Book of Donmon Teith

A family retells the story of the shillelagh that was whittled from a tree. During the Irish potato famine, Fergus and his family left for America. But first Fe

On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick's Day f

Shamrocks, shillelaghs, reed pipes, and leprechauns--these are some of the many symbols that remind us of St. Patrick's Day. Who was St. Patrick? And what is th

In the time of the potato famine, young Fergus and his family had no choice but to leave Ireland. But first, Fergus cut a branch from a blackthorn tree so that

Explores the origin and meaning of the symbols and legends associated with St. Patrick's Day.