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A young Irish girl named Kathleen grows up amid rural households, grandparents, and cousins, moving from mountain cottages to summer stays and a year with an extended family. The narrative blends everyday village life—turf-cutting, picnics, dancing, sheep-shearing, and farm chores—with local lore, including fairy tales, leprechauns, Saint Patrick stories, and a visit to the Giant’s Causeway. Scenes emphasize seasonal customs, community gatherings, and small adventures that reveal family bonds, regional history, and the mingling of folklore with daily work and play.
| Page | |
| Kathleen at Home | Frontispiece in Color |
| “The old grandmother was spinning at the door” | 2 |
| The Hills of Donegal | 21 |
| “They are playing ‘Green grow the rushes-O’” | 42 |
| Cousin Bee’s Farmhouse in Tonroe | 47 |
| “A neighbor was driving his family down to the lake in a jaunting-car” |
58 |
| Cutting bricks of peat and stacking them up to dry | 67 |
| O’Connell Street, Dublin | 102 |
| The Giant’s Causeway | 111 |