IRELAND’S OWN—‘HEALTHY FIRESIDE READING’

By Nicholas Rossiter In 1902 people learned about the outside world through newspapers and periodicals. Lighting in the home, outside large urban areas, was by candle, oil-lamp or gas mantle. The reading material was very much text-laden, with few illustrations other than line-drawings. Since the introduction of National Schools in 1831 there had been a ... Read more

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