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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 13 books in this booklist
£11.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781910411964 | ISBN 10: 1910411965
Twenty illustrated essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms, achieved great things and in some way rocked the system. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medb to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz ... more
View book details£21.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780717171132 | ISBN 10: 0717171132
It’s A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland... It’s A Historopedia! Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with John and Fatti Burke’s new adventure through Ireland’s history. This breathtakingly exciting book discovers I ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781847171726 | ISBN 10: 1847171729
What happens when your best friend ought to be your enemy? Liam and Nora form an unlikely friendship when he lends her a helping hand during a music competition. Liam's father, a mechanic, is a proud trade union member, while Nora's father is a pro ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781845079659 | ISBN 10: 1845079655
Esty Maher's family is uprooted and torn apart during the Irish potato famine - 'the Hunger'. Esty is sent into service, but dreams of going to Australia to find gold, and manages to get assisted passage for her family and friends. However, ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781405233408 | ISBN 10: 1405233400
From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes The Ghost of Grania O'Malley. Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to sa ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780862789930 | ISBN 10: 0862789931
When Kate goes to her very first Irish dancing lesson she is smitten: It's like flying, she decides. It’s the best thing she's ever done. But, coming from a poor family in Dublin's Liberties in the 1930s, how can Kate continue with her dancing? How c ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780192754547 | ISBN 10: 0192754548
King Balor has an evil eye so powerful that anyone who looks into it falls dead on the spot. Daring young warrior Lugh of the Long Arm is ready for the challenge. But will he survive? Here are stories of bravery and of magic, of heroes, fairies ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781905236039 | ISBN 10: 1905236034
This enchanting collection of favourite Irish folk tales deserves to be read aloud at every hearth. Described by Malachy Doyle in captivating language, the larger-than-life characters, dramatic landscapes, and magical happenings of all the tale ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2000) - ISBN 13: 9780717131501 | ISBN 10: 0717131505
A fictionalized account of one family's survival of the Irish famine told through the eyes of 12-year-old Mary O'Flynn. Photography of artefacts and interiors helps to convey the O'Flynns' struggle to survive and, with Mary's journal, aims ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (1996) - ISBN 13: 9780862784492 | ISBN 10: 0862784492
It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting. But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divid ... more
View book details£6.50 paperback (1995) - ISBN 13: 9780862784249 | ISBN 10: 0862784247
Lockie is a bit of a misfit. Orphaned, he is placed in foster home after foster home, but somehow he never settles in. 'Troublemaker' is the general verdict. He runs away and meets up with some colourful characters - Dadge and his strange ... more
View book details£5.50 paperback (1993) - ISBN 13: 9781855940871 | ISBN 10: 1855940876
One day, 13-year-old Kate witnesses a scene of cruelty involving a number of donkeys and learns that they are bound for "The Pony Express". Kate then discovers that the mother of her foal is one of the victims and resolves to save the animals. ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (1989) - ISBN 13: 9780746003831 | ISBN 10: 0746003838
This title deals with everyday situations in which children may find themselves while abroad. Irish grammar is clearly explained, and puzzles provide plenty of practice. This title is part of a series providing a thorough grounding in useful, basic l ... more
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