We are going on a long mysterious journey to find out what we can about the Island of Ireland...

The Story of Ireland begins `After the Ice' and lasts 9000 years. It tells the story of the whole island and its people. The book's 27 chapters chronicle the big picture of invasions, wars, Christianity, famine and a divided island, mixed with tales of Celtic head hunters, mysterious stone tombs, the Vikings, the black death, life in castles, the Titanic tragedy, music, mobiles and computers. When it ends a new story is just beginning.

The Story of Ireland won the Irish Children's Book of the Year Award (Irish Book Awards) in 2008 and was in the International Youth Library's White Ravens 2008 selection.

Available in both the original large format hardback and a pocket-sized hardback edition.

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Children's Book Of the Year Award. It was recognised by the White Raven Award. It also was recognised by the Reading Association of Ireland Award.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Brendan O'Brien reported on Northern Ireland as RTE's senior current affairs reporter beginning in 1974, and he made three major documentaries about the IRA. He won many awards for investigative journalism, including European Journalist of the Year 1998 and the Amnesty International Award 2001. Since retiring from RTE he has lectured extensively on the Northern Irish conflict and peace process. He is the author of The Story of Ireland, a children's book illustrated by Cartoon Saloon; The Long War: The IRA and Sinn Fein; and the revised and updated edition of A Short History of Ireland (by the late Breandan O hEithir). He lives in Wicklow with his family. Cartoon Saloon is a Kilkenny-based animation studio formed by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999. They are best-known for their Academy Award-nominated feature-length animations The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, but have also done a wide range of television programmes and some lovely illustration work for O'Brien Press books. Cartoon Saloon is a Kilkenny-based animation studio formed by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999. They are best-known for their Academy Award-nominated feature-length animations The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, but have also done a wide range of television programmes and some lovely illustration work for O'Brien Press books.