Today we republish the second part of ‘Ghosts’, an essay written by Pádraig Pearse in December 1915. ‘Ghosts’ is the first of a collection of four essays that Pearse wrote during the last six months of his life. The

‘Ghosts’ is the first of a collection of four essays written by Pádraig Pearse during the last six months of his life. The other three being, The Separatist Idea, The Spiritual Nation and The Sovereign People,