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Fugitives!: A Story of the Flight of the Earls
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Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: October 2010
Pages: 256
Categories: Children
Available as: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9781847172020

'When young Con disappears, the others must find him - and quickly. His father Hugh O'Neill, the great Ulster chieftain, is about to depart Ireland, forever... A story of tension, danger and conquest. When young Con disappears, the others must find him - and quickly. His father Hugh O'Neill, the great Ulster chieftain, is about to depart, forever. The Irish have lost at the Battle of Kinsale, and now there is nothing left for them in their own land. Hugh's son is in great danger - and he doesn't even know it! What would the English do to him if they caught him? Especially now as his father may be gathering another foreign army to threaten their own conquest of Ireland? Can his cousin and friends, Fion, Sinead and James, find him? Will their hunt across wild landscapes, through dense woodlands and over high mountains, chased by English soldiers and adventurers, and occasionally guided by the mysterious 'Haystacks', take them to the boy? Will they manage to get him to Lough Swilly in time for the escape boat to France? The Great Hugh O'Neill is waiting anxiously ...Based on true facts from the 1600s. 'terrific story of tension, danger and conquest that will appeal to boys and girls aged eight and over' -- Primary Times 'the seamless blend of fiction and historic facts gives reality to this well-researched story, which sparks with tension and excitement throughout' -- Irish Examiner 'stirring stuff for readers aged 10-plus' -- Evening Echo 'The author 'not only invents a good story that will appeal to modern readers but recreates an authenticity about the people involved and the world they lived in full of contemporary detail" -- Books Ireland 'Flegg takes a minor incident in one of the most iconic moments of Irish history and develops a tale out of it that is part adventure story and part history lesson' -- Books Ireland 'another way of teaching younger readers about history from O'Brien Press' -- Books Ireland 'well written, carefully researched' -- Irish Indep

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