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A new book, ‘The Bog Bogluns of Ballinalee’, is being described as a unique and fantastical Irish folklore tale set to transfix young readers.
Author John Hughes transports youngsters to Co Longford and introduces the Bog Bogluns, a magical race that has lived in Ballinalee, hidden from plain sight, since before the Celts arrived. Bursting with adventures, rescues and kindness, this mythical and magical tale is destined to become bedtime’s number one favourite read.
‘The Bog Bogluns of Ballinalee’ is a tale of true friendship, comradery, and the importance of showing kindness and love to all living things.
Offering fairy tale escapism for young readers (the book is aimed at 7- 11 year olds) as well as finding favour with many an older reader, John Hughes captivates with the daily lives of the Bog Bogluns, who live in the boglands around the village of Ballinalee.
Beautifully descriptive and bursting with characterful souls, ‘The Bog Bogluns of Ballinalee’ will be the first introduction to many of mythical Irish folklore, but the addition of contemporary values makes it very much a book of our times.
Illustrated (by Aneesa Cassimjee) and a substantial read at 191 pages, the Bog Bogluns are guaranteed to become a bedtime must read.
Fans of Murf Muklefinn the Boglun and his buddies will also be pleased to learn that further adventures from Ballinalee are very much on this talented author’s to-do list.
Children’s librarian Elizabeth Donnelly said, “The Bog Bogluns of Ballinalee is a lively tale of the adventures of a small race of sprites living in the bogs in the midlands of Ireland. Author John Hughes has fashioned a magical world where they interact with talking animals, a fairy princess and occasionally, their human neighbours.
Published by LR Price Publications, ‘The Bog Bogluns of Ballinalee’ is available in paperback (£9.99) from Amazon at http://bit.ly/3GdzVsY
The book is also available to purchase at Waterstones http://bit.ly/3EqUxwB and The Book Depository http://bit.ly/3tqQ9Hx
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