Lockie and Dadge
Lockie is a bit of a misfit. Orphaned, he is placed in foster home after foster home, but somehow he never settles in. ‘Troublemaker’ is the general verdict. He runs away and meets up with some colourful characters – Dadge and his strange friends Pasha and Mammy Tallon. For the first time Lockie doesn’t feel…
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Katie’s War
When Katie’s father returns from the Great War, he is shell-shocked, his personality destroyed. Now, four years later he has more or less recovered, but another war is breaking out, this time at home in Ireland. The Treaty with the British has been signed by Michael Collins, but many disagree with it and want to…
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Kate
When Kate goes to her very first Irish dancing lesson she is smitten: It’s like flying, she decides. It’s the best thing she’s ever done. But, coming from a poor family in Dublin’s Liberties in the 1930s, how can Kate continue with her dancing? How could she ever manage to buy a fancy dancing costume?…
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Just Joshua
Until the whispers began, Joshua was like all the other village boys, helping out at the market, making a little money from the tourists, getting up to mischief. So what if his father was the only butcher in a village of fishermen, a loner who preferred to spend his evenings carving wood? Is it true…
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The Island of Ghosts
The Island of Ghosts is a haunting story that takes place on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland. When Dara and Brendan don’t return from their sailing trip with Mr Webb to the Island of Ghosts, everyone in the village assumes they have drowned, except their sisters Barbara and Cait. The two…
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In Deep Dark Wood
The mysterious arrival of Bella Blackwell, ‘The Bird Woman’, to the village of Ballyglen disturbs the peace and quiet of the Murphy household next door. Granny Rose is suspicious of Bella, and Rory doesn’t trust her, but ten-year-old Mia falls under the old woman’s spell. Bella tells Mia of a faraway place, a world where…
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Easter Bunnies
This is a fun picture to paint during the weeks leading up to Easter. (.doc file 43KB) Download File…
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Easter Silhouette 01
Seasonally religious picture representing the hanging of Jesus and the two robbers at Easter time. (.doc file 34KB) Download File…
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Primary Colour Art
This visual arts lesson focuses on the three primary colours of red, yellow and blue. It also shows how mixing these colours creates secondary colours. This can be integrated with work on 2D shapes in maths. (.doc file 33KB) Download File…
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Symmetrical Art
This lesson is aimed at older pupils and can be integrated with symmetry in maths as it shows in a very visual way this mathematical concept. (.doc file 31KB) Download File…
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