On a winter's evening as Mártan is returning home from school he sees a big ram in the middle of town. Following the ram, comes upon the Professor's garden, and hears the sweet sounds of whistle-playing. But whose ram is it? And what brings it to the Professor's garden? And who is the poor musician who is looking for his tin whistle?
Bratach na gCnámh 1: Éalú as Páras Louise Bheag and Benjamin escape from the orphanage and head for the coast. There, they meet the infamous Black Beard, and another pirate who tells them that their father is alive, but in danger. Unexpectedly, the pair are brought aboard a ship at night, and with that they begin their adventures on the seas.
Louise Bheag and Benjamin are captured by the English Navy and held in a cell in Kingston in the island of Jamaica. They are helped to escape by the pirates, Parabas and Marie Dhearg, and try to leave Jamaica to go in search of their father. But they're not the only ones who are looking for him!
Louise Bheag and Benjamin reach the Mexican coast, where they hear their father is searching for Inca gold But all is not what it seems! Before long the twins are in the middle of the jungle, in the city of the Feathered Serpant. And that's only to begin with!
Louise Bheag and Benjamin have crossed the Atlantic in search of their father, and finally, after sailing across the Caribeen Sea, they finally come upon their father, Captain Roc, in a Spanish prison in Veracruz, as he awaits the death sentence. They are depending on their half sister to help him escape. But can Marie Dhearg really be trusted?
Louise Bheag and Benjamin have crossed the Atlantic in search of their father, the infamous pirate Captain Roc, and finally, after sailing across the Caribeen Sea, they free their father in a Spanish prison in Veracruz. The twins are delighted to have found their father, but he leaves them to work in a tavern, An tOchtapas Dubh while he sets sail again. But the twins are getting tired of the constant working and scrubbing, and they are waiting for the ?rst opportunity to head for the open sea again!
The epic adventures of Gráinne Mhaol, Ireland’s Pirate Queen, are spectacularly brought to life in this superb graphic novel by Gisela Pizatto and Bruno Büll. Wife, mother, warrior-queen, Gráinne Mhaol Ní Mháille became an Irish legend for all the ages. Told in her own words, this is the story of one woman’s bravery and determination to endure against all the odds, even the might of the English.
