Doreen Mcbride: 6 books

How did a spider change the course of history? What would a body in the chimney want with a lonely old woman? And what terrible deed could make a Celtic warrior cry?North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children is full of mermaids and pishogues, haunted dolmens and plenty of ghosts, rude Celts and bloodthirsty...

Take a walk through this county in the heart of Ireland in the entertaining company of professional storyteller Doreen as she recounts local tales, ancient and modern. Hear of Lorcan O'Hanlon's love for the "Long Woman," the tradition of dancing on her grave, and how the Hound of Ulster...

DID YOU KNOW?Van Morrison wrote ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ on a piano in DerrygonnellyPaddy Monaghan, from Ederney, Fermanagh, befriended Mohammad Ali and became known as Paddy-AliSt Molaise brought soil containing blood from early Christian martyrs from the Colosseum in Rome and placed it on Devonian...

Fermanagh's culture, heritage, characters and stories sets it apart from other places. Every mountain, tree, lake, stream, rock, stone and character tells a tale. There are the stories about "educated" ancient Irish pigs who understood three languages (Irish, Latin and English) and monsters...

The people of Tyrone have the reputation for having 'open hearts and a desire to please' and their folk tales are as varied as their landscape. There are the tales of the amazing feats of the giant Finn McCool and the derring-do of the Red Hand of Ulster as well as the dramatic story of Half-Hung...

The Little Book of County Down is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about this ancient county. Here you will find out about Co.Down’s history, its literary heritage, its churches and castles, its festivals and fairs, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men...