The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland’s great epic, on par with Beowulf and The Aeneid. The story of the emergence of a hero, a...
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a gifted student, a writer of poetry and fluent in many languages. He was also one of the great leaders of science in the 20th century....
Michael Davitt was born the son of poor farmers during the Great Famine. When his family were thrown out of their home by their landlord, to survive they had to...
Michael Collins had many roles in his short lifetime. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Army, Minister for Finance, leader of a network...
In 1918, sailors from the famous polar ship Endurance recorded a ballad about one of their fellow crew members. The chorus went: Hail, hail, Tom Crean, hail, hail, Tom Crean,...
James Joyce was born in Dublin in 1881. He abandoned a career in medicine to pursue his dream of being a writer. After meeting the love of life, Nora Barnacle,...
Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on...
In 1849, the Thomas Arbuthnot set sail for Australia.Onboard were 194 Irish girls. I heard the emotion in Sarah’s voice as she asked, ‘Will we ever come back?’ ‘Come back where?’ ‘Home,’...
How to win friends and influence people, Irish style! A collection of words and phrases to showcase the famed Irish gift of the gab, from fond greetings and terms of...
Bhí an ghrian go hard sa spéir. Thosaigh na hainmhithe móra ag gearán. ‘Tá an ghrian i bhfad róthe!’ arsa an buabhall uisce. ‘Tá,’ arsa an eilifint. ‘B’fhearr liom é...
Gréasaí tuaithe é Séanna a dhéanann margadh leis an bhFear Dubh. Ní cheannóidh a bhfuil d’airgead ón bhFear Dubh aige suaimhneas aigne dó. Tá trí bliana déag aige sula dtagann...
Eagrán nua den aistriúchán iomráiteach a rinne Seán Ó Cuirrín ar mhórshaothar uafáis Bram Stoker. Gach braon den bheocht a chuir fear Chluain Tarbh sa bhunscéal, d’aistrigh an Cuirríneach go...
Seanscéal é seo faoin misneach a theastaíonn uaireanta leis an fhírinne a insint, is cuma céard a cheapann daoine eile. Nuair a bheirtear páiste do bhanríon na tíre, tá sí...
Tá an sorcas tagtha. Ar imeall an bhaile tá an puball mór á chur suas. Ach an féidir go bhfuil deireadh le draíocht an tsorcais mar a chreideann Cócó an...
Is scéal béaloidis nua-aimseartha é an scéal seo. Ní thaitníonn Tír na nÓg le Róisín. Teastaíonn uaithi a bheith fásta suas. Ansin faigheann sí an deis éalú ó aois na...
Leabhar tomhasanna do óg agus aosta Leabhar tomhasanna do gach aois – tomhasanna deacra agus tomhasanna furast. Thar 100 tomhas lena sháith a thabhairt don tsaoi is cliste. A Riddle...
Trí cinn de scéalta sí: Na daoine maithe agus obair an tí, Mailí, an madra, is an carr sleamhnáin, Sióigín óg é féin is a scáil! Cúrsa nua Gaeilge is...
A young leaving certificate student takes on a major problem involving a planning matter. Dalta Ardteiste é Cathal Caomhánach, ach caithfidh sé dul i ngleic le ceann de mhórfhadhbanna an...
Bran goes to Anraí's party and has a lot of fun with his friends, but they have the most fun at the end of the party. Téann Bran ar chóisir Anraí agus...
Six traditional Irish songsSé amhrán thraidisiúntaListen to the song at the push of an embedded button Six beautiful imagesSé íomhá áilleSongs brought to life with beautiful bright pastel images ...
Discover the welcome that awaits the garden bugs at the warm and friendly Bug Hotel. Big or small, round or tall, count them as they look forward to bedding down...
In this book, the author attempts to provide different insights into the background and effect of Údarás na Gaeltachta, an exceptional initiative to achieve the major social and cultural goals...
