by admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Book Reviews
“The Children of Lir” by Laura Ruth Maher and illustrated by Conor Busuttil is a modern twist on a classic Irish legend of times past. The Children of Lir tells the story of King Lir and his children. It follows King Lir as he meets and falls in love with...
by admin | Sep 28, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Resistance” by Brian Gallagher is an extremely engaging book which includes many good aspects including – but not limited to – Friendship, Family, Love and Loss. I enjoyed the layout – particularly how we not only see things from the...
by admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Book Reviews
Lily at Lissadell is a story about a girl who goes to work in Lissadell House, Co. Sligo. She worked as a maid to help her poor family. She liked school especially writing stories and essays. She did not want to go to work at such a young age, but she had to in order...
by admin | Aug 27, 2019 | Book Reviews
This book is an inspiring, exhilarating, thrilling and uplifting read. It documents the journey of a young boy with a big dream. Colm Cooper was a freckle faced six year old when he attended his first Gaelic Football training session for Dr. Crokes in Killarney. It...
by admin | Jul 8, 2019 | Reading, Resource Packs
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. There are eleven sets in this pack with...
