Short-listed for Best Young
Adult Book 2018,
The Word Guild
The rolling hills and mountains
around County Leinster are
home to Ireland's famous attraction: the leprechaun. The wee fellows, and
there are only fellows, stand about two feet tall and are known for
their mischievous shenanigans. According to folklore, the leprechauns live in 'faery mounds' found under solitary trees.
They are
talented shoe-makers (only the Irish would conjure up a tradesman fairy)
and love to dance so much that they wear out the soles of their shoes.
True! If you are able to outsmart a leprechaun and
catch him, you may be able to find his pot of gold. He will grant you
three wishes in order to be released but since he has magical powers and
can disappear in an instant, the chances of having your wishes granted are
slim.
If you scoff at the idea of actual leprechauns dancing around the Irish countryside, scoff no more. Under European Law, leprechauns are an endangered species. Don't laugh, it's true, I'm not uttering a single dollop of Blarney. In 1992, the European Commission declared that a forested area in County Carlingford be officially protected land for the estimated 200+ leprechauns that live there. This land is under the European Habitats Directive.
Oh, those Irish! My own Kavanagh clan hail back to the Kings and Queens of County Leinster in the 11th century, well before England invaded the Emerald Isle. Hmmm, I think there may be an historical story brewing...
If you love a good tale, then you'll love my books, The Twisted Climb and the sequel, The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends. Find out for yourself why both books were voted Best Young Adult Book in 2016 and 2018. Enjoy!
J.C. Kavanagh, author of
The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends
(Book 2)
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2018,
Critters Readers Poll and Best YA Book FINALIST at The Word Guild, Canada
AND
The Twisted Climb,
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2016,
P&E Readers Poll
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