Learn about the life and times of Brian Boru in the second book in John & Fatti Burke's Little Library
Get ready to make your knowledge a bit bigger by learning all about the warrior king that was Brian Boru.
Brian Boru grew up
He is Ireland's most famous warrior, a legendary figure who has enchanted children for millennia. But who really was Fionn Mac Cumhaill? And what was he like when he was a child?
In this wonderful, modern retelling of an ancient tale, ba
Mary Elmes was a brilliant young woman from Cork who ventured into war zones to rescue children in trouble.
When she learned that children in war-torn Europe were getting hurt, she wanted to help. She wasn't a doctor or a nurse, but she
Tom Crean was one of ten children who grew up on a farm near Anascaul in County Kerry. He loved adventure and, at the age of 15, he ran away to join the British Navy and sail around the world.
While his ship was moored in New Zealand, To
Everything your child needs to know about Irish farms!
Did you know that there are almost 2,000,000 pigs in Ireland?
And that sheep have rectangular pupils, which means they have amazing vision?
Would you believe only
Emme, Holly and Jess are just like regular girls, always messing and having fun. But they're also fairies, and instead of regular schooling they go to friendship classes, where they learn all about being kind and having good manners. Then they're
Onion O'Brien is in trouble, again. This time he and the rest of the Five O's are trying to stop the destruction of the Valley, the local wasteland where they hang out. But Mayor Ronald Bump has other ideas - he wants to build new apartme
It's summer, and the Friendship Fairies, Emme, Holly and Jess, are off to Camp Tir na nOg to help Sir Prize mind his animals and learn lots about looking after the environment.
But the Barns boys are going too, so you can be
JOHNNY SEXTON DREAMED OF BECOMING A RUGBY LEGEND FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN.
He enjoyed success from a young age, playing on school teams and donning the famous blue jersey of Leinster. There was one team he wanted to play for more than
Join political buff David McCullagh and illustrator Graham Corcoran as they guide you through all the things that make our country work. Why do we have a president and a Taoiseach? What is the Seanad and why can only some citizens vote in
Follow the trials and tribulations of Declan Kirby and his team at Smithgreen Gaelic football club, a recently formed but promising GAA team. Although they have a talented team, there are problems beneath the surface - will their temperamental sta
After joining the school hurling team, Declan must find a way to juggle training for this new sport and football at the same time.
When Smithgreen's goalkeeper gets injured, Declan convinces his brother, Daniel, to take the s
The Smithgreen team are invited to Spain to participate in the GAA World Games and play against teams from different countries. But Declan's excitement about the trip soon turns sour, as he struggles to prove himself to the new coach and keep his
There are parts of Ireland where hurling is life. Luckily for young Henry Shefflin, his home village of Ballyhale in Co. Kilkenny is one such place. Henry is from a hurling stronghold where every thought is about the next point, the next goal, the
In this beautifully illustrated book readers are introduced to the greatest Irish stories of all time. From tales of the mighty Fianna and the great warrior Cuchulainn, to star-crossed lovers Diarmuid and Grainne, and Deirdre and Naoise, these won
Mr Gray is a very serious man. And he is in charge of a very old, very serious museum filled to the brim with stuffed animals.
Mr Gray does not like people. He does not like children. In fact, he is most at home with things t
Meet Noni. She's a crazy old, law-breaking, chocolate-selling, pram-wielding, wickedly funny woman who likes nothing more than a dangerous caper!
Someone has tampered with the city's supply of chocolate and now Noni and her y
Summer is over and it's time for Emme, Holly and Jess to go back to school. Emme is nervous about her new school, Belle-Spell Castle. She doesn't know anyone and misses her sisters. Holly and Jess still have a lot to learn at the Magic Manor, but
Little Squirrel hasn't left his nest since last autumn. He needs to gather nuts for the long winter to come but he's too worried to leave his cosy nest.
Luckily, Little Squirrel has lots of friends in the forest, from Wren to
'In Irish there are so many great rain words and magic words and highly specific natural words (such as the material put on the hooves of donkeys to stop them slipping in ice), or words to communicate with animals, or evocative plant words, or
What makes us human? Ireland's favourite scientist is here to tell you!
What do you have in common with the 7.75 billion other people on the planet? This is the question that Professor Luke O'Neill attempts to answer in this exciting new
'The freedom to achieve freedom' - a book to help children discover the life of the remarkable Irish political hero Michael Collins!
Discover the soldier and peacemaker that was Michael Collins! Michael Collins was born in County Cork an
Meet the Friendship Fairies - sisters Emme, Holly and Jess.
They're just like regular girls, always messing and having fun, but they're also fairies.
Their mum works as a spy and she has a new case to crack - and this time she'
Join historian Myles Dungan as he guides you through the history of our amazing island. Take an historical trip back in time to visit the ancient celts, sail away on a famine ship or join the 1916 rebels in the GPO. Discover leaders, thinkers and