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Ann Murtagh - The Climbing Boys: Dublin, 1830: Can three young friends find a way out of the darkness? - 9781788493727 - 9781788493727
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The Climbing Boys: Dublin, 1830: Can three young friends find a way out of the darkness?

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Dublin, 1830.

When his da gets injured, Hugh ‘Scholar’ O’Dare has to leave school to work as a chimney sweeper. The job is scary and dangerous, but it brings him into the home of the most famous man in Ireland, Daniel O’Connell, who takes an interest in the young boy’s life.

Then Scholar comes across another young sweeper whose circumstances are much worse than his own, and a shocking secret comes to light. Can he help this new friend escape a life of darkness?

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781788493727
SKU
9781788493727
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Ann Murtagh
Ann Murtagh spent her first seven years in the Bronx, New York. After a short time in Dublin, her family moved to Kells, Co. Meath. She qualified as a primary teacher and later received an MA in Local History from NUI Maynooth. A member of both Meath Archaeological and Historical Society and Kilkenny Archaeological Society, she has given lectures to ... Read more

Reviews for The Climbing Boys: Dublin, 1830: Can three young friends find a way out of the darkness?
The plight of climbing boys, though familiar in a British context from Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies, is rarely examined in an Irish setting. Its inclusion as the latest addition to the burgeoning historical fiction catalogue of the O’Brien Press moves the focus away from 20th century and Irish revolutionary themes that have been to the fore in children’s historical ... Read more

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