CELTIC IRISH ART PRINT
DERDRIU
AND THE SONS OF UISLIU
8x11 By Jim FitzPatrick
DERDRIU AND THE SONS OF UISLIU.
‘The Sorowful Tale of Derdriu and the Sons of Uisliu’ also known widely as the story of ‘Deirdre of the Sorrows’ tells of the love of Derdriu, daughter of an Ulster chieftan, for the beautiful young warrior, Naoise, son of Uisliu, a powerful warrior of the Red Branch knights and her death when her lover was l killed by Conchubar Mac Nessa, the king, who desired her as his bride.