Patricia Lynch

Patricia Lynch was a noteworthy Irish author and journalist, who was well known for writing children's books and fantasy novels. She had written around 48 books and 200 short stories in her writing career. Lynch was particularly popular for blending the rural life of Ireland with fantasy fiction.

The best place to start is The Turf-Cutter's Donkey series, the earliest of Patricia Lynch's multi-book series: it opens with The Turf-Cutter's Donkey (1934) and runs to 4 books across 1934–1946, ending with Turf-Cutters Donkey Kicks Up His Heels (1946). Patricia Lynch's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Patricia Lynch has 38 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1934 and 1984. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Brogeen series with 8 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia Lynch's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Turf-Cutter's Donkey (1934–1946, 4 books) and Brogeen (1947–1962, 8 books).

This guide splits Patricia Lynch's 38 books into 2 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Brogeen (8 books, 1947–1962); The Turf-Cutter's Donkey (4 books, 1934–1946).