Orla Uan is the story of a lamb who befriends a young boy called Ruairí from the area of Cruach Mhárthain in the Irish speaking area of Ballyferriter in west Kerry. It is the first book in a series of stories by local author Eibhlín Uí Iarlaithe about the adventures of Ruairí and his friend, Orla the lamb. This time around they attend school together and learn to sing and dance at school.