The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh

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The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh is a 1990 novel written by Patricia Aakhus. The novel was Aakhus's first published book, and retells the ancient Irish legend The Voyage of Máel Dúin, an adopted son of a chieftain's widow who accidentally learns of his true parents.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1OVPAQAAIAAJ&q=The+Voyage+of+Mael+Duin%27s+Curragh|title=Google Books-The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh by Patricia Aakhus|isbn=9780934257312|accessdate=26 November 2014|last1=McDowell|first1=Patricia Aakhus|year=1989}} The novel retrieved significant acclaim upon its release, including a national review by The New York Times on 28 January 1990.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/books/in-short-fiction-735690.html|title=New York Times Review of The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh by Patricia Aakhus, review by Katharine Weber, January 28, 1990|date=28 January 1990|publisher=Nytimes.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}}