Blogs in December 2020

Rocking the System: Fearless and Amazing Irish Women Who Made History 17th December 2020

The stories of twenty Irish feminists who rocked the system and changed history, told by one of Ireland’s leading writers for young people. Twenty illustrated essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity...

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To the Island 17th December 2020

Fia looks out her window and across the bay. She longs to see the mysterious island, which appears and disappears in the water. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her to the island. She walks...

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Savage Her Reply 17th December 2020

A dark, feminist retelling of The Children of Lir told in Sullivan’s hypnotic prose. A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale The Children of Lir. Aife marries Lir, a king with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of...

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Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals 17th December 2020

A large-format, full-colour hardback information book on the animals of Ireland. Animals from the air, land and sea are introduced to the reader by Dr Hibernica, an Irish professor who travels the country and knows everything there is to...

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Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World 17th December 2020

A book for everyone who dreams of changing the world. From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an aeroplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet...

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