Eochaid Find and The Nine Fotharta
(working title/ cover)
Eochaid Find and The Nine Fotharta
(working title/ cover)
In the misty, bloody, and often surreal enchanted land of Fodla, the newly established Tuathal dynasty seated at the hill of Tara reigns supreme above all other men, monster and otherworldly folk. The second born, particularly cursed prince of Tara is bound to the destiny of the legendary hero of the Gael, and given a magical command (a geisa) to never fall or lose a contest. Cast out, Eochaid Find, sets out on a journey and discovers his role to play in the liberation of the enslaved and unification of the Gaelic people.
Conn, the first prince of Tara is commanded from birth by geisa to conqueror all of Fodla.
Eochaid Find and Conn's starcrossed, blood soaked, and magic infused fates are set against one another, where an unstoppable force is destined to meet a immoveable hero.
When Eochaid find and Conn clash, they will change the island of Fodla forever.
Hi! I'm Robert Nolan. I am a seanchaí (traditional storyteller) and former researcher, politico and public advocate. In addition, I'm the current chairperson of the City of Phoenix's Arts and Cultures Commission, as well as the Vice President of Advocacy at the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library #AZIRISH. I know, I do too much.
I retired from politics after I felt called to write about the many hidden and partially destroyed stories of my ancestors I had repaired or rediscovered. I put my heart into piecing back together the unique perspective of myths, ancient stories, and legends unique of the Nolan people never before set to a single continuous synthesized work.
I post online as the creator @Rohnoran across social media where I talk about mostly nothing, but sometimes particularly about; Irish and Celtic culture, myths, legends, customs, matters of the Irish diaspora, and where they meet at the cutting edge intersection of technology. I teach Judo, stream about books, video games, and play Yu-Gi-Oh! among many other hobbies.
What's Next :
* *Next Update:*End of November *
*Expected Release:* Q4 2026 *
*Work has begun on the illustrated companion book. *