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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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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 3 17 14: Don't Forget Your Green on Saint Patrick's Day

For Students 1st - 8th
Read about the history of this Irish holiday and who Saint Patrick was to the Irish people.
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Citizens Information (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides information and links in order for one to find out about the rights of Irish citizens, or how to become a citizen of Ireland.
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Citizens Information (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides information and links in order for one to find out about the rights of Irish citizens, or how to become a citizen of Ireland.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Female Workforce

For Students 9th - 10th
Irish women discuss social and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century in this video from Wide Angle.
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Irelands Eye

Catholic Emancipation (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Daniel O'Connell's influence on the history of the Irish Parliament, as Catholics gained significant influence and power during the early 1800's.
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Irelands Eye

Attractions in Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers links to a great number of attractions and tourist sites in Ireland. Areas include Irish castles, gardens, pubs, houses, and museums.
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Sinn Fein

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Sinn Fein, an Irish political party, provides its mission and current news of the Party.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: A Modest Proposal

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focues on "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift in which he uses strong satire and irony as a protest of the English treatment of the Irish. It features links to the text of "A Modest Proposal," an introduction to the work by...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Modern Poet: Seamus Heaney

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the Irish poet Seamus Heaney; it features links to Heaney's biography, his poem "Blackberry Picking," and an analysis of that poem. It also explains what to look for when reading and analyzing a poem and this poem...
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Franciscan Media: The St. Patrick You Never Knew

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the life of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, that attempts to sort out the many myths surrounding Patrick from the surprisingly few facts history has left us. Article grows out of an interview with noted writer and...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: U2

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides comprehensive biographical details on Irish classic rock band, U2, 2005 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events, recommended reading list, and essential songs.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, a prose satire by this Irish writer and clergyman that is both a satire on human nature and the "travelers' tales" literary subgenre.
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Other

Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
A very helpful essay on the history of the conflict containing an outline of the history of the Irish conflict, brief descriptions of the main contemporary parties and interests in the conflict, and an overview of approaches to managing...
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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the National Museum of Ireland. The museum is actually four museums: Decorative Arts and History; Country Life; Natural History; and Archaeology. You can view exhibits from each museum through this site. In...
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Other

Wild Geese: General Michael Corcoran

For Students 9th - 10th
A five-part article about Michael Corcoran, an Irish immigrant who volunteered when Lincoln first issued a call for troops. Read about his actions at Bull Run, in a Southern prison camp, and his leadership of the Irish Brigade. This...
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Other

Wild Geese Today: Colonel Patrick Guiney: Boston's 'Good Knight'

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth, action filled look at an Irish soldier's life in the Civil War.
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British Library

British Library: Bronte's Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity involves an exploration of the notoriously multifaceted character of Heathcliff, drawing on a range of sources that include the visual, literary, and historical. Students will reflect on Emily Bronte's depiction of...
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Sinn Fein: Irish Republican Party

For Students 9th - 10th
The political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which has made significant gains of peace and negotiation with Loyalist and British parties.
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: Boston: Memorial to the 1845 1850 Irish Potato Famine

For Students 9th - 10th
Memorial to the 1845-1850 Irish Potato Famine (Boston)
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Irish Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Irish Memorial (Philadelphia)
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Curated OER

Writing Fix: Power First Paragraphs: Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure by Robert D. San Souci.
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BBC

Bbc: Immigrants and Exiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Using historical important documents students look at the experiences of those from Ireland and Scotland who immigrated to other countries. Archived.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: From Cornerstone to Consecration

For Students 9th - 10th
This site centres on the building of the Basilica Cathedral in St. John's, Newfoundland during the period of 1837 to 1855. The impact of this was huge on the development of Newfoundlanders' sense of identity.

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