Patrick Pearse's teachings ignored by the new state
As a teacher, Patrick Pearse wanted his pupils to develop “a real interest and love for beautiful things”, offering them direct contact with nature and the wild world.
Much has been said and written about Pearse during the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, but his views on education and how nature study should be a key element of school activity may have been largely overlooked because of a bigger focus on other aspects of his life and times.
