President Higgins Launches Book Of Centenary Reflections Free Of Charge To The Public
President Michael D. Higgins has today announced the availability to the public of Machnamh 100 – Centenary Reflections, Volume 1. The book is available in eBook format free of charge at president.ie.
A limited number of physical copies will also be made available for access in public libraries and in universities across the country.
The book brings together the speeches and discussions, chaired by Dr John Bowman, at the first three of the President’s series of six Machnamh 100 seminars looking at the events of a century ago.
The papers and discussions in the book will be of particular interest to anyone with a love of history, and provide a fascinating consideration of what is collectively remembered, and how it comes to be so. In addition to being available on president.ie and in public libraries and universities, the eBook will also be available and promoted via Scoilnet, the Department of Education’s official portal for Irish education, to post primary teachers, and to students throughout the network of 749 post primary schools.
