Drumshee Timeline books in order

The Drumshee Timeline is a thirteen-book children's historical series by Cora Harrison following different young people at the Drumshee ringfort in County Clare across key moments in Irish history, from Viking raids through the famine, rebellion, and the early twentieth century.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Nuala and Her Secret Wolf 1997 Cora Harrison Buy
2 The Secret of the Seven Crosses 1997 Cora Harrison Buy
3 The Secret of Drumshee Castle 1998 Cora Harrison Buy
4 The Secret of 1798 1998 Cora Harrison Buy
5 Famine Secret at Drumshee 1998 Cora Harrison Buy
6 Titanic Voyage from Drumshee 1999 Cora Harrison Buy
7 Millennium at Drumshee 1999 Cora Harrison Buy
8 The Drumshee Rebels 1999 Cora Harrison Buy
9 The Viking at Drumshee 2001 Cora Harrison Buy
10 Murder at Drumshee 2002 Cora Harrison Buy
11 World War II Rescue at Drumshee 2002 Cora Harrison Buy
12 Dark Days at Drumshee 2003 Cora Harrison Buy
13 Secret Spy from Drumshee 2003 Cora Harrison Buy

The Drumshee Timeline began in 1997 with Nuala and Her Secret Wolf, taking a real Iron Age archaeological site in County Clare as the anchor for a series that would cover Irish history across thirteen books. Each novel introduces a new young protagonist connected to the Drumshee location, allowing the series to range across centuries without following a single family through impossible time spans.

The structure makes the series both a history resource and an adventure collection, with individual books readable on their own but cumulative in their effect for readers who follow the whole sequence. Harrison covers events specific to Irish history — the 1798 rebellion, the famine, the early twentieth century struggles — alongside crises like the Titanic sinking that had Irish connections.

The Drumshee Chronicles, a five-book follow-on series, continued in the same setting with a mystery focus, extending the world Harrison had built across the Timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Drumshee Timeline series?

There are thirteen books in the Drumshee Timeline series, published between 1997 and 2003.

What is the first book in the Drumshee Timeline series?

The first book in the Drumshee Timeline series is Nuala and Her Secret Wolf, published in 1997.

What period of Irish history does the Drumshee Timeline cover?

The Drumshee Timeline covers over a thousand years of Irish history as seen through young people connected to the Drumshee ringfort in County Clare. Individual books address the Viking period, the 1798 Rebellion, the Great Famine, the Titanic sinking, the 1916 period, and World War II, among others. The series spans publication from 1997 to 2003.

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