Darby OGill, Father Cassidy, and the King of the Fairies! "The Catholic answer to Harry Potter": thats what Catholic Exchange called Darby OGill and the Good People . . . and its no wonder! Written a century ago, these charmingly illustrated Irish tales recount scampish Darby OGills... more » wild and improbable adventures with fairies, leprechauns, ghosts, a banshee, a headless coachman, and his friend, Brian Conners, the King of the Fairies himself! Whats Catholic about that? Well, Darby is Catholic, for one thing, as is his wife Bridget along with their six children. And then theres brave Fr. Cassidy, their parish priest, who is wary of Darbys friendship with the King of the Fairies. Father claims the king is a friend of Satan, so he resolves to read prayers over the king to banish him into the sea. Before the prayers begin, the king and Fr. Cassidy debate, with noise and much wit, ultimately finding, as do all good Irishmen, that more unites than divides them: "I came yer inemy," says Fr. Cassidy as he leaves, "but Im convarted. Ill go back yer friend." Youll also learn the rest of the story about the war in heaven between the good and bad angels! When the fairies refused to choose sides, St. Michael cast them out of heaven. Down, down they fell until they landed on the Emerald Isle, where they still live in mischief today, never really having chosen good or evil. Darby OGill and the Good People: charming Irish Catholic tales to delight children and grownups alike!« less