'''An Claidheamh Soluis''' (
IPA pronunciation: ) ("The Sword of Light") was an
Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early
20th century by ''Conradh na Gaeilge'' (the
Gaelic League). It was edited from
1903 by
Padráig Pearse, an Irish educationalist and
barrister who later became a key figure in the
Easter Rising in
1916.