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Kieran Fanning

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By day, Kieran Fanning is a primary school teacher who enjoys helping his pupils to write, illustrate and publish their own books. By night, he writes his own stories, and has published 7 books for young people.

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	Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends 4.13 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Lotus (Shadow of the Ninja #1) 3.97 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Ireland: An Atlas of Ghost Stories from Every County by Kieran Fanning (Goodreads Author), Mark Hill (illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arrival 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyage to Victory 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchanted Ireland by Kieran Fanning (Goodreads Author), Julia Iredale (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curse of the Cockroach it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tempest of Trouble 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trapdoor to Treachery 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solve It!: The Case of the Missing Irish Crown Jewels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Betsy Gray or Hearts of Down: A Tale of Ninety-Eight

by W.G. Lyttle

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The Paris Express

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What We Can Know

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Kieran Fanning and 1 other person liked Tom Schulte's review of From the Earth to a Star: My Incredible Life: "I tracked this book down from a reference to it in Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women. I really enjoyed reading it and it caused me to see out this rare, privately printed memoir and I had inter-library loan it and wait for weeks. I thank Burke & Jay f" Read more of this review »
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Kieran Fanning liked nuala!! ♡ (Aimee’s Version)'s review of Haunted Ireland: An Atlas of Ghost Stories from Every County: "♡\| My Rating: 5/5 💗\|♡ {📚, 🤍} This is genuinely one of the nicest and prettiest books I’ve ever read. The stories from each county are clearly well thought out and well researched. The book tells tales of the paranormal and supernatural from all over " Read more of this review »
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Kieran Fanning rated a book it was amazing Brian Boru: A Life from Beginning to End (History of Ireland) by Hourly History	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kieran Fanning rated a book it was amazing Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530–1603 with a Forward by Mary McAleese by Anne Chambers	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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