Ireland

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)

Jack and Annie travel back in time to Galway, where they meet an old woman who knows the ways of the fairies, and the magic of stories. (Easy reader)

And also, non-fiction companion Leprechauns and Irish Folklore, all about leprechauns and different kinds of fairies, fairy places, dancing and music.

Long ago, a boy washed up after a storm and was rescued by monks in a remote abbey. The boy, Ronan, grew up hearing the legend of Liban, a princess turned into a mermaid. One day out fishing, Ronan played a song of the sea on his harp, and found tangled in his net, a beautiful girl with golden hair and a silvery tail. (Picture book)

J.J. Liddy, a gifted flute and fiddle player, discovers his tunes enable him to cross 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)

More magical adventures as the story of the Liddy family continues: The Last of the High Kings

Kate O'Sullivan is in trouble with her king, but she has a way with words, with tales about fairies and leprechauns on Midsummer's Eve, a greedy sea monster, and people-eating giant. Spirited story, imaginatively illustrated. (Picture book)

The Leprechaun family joins a St. Patrick’s parade, Bedelia swings a shillelagh, Timothy has a pot of gold, Aunt Rose carries shamrocks, there’s dancing, fife and drum music, then it’s home for mulligan stew and green apple punch, everyone is welcome. (Picture book)

Read about Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Born in Britain, Patrick was captured and taken to Ireland as a slave. He believed his calling was to convert the Irish to Christianity, and built churches all over Ireland. Plus legends of Saint Patrick. (Board book)

Excellent introduction to St. Patrick's Day – history and legends of Saint Patrick, why people wear green, all about shamrocks, shillelaghs, harps and other Irish symbols, and how the holiday is celebrated. (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

Take a trip through the Emerald Isle old and new – Rock of Cashel where Brian Boru was crowned, Blarney Castle, Giant's Causeway, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Cliffs of Moher, and a leprechaun who guards the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow. Whimiscal illustrations, this is a classic. (Picture book)

Fabulous animated feature, a quest to complete an incredible book that will illuminate the darkness – the Book of Kells. Brendan, a young monk, must search deep in the forest for tiny berries to make colors, defeat the monster Crom Cruach, and save the book from Viking raiders. Magical! (Video)

Fun facts about Ireland, the "Emerald Isle" – food, Gaelic language, history, traditions, big cities, limericks and leprechauns, holidays (Halloween came from Ireland), sports and dance. (Picture book)