Description
Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a visit to every county in Ireland, told through 32 magical stories. From mysterious enchantments like The Stolen Bride from Galway to strange sightings like The Rathcoffey Pooka of Kildare; from tales of the Ulster Cycle like The Curse of Macha to fantastical folklore like The Fairy Hare of Slievemaan in County Wicklow, there’s a story and site to discover wherever you are in Ireland!
This beautifully presented gift book features a map, facts and details from locations mentioned, as well as gorgeous full-page colour art by Julia Iredale to illustrate each story.
Kieran Fanning is a writer and primary school teacher from Navan, County Meath. He has a master’s degree in children’s literature and is also the author of Solve It! The Case of the Missing Irish Crown Jewels, Haunted Ireland (both Gill Books) and Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends (Scholastic).
Julia Iredale is an illustrator and artist living in British Columbia, Canada. She studied illustration in Vancouver before working as a freelance book cover designer and illustrator.
