Books published by publisher Wolfhound Press

Living rough and fighting the invading Vikings, Brian Boru has no more money to feed his troops, and the Vikings at Limerick have a hoard of looted treasure, but it s closely guarded....Fourteen-year-old Conn, from Drumshee, is the youngest soldier in Brian Boru's makeshift army. After a hard battle, he and his men retire to Drumshee to rest; on the way, Conn captures a Viking boy named Ivar. The two boys and Conn's sister, Emer, become friends.Brian Boru has no more money to feed his troops; the Vikings at Limerick have a hoard of looted treasure, but it's closely guarded. The Emer has an idea; why not use Ivar's boat-building skills, make a Viking style boat, and attack Limerick by the unguarded sea route. Boru puts the plan into action and with all three children playing a crucial part they seize enough treasure to put the army back on its feet.The book ends with Conn and Ivar becoming captains in Brian Boru's army and Emer and Ivar getting married.

The Da Danann Isles are dying.Balor's magic has weakened the very fabric of the ancient isles. Volcanoes and earthquakes threaten to rip them apart. An ancient dark magic has been stirred up. Shining ghostly figures and bloodsucking vampires attack during the darkest night hours turning anyone they touch into soul-less zombies.Convinced that the creatures are under Balor's control, Paedur, Megan the warrior maid and Faolan the Windlord must travel into the mysterious West to seek out the source of the ancient magic. Meanwhile Ally and Ragallach the Torc Allta are searching for Ken in the waterless desert. They have heard rumors of a red-haired boy being held prisoner by the savage priests who worship the deadliest elemental magic: fire! It is a race against time. And in the last days of De Danann Isles the six companions must face the island's most chilling secret...Michael Scott's epic fantasy set in a time of shape changers and sorcery is the third of the De Danann tales following Windlord and Earthlord.

The poet's eye is like a child's eye. It has clarity, freshness and accuracy.Poetry opens our minds to the world about us-as we look at ordinary things we discover that they are extraordinary. We are invited to think and wonder about places, legends, history and-above all-people of every kind.Irish poetry has long been celebrated, and here, in Irish Poems for Young People, is a rich collection of Irish verse. Farmers, scholars, housewives, tradesman and many others all have their say in this carefully selected anthology of ancient and contemporary poems.

The Battle below Giltspur,by Irish auhor Cormac Mac Raois,is a stunning fantasy novel for children and even adults!! - a fast moving tale where no words are wasted.A fantasy tale of power,revenge and adventure...The ancient force of Bealtaine blows on May day,and fuses life into the scarecrow Glasan.But Glasan isn't the only visitor,the "Black one" has also awakened by the power of the bealtaine winds...Niamh and daire find themselves drawn into danger to face the evil power of Greyfang and Deathtooth.And the wolves of the Morrigan are in waiting