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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has over 60 links to authors, periodicals, literary background, theater and Irish science fiction.
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Website
Other

The Thomas Mac Greevy Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Interdisciplinary research project that explores the life, writings, and relationships of the Irish poet and critic, Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967).
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Poetry Study Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC's Study Ireland features a wide range of contemporary poetic voices that explore five themes to give students a clear idea of how and why poems are written. The site provides the text and audio versions of the poems, along with a...
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Article
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
The emphasis is on the beginnings of the Abbey Theater. The selection discusses Yeats' contributions to the establishment of the theater, some of the movements and more current writers under what is called the "Celtic Revival."
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eBook
Ireland Information

Irish Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Eight complete works of Irish literature by 8 different writers are presented free. The writers are Wilde, Shaw, Synge, Stoker, Plunkett, Behan, O'Connor, O'Flaherty, and Friel.
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Website
Other

The Irish Short Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This is more of a bibliographical reference of names of writers and resources that can be used.
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Handout
A&E Television

Biography: Sean O'casey (1880 1964)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a brief biographical sketch of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey.