Set in the troubled days of the 1798 rebellion, this is the story of a boy, Donal Long, who steals a boat to escape his violent uncle, and is picked up in an exhausted state by a British warship. He is adopted by the ship's crew and becomes the powder monkey, who loads the powder for the guns.
- ISBN10 1856351548
- ISBN13 9781856351546
- Publish Date September 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 January 2010
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint The Mercier Press
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English