Marvelous retelling of best-loved Irish folk tales – "The Children of Lir," "Fair, Brown and Trembling," "The Twelve Wild Geese," "Lusmore and the Fairies," "The Soul Cages," "Oisín in Tír na nÓg." Rich, imaginative illustrations bring a fresh appeal to these timeless tales. (Chapter book)

Charming tale of how that pot o' gold got to the end of the rainbow. Nobody in Dingle can get a good night's sleep, for all the noise the leprechauns are making, until clever Finn O'Finnegan has a plan for the fairy gold. (Picture book)

J.J. Liddle is a gifted flute and fiddle player, but the tunes really start flowing when he crosses into the world of the sidhe (fairies). But all is not well in the land of eternal youth – time is leaking out and the fairy folk are in dire straits. Wonderful high adventure, Irish tradition and lore, a magical read! (Chapter book)

Shipwrecked on a wind-swept coast, Simon, the king's son, and fearless red-haired Margaret fall into the clutches of a sorceress. Sent to fight the giant at White Doon, Simon fights bravely, but it's Margaret who conquers the monster with the sword of light. A spirited tale, vibrantly illustrated. (Picture book)

Humorous, quick-witted story of Fergus O'Mara, a lazy lad who skips out on his chores. On the way to Skibbereen, Fergus meets a fiery-eyed Night-Demon, and it looks like his time has come, unless he can talk his way out. (Picture book)

Delightful collection of Irish folklore, legends, poems, recipes, songs, battle cries, limericks, riddles, nonsensical ballads, folk cures, advice from Oscar Wilde, and a bit of blarney. Enchantingly illustrated. (Chapter book)

Saint Patrick
Ann Tompert, Michael Garland

Find out about Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, in this pictorial history. Born in Britain, Patrick was captured and worked as a slave in Ireland. He believed his calling was to convert the Irish to Christianity, and spent decades traveling and preaching throughout Ireland. (Picture book)

Fascinating life of Columcille (Columba), a prince, monk and poet, born in 521, who founded monasteries, copied early manuscripts and sent the books, "like small boats on a dark and wild sea, to places where reading and writing had been forgotten or ignored." Gorgeous watercolor illustrations. (Picture book)

Tale of Ireland's ancient and beloved saint, St. Brigid. Over 1500 years ago, on the night of her birth, an old Druid wizard brings a rare blue cloak to the baby, "I greet little Brigid, who will be a mother to the new Ireland that is to come." (Picture book)

In west Ireland, young Conn helps Brian Boru to escape the Vikings, leading him to safety in the fort at Drumshee. The Vikings continue to plunder gold and silver from the Irish, but Conn and his sister Emer hatch a daring plan to sail to Limerick and steal the treasure back. An exciting novel of 11th century Ireland. (Chapter book)

For more adventures at Drumshee in other time periods, check out The Secret of Drumshee Castle (Elizabethan era) and Famine Secret at Drumshee (19th century).

When the magic tree house whirls Jack and Annie back to ancient Ireland, they visit a monastery filled with books of wonder. Will they escape the Viking raiders with their jeweled treasure? (Easy reader)

Lara and the Gray Mare
Lara and the Moon-Colored Filly
Lara at Athenry Castle
Lara and the Silent Place
Kathleen Duey

Adventures of Lara and Dannsair, a rare silvery white horse, set in 14th century Ireland. Lara, daughter of a local chieftan, saves the filly, but only boys can tend horses. After a rival clan steals Dannsair, Lara is taken too, and soon she finds herself disguised as a boy in the baron's stable, riding in a race to win the filly for herself. A captivating read, filled with wonderful local color.
(Chapter books)

1588. When a Spanish ship breaks apart in a storm on the the Galway coast, teenage Nora Donovan saves a Spanish sailor and a white Andalusian stallion. Eluding the English soliders, crafty horse traders, and her own chieftan, Nora sets the stallion free to roam with the Irish ponies. (Chapter book)

Based on real events, in 1786 young Devin and Katey rescue three wolf puppies when their mother is killed by hunters. They feed and protect the wolflings, but soon there's only one wolf, Sdhoirm, and Devin has to let him go. (Chapter book)

"One day this child shall hold the very heart of our family in the palm on her hand." Darcy O'Hara notices all the small beauties in her village – a pebble, butterfly's wing, yellow buttercups and heather. When her family is forced to leave Ireland in the great famine, Darcy's small beauties become the most treasured memories. Beautifully illustrated.
(Picture book)

Irish author Eoin Colfer weaves Irish myth into a captivating high-tech fantasy. Artemis Fowl, a 12 year old genius, plots to steal a ton of gold from the fairies. When Artemis kidnaps Holly Short, a savvy elf in the elite police force, the fairies bring out a towering troll, tunneling dwarf and bio-bomb. (Chapter book)

A haon, a dó, a trí …Gaelic from one to ten and each page has cool facts about Ireland – the shamrock, harp, shillelagh, leprechauns, top hat and clay pipe, plus limericks, sports, musical instruments, traditional food and crafts. Charming soft-hued illustrations. (Picture book)

Delightful mixed bag of stuff about Ireland – barmbrack bread is used to tell fortunes, hurling (a sport) goes back 4,000 years, the national dog is the Irish wolfhound, Halloween originated in Ireland. (Picture book)

As you travel around Ireland, you'll see distinctive Celtic motifs everywhere you look – in jewelry, books and architecture. Kids will have fun coloring spirally eagles, lions, serpents, birds, fishes and mythological creatures. Fun for all ages, and easy for little kids. (Coloring book)

Also, Celtic Stained Glass Coloring Book