Schools and schooling, 1650–2000

A guide to sources for the history of Irish education, 1780–1922

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This book is an introductory guide for students and researchers in the history of Irish education from 1780–1922. The nineteenth century saw the foundation of the national school...
Author/Editor: Susan M. Parkes

Imagination in the classroom

Teaching and learning creative writing in Ireland

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This collection of essays is the first extensive exploration of the history and practice of teaching creative writing as a distinct discipline in Ireland. The volume presents insights...
Author/Editor: Anne Fogarty Éilís Ní Dhuibhne & Eibhear Walshe editors

Irish classrooms and British Empire

Imperial contexts in the origins of modern education

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The rise of mass education is often viewed in national isolation, yet the phenomenon can only be understood in global terms. The enormous advances in Irish education...
Author/Editor: David Dickson, Justyna Pyz & Christopher Shepard, editors

Hearing Heaney

The sixth Seamus Heaney lectures

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The impact of Seamus Heaney on the cultural landscape has been profound and far-reaching. His sure-footed voice has been an important record of our time and place,...
Author/Editor: Eugene McNulty & Ciarán Mac Murchaidh editors

Patrick Pearse and the theatre

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This book focuses on Patrick Pearse the theatre man. Pearse, like many among the revolutionary generation, was deeply interested in the theatre and its possibilities. Best known as...
Author/Editor: Eugene McNulty & Róisín Ní Ghairbhí, editors

'The fire i' the flint'

Essays on the creative imagination

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Seamus Heaney and other eminent artists, scientists and commentators examine what happens when art is created. Is the imagination still seen as the driving force of creativity within...
Author/Editor: Mary Shine Thompson, editor