Drumshee Timeline Books in Order
Part ofCora Harrison Books in OrderThis page lists the Drumshee Timeline books in order, with short summaries, historical background, and a clear starting point for Cora Harrison's series.
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Drumshee Timeline books in publication order
13 books
Nuala and Her Secret Wolf
by Cora Harrison
1997
This first Drumshee adventure takes readers back to early Ireland, where Nuala is hiding a dangerous secret, her bond with a wolf. It is a story of loyalty, fear, and the risks of protecting what others do not understand.
The Secret of the Seven Crosses
by Cora Harrison
1997
A mystery tied to old crosses pulls a young Drumshee cast into danger and discovery. Harrison mixes local legend, history, and a child's-eye view of the past in a brisk, readable adventure.
Famine Secret at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1998
In 1847, four McMahon children are orphaned as famine and fever rip through their world. Forced into the workhouse, they refuse to give up and begin plotting a way back to home, dignity, and one another.
The Secret of 1798
by Cora Harrison
1998
Set during the 1798 rising, this Drumshee story throws young characters into a world of rebellion, fear, and divided loyalties. Harrison keeps the history personal, showing how political violence lands inside ordinary homes.
The Secret of Drumshee Castle
by Cora Harrison
1998
Grace Barry is a young heiress whose greedy guardians want Drumshee for themselves. As she grows into a lonely, capable teenager, she must flee for her life and seek help in the dangerous world of Elizabethan power.
Millennium at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1999
As the millennium approaches, Drumshee's long past presses in on the present once again. This later entry connects modern children with the deep history of the place they live in and inherit.
The Drumshee Rebels
by Cora Harrison
1999
A time of rebellion brings secrecy, danger, and hard choices to Drumshee. Harrison shows how political struggle looks from the side of young people who have to grow up fast.
Titanic Voyage from Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1999
Kitty leaves Drumshee on the *Titanic* with a precious necklace and two children in her care. When disaster strikes and the children go missing, the grand voyage turns into a frightening race through chaos.
The Viking at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2001
Conn captures the Viking boy Ivar, but his sister Emer sees a different possibility. With Brian Boru's struggle against the Vikings in the background, the children are drawn into a dangerous plan built on courage and cunning.
Murder at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2002
Gabur, the cruel teacher at Drumshee law school, is dead, and almost nobody is sorry. When suspicion falls on the wrong boy, Ita and her friends set out to find the real killer.
World War II Rescue at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2002
Sent from wartime Kent to relatives in Clare, Clive and Marjorie hope for safety at Drumshee. Instead they stumble into a daring rescue involving the Aran Islands, a German U-boat, and a cousin believed lost at sea.
Dark Days at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2003
One of the harsher chapters in Drumshee's long story, this book puts children inside a period of fear and uncertainty. Harrison is good at showing survival through ordinary courage rather than grand heroics.
Secret Spy from Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2003
Ronan is determined to help keep Daniel O'Connell safe, even though other people underestimate him because of his disabilities. Alongside his ambitious sister Mary-Ann, he becomes part of a tense and lively historical adventure.
Drumshee Timeline books in chronological order

Nuala and Her Secret Wolf
by Cora Harrison
1997Drumshee Timeline, Book 1
The Secret of the Seven Crosses
by Cora Harrison
1997Drumshee Timeline, Book 2
The Secret of Drumshee Castle
by Cora Harrison
1998Drumshee Timeline, Book 3
The Secret of 1798
by Cora Harrison
1998Drumshee Timeline, Book 4
Famine Secret at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1998Drumshee Timeline, Book 5
Titanic Voyage from Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1999Drumshee Timeline, Book 6
Millennium at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
1999Drumshee Timeline, Book 7
The Drumshee Rebels
by Cora Harrison
1999Drumshee Timeline, Book 8
The Viking at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2001Drumshee Timeline, Book 9
Murder at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2002Drumshee Timeline, Book 10
World War II Rescue at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2002Drumshee Timeline, Book 11
Dark Days at Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2003Drumshee Timeline, Book 12
Secret Spy from Drumshee
by Cora Harrison
2003Drumshee Timeline, Book 13
Series background & context
The Drumshee Timeline books are historical adventures for children, but the big idea behind them is simple enough for any reader to enjoy. One place, Drumshee, links the whole sequence. Across different centuries, different children live in or near the same fort, castle, cottage, and fields, and each book drops into a new moment in Irish history.
That shared setting is what makes the series feel special. The land remembers even when the people change.
Harrison uses Drumshee as a way to move through roughly two thousand years of Irish life. The books touch on early Celtic communities, monastic Ireland, Viking attacks, the 1798 rebellion, the Great Famine, the sinking of the Titanic, the struggle for independence, and the Second World War. The history is real, but it is never delivered like homework. It arrives through families in danger, children trying to help, and secrets that matter right now.
Most of the young protagonists are not powerful people. They are children, students, siblings, or cousins who get caught in much larger events. That is part of the appeal. Readers see history from the ground up, through hunger, loyalty, fear, bravery, and quick thinking.
The tone changes a little from book to book because the periods are so different. Some stories lean toward mystery. Some feel like survival adventures. Some have a touch of old legend around the edges. But the books are always grounded in place, and Harrison is especially good at showing how the same hill, fort, or shoreline can mean something different to each generation.
If you are wondering what to expect, think of these as time-travel without the time machine. The reader does the traveling, and Drumshee stays put.
It is a smart, very readable series for children who like history but want a proper story first.
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