History
Black Flag: Picture books and storytelling to read aloud
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The Story of Ireland
A spectacular tour of Ireland's history for younger readers, from the ice age to the present day. Beautifully illustrated and a great read, this award-winning book is essential for every classroom and library: as well as being the perfect gift! Available both as large format and pocket sized hardback.
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- 96
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Blue Flag: For readers aged 10+
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17 Martin Street
When Hetty’s family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they’re not sure of their welcome.
And next door, Ben’s family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: it’s The Emergency and they are suspicious of strangers.
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- 208
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Across the Divide
When Liam, a poor eleven-year-old boy, and Nora, a rich ten-year-old girl meet at a Feis Ceol, an unlikely bond is formed - a bond that leads to a friendship spanning the deeply divided city that was Dublin in 1913.
- Pages:
- 240
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Amelia
The year is 1914 and Amelia Pim will soon be thirteen. There are rumours of war and rebellion, and Dublin is holding its breath for major, dramatic events. But all that matters to Amelia is what she will wear to her birthday party ...
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- 208
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Black Wreath
The Stolen Life of James Lovett
A fictionalised account of the life of James Lovett, son of Lord Dunmain, set in 1730's Dublin and colonial America.
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- 320
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Blood Brother, Swan Sister
1014 Clontarf; A Battle Begins
A thrilling tale of magic and warfare in ancient Ireland.
Three children's lives are drawn together amidst the intrigue and magic of an epic battle.- Pages:
- 208
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Brian Boru
Emperor of the Irish
An enthralling account of the life of Brian Boru, who grew to become High King of Ireland before dying in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
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- 160
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Cave of Secrets
Pirates and crooked rulers make seventeenth-century Ireland a dangerous place. Tom’s father has had savage losses in business and his whole world is under pressure. Tom starts mixing with smugglers in Roaringwater Bay and learns all about boats and smuggling – and secret treasure. And then Tom discovers the best-kept secret of all ...
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- 272
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City of Fate
Sunday 23 August 1942 is an important day for Yuri. It is his fourteenth birthday and also the day that the Nazis began their carpet-bombing campaign of Stalingrad, which continued every day for the next two weeks. Facing overwhelming odds, it will take all his determination and wits to survive.
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- 272
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Faoin Sceach Gheal
The bestselling Under the Hawthorn Tree is now available for the first time in Irish.
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- 176
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Faraway Home
Two Jewish children are sent from Nazi-occupied Austria to a refugee farm in Northern Ireland. Will they ever see their families again? Based on the true story of Millisle refugee farm in Ards, Co Down.
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- 224
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Fields of Home
The final book in the famine trilogy
For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it?- Pages:
- 192
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Fugitives!
A Story of the Flight of the Earls
When young Con disappears, the others must find him – and quickly. His father Hugh O’Neill, the great Ulster chieftain, is about to depart Ireland, forever…
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- 256
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The Guns of Easter
It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway is pulled between the British Army and the rebels in the Easter Rising. Real history seen through the eyes of a child from a master storyteller.
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- 176
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No Peace for Amelia
It's 1916 but Amelia Pim's thoughts are on Frederick Goodbody and not on the war in Europe. Then Frederick enlists. The pacifist Quaker community is shocked but Amelia is secretly proud of her hero …
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- 224
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Red Hugh
The Kidnap of Hugh O'Donnell
In 1857 the old Irish clans struggled desperately to hold on to their lands against Queen Elizabeth, who also had the Spanish Armada to worry about. Could this be Hugh O'Donnell's opportunity to escape from Dublin Castle?
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- 224
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