Where Finbarre fought, monsters learned - Cork's Patron Saint now a comic book hero

First it was Spiderman, then Batman and Superman. But, surprisingly, the latest addition to comic book superheroes is the Patron Saint of Cork — St Finbarre.

Troubled Waters, which will shortly be launched at Waterstones, is the brainchild of part-time teacher Keith Kennedy.

He said that, long before the superheroes of the Marvel comics, saints were the heroes of the 6th century so he decided to tell the story of Finbarre’s legendary battle with the river dragon, Lua.