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Irish History for Children
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Things We Used to Know : Lessons From School You Wish You Could RememberSpecial Price €15.99 Regular Price €19.99
In this nostalgic – but also inspiring – book, John Burke shares the joy of knowledge. In addition, he reminds us of the games we played in school and on the way home, and of special feast days and holidays so that you’ll find yourself yearning for your schooldays once again!
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Little Irish History Heroes€14.99A collection of rhyming stories about the history heroes every Irish child should know. Told with humour and warmth, this new twist on heroes from Irish history will delight a new generation of young readers.
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Solve It : The Case of the Missing Irish Crown Jewels€11.99Help Detective O’Malley and his seagull sidekick, Twist, to solve the mystery of the missing Irish Crown Jewels.
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The Case of the Secret Signal€9.99Ireland, 1911. A secret signal flashes in the night … It’s an SOS. Is someone being held prisoner?
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Sarah Crossan : Where the Heart Should Be€10.99The outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and moving, it explores love and family during The Great Hunger. Ireland, 1846. Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House.
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The Story of the Great Irish Famine (Hardback)€24.99What lies beneath? Uncover the Irish Famine through the work of scraperboard artist David Rooney.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Irish Lighthouses (Hardback)Special Price €18.99 Regular Price €22.99
This visually dramatic encyclopaedia of Ireland’s lighthouses is packed with easy-to-digest facts which effortlessly engage young readers with topics such as science, engineering and history. First book in new Gill Illustrated Encyclopedia series.
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The Case of the Vanishing Painting€9.99A valuable painting leaves the train station in Galway in a guarded carriage. When the train arrives in Dublin, the painting is gone. Suspicion immediately falls on Mr Kavanagh, the train’s guard.
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The Great Irish Book of Gaelic Games€24.99The big ball, the small ball and everything there is to know about Gaelic Games!
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The Story of Croke Park€14.99Gaelic 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.
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The Climbing Boys€9.99A historical novel from Ann Murtagh, author of The Sound of Freedom and The Kidds of Summerhill. Shows the contrast between the lives of the chimney sweeps and those of the people whose chimney's they clean. age 10+
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The Children of Croke Park: Bloody Sunday 1920€9.99Through the lives of three children who died on 21 November 1920, relive the story of Bloody Sunday, when a gaelic football match in Croke Park was the scene of slaughter by British forces.
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Alan Titley : The Tain : The Great Irish Battle Epic€10.99Queen Maeve's army is marching north to steal the great brown bull, the pride of Ulster. But one man stands in their way. Cúchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, vowed in boyhood to protect his homeland - even if it means taking on an invading army himself.
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The Great Irish History Book€24.99Join historian Myles Dungan as he guides you through the history of our amazing island.
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Deadly Irish History : The Normans€9.99This latest book in the Deadly Irish History series is jam-packed with all kinds of well-researched and fun facts and madcap stories (including a swashbuckling adventure called Seamus the Sinister Swordsman) about the Normans.
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Michael Collins: Soldier and Peacemaker (Gill Little Library 6)€10.99‘The freedom to achieve freedom’ – a book to help children discover the life of the remarkable Irish political hero Michael Collins!
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Horrible Histories : Cut-throat Celts€8.99Revealed! All the cut-throat facts about Celtic Britain with history’s most horrible headlines: Celts edition.
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Ireland: The People, The Places, The Stories (Hardback)€16.99Discover everything that makes the Irish isle so special - from its famous landmarks to its myths and legends, from its epic battles to its incredible music, and everything in between.
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The Great Irish Farm Book€24.99Everything 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?
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Deadly Irish History : The Celts€8.99Fun and engaging non-fiction for children. Humorous black and white illustrations throughout. Ideal for fans of 'Horrible Histories'. Perfect for schools and libraries 10+
