Growing up in the countryside meant that Emma-Jane and her siblings spent most of their childhood exploring the outdoors and natural environment around them. Each night Emma-Jane Leeson’s father would tell “a story about Johnny Magory” – usually derived from the adventures herself and her siblings had gotten up to that day! Many years later, she began jotting down her father’s stories. Emma-Jane left her full-time job to pursue Johnny Magory as a business and the book series is now becoming a brand for all things children, outdoors and exploring Irish heritage and culture.

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