About the book
This Irish mythology tale begins with Laura Griffin – a timid, animal-loving, 11-year-old from the west of Ireland. When her pet lamb becomes gravely ill, she unwittingly calls for the help of a powerful Sidhe Goddess from an ancient realm. However, the youngest member of this mythical tribe decides to tag along too, and a magical friendship begins. But the Sidhe are in danger! The Féth Fíada - a violet mist that protects and sustains them, is fading. It can only be made when
the sun and the full moon shine into the mound of Knowth at
the same time on the equinox.
Strangely, one of the passages is blocked. With only hours until
the full moon rises, Laura embarks on a perilous journey to save the Sidhe realm and her best friend, before they disappear forever.
Laura soon discovers that there are darker forces at play - deadlier than she could ever have imagined…
Meet the Characters
Many of the characters mentioned in ‘The Violet Mist’ are based on members of an ancient Irish race known as ‘An Tuatha Dé Danann’. They each had their own special attributes and were held in such high esteem by the Irish people that they were regarded as gods and goddesses.
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Emain Macha
Straits of Moyle
Lough Derravaragh
Tory Island
Inishglora
Lough na Suil
Loughrea
Knockma
Tír na nÓg
Newgrange
Trim
Knowth
The Hill of Uisneach
The Hill of Tara
Enchanting places to discover
The island of Ireland contains many magical sites associated with Irish mythology.
The story of The Violet Mist goes through some of these places in Laura’s journey to save the sidhe realm and her best friend.
Explore the map of Ireland on the left to discover the sites that inspired Siobhán when she was writing The Violet Mist.
Resources
Parents & educators
Find all the information on the book including school visits, glossary of terms
Celtic words explained
Learn the Celtic words used in the book, all explained in the glossary.
Siobhan Lally talks with publisher
Siobhan on the ‘Director’s Couch’ with Susan McKenna from Book Hub Publishing, the largest independent publishing house in the west of Ireland. Siobhan met Niall from Book Hub just before the lockdown in 2020 It was the first time she had shown ‘The Violet Mist’ to anyone. She was over the moon when Niall and Susan agreed to publish her book. After many zoom calls, edits, re-edits, and much support from the team, the book was officially launched to the public in 2021.
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