Childrens books on Irish History, Irish Myths, Irish Legends, Irish Tales, Irish Heros, Folk Tales and more. These books are very populare, if you have any relations abroad these books would make an excellent gift.
Cora Staunton is an elite sportswoman: a trailblazer in the Australian Football League and a hero in her native Mayo for her gaelic football skills. But its been a long and eventful road for Cora. Discover how a girl playing with under-12 boys became a living legend.
Though for centuries it was believed that the proper role for women was in the home there were always those who had the courage to carve out the lives they wanted.
Irish-language edition of this popular childrens biography. Tom Crean was no ordinary man and his chilling adventures in the Antarctic raise real goosebumps in this stirring story of survival in extraordinary conditions.
At sixteen Irishman Ernest Shackleton left school joined the navy and became a legendary explorer. Written by the best-selling author on Polar exploration this is the story of Shackleton whose men called him The Boss involving four expeditions to the snow and ice of Antarctica over 20 years between 1901 and 1922.
Gaelic sports icon Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh shares his lifelong passion for the GAA with young readers as he guides them through its history and its most iconic stadium Croke Park. It changed as Ireland changed and it has been the venue for some of the most memorable matches in our history as well as major historic events like Bloody Sunday.
The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily understood version. Read about the feats of the famous warrior Cuchulainn who singlehandedly defends Ulster against the army of Queen Maeve. War peace love greed fate are the stuff of an epic and in The Táin they are present in full.