A simple, informative and engaging way of learning about some of Ireland's most exciting tales Though for centuries it was believed that the proper role for women was in the...
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,...
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...
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...
A simple, informative and engaging way of learning about some of Ireland's most exciting tales. "The In a Nutshell Series is a wonderful way to introduce children to some of Ireland's best-loved...
Easter Week 1916. The time of the great rebellion. They call it the Easter Rising. The Irish Volunteers take on the mighty British Empire, fighting for freedom from British rule,...
Roger Casement spent his life fighting for human rights. In Africa and South America he exposed the terrible things being done to the native people to force them to produce...
A simple, informative and engaging way of learning about some of Ireland's most exciting tales Saint Colmcille was also known as Saint Columba Colmcille was born in Donegal, at a...
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,...
