Book Review – Barney Goose

Book Review – Barney Goose

This story is about Barney Goose. Barney started life as an egg. A man called Tom the Lighthouse Keeper found him washed up on a beach in West Cork. Tom took the egg home and kept it warm until it hatched. Barney had lots of adventures and met new friends along the...
Reading Tips For Parents

Reading Tips For Parents

This Free resource consists of a printable newsletter with Reading Tips For Parents – tips on how to encourage their children in both junior and middle/senior classes to read.It contains suggestions on how to help with reading, how to make reading fun and how to...
Book Review – The Vikings

Book Review – The Vikings

Were the Vikings really just marauding, murdering maniacs? You can find out in ‘The Vikings’ by John Farrelly. In ‘The Vikings’, there were comic strips and newspapers, funny brochures and sections where you had to use your Viking knowledge to know who was lying. The...
Book Review – The Sound of Freedom

Book Review – The Sound of Freedom

This book is set in county Westmeath in 1919. The War of Independence has started. The story is about a boy called Colm who plays the fiddle and is very interested in getting involved in the struggle for Irish freedom. Colm wants to join “The Rainbow...