John and Fatti Burke, that deadly father and daughter combo who educate and illustrate are back in March with Brian Boru – The Warrior King, the second in their Little Library series.
From what we know Boru grew up in a large warrior family over 1,000 years ago in Killaloe, Co. Clare.
One of twelve sons, Brian and his brothers practised raids on other counties from the River Shannon. Eventually, Brian’s army and navy grew to be so big that he became King of all Ireland. But up in Dublin, the Vikings were invading.
So he gathered his men and went into battle …
Gill Books, €12.99
