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The Thomas Mac Greevy Archive
Interdisciplinary research project that explores the life, writings, and relationships of the Irish poet and critic, Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967).
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 3 17 14: Don't Forget Your Green on Saint Patrick's Day
Read about the history of this Irish holiday and who Saint Patrick was to the Irish people.
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Citizens Information (Ireland)
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)
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Female Workforce
Irish women discuss social and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century in this video from Wide Angle.
Irelands Eye
Catholic Emancipation (Ireland)
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.
Irelands Eye
Attractions in Ireland
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
The official website for Sinn Fein, an Irish political party, provides its mission and current news of the Party.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: A Modest Proposal
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...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Modern Poet: Seamus Heaney
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
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...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: U2
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
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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Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay
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
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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Wild Geese: General Michael Corcoran
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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Wild Geese Today: Colonel Patrick Guiney: Boston's 'Good Knight'
In-depth, action filled look at an Irish soldier's life in the Civil War.
British Library
British Library: Bronte's Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?
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
The political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which has made significant gains of peace and negotiation with Loyalist and British parties.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Boston: Memorial to the 1845 1850 Irish Potato Famine
Memorial to the 1845-1850 Irish Potato Famine (Boston)
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Power First Paragraphs: Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure
Front cover of the book Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure by Robert D. San Souci.
BBC
Bbc: Immigrants and Exiles
Using historical important documents students look at the experiences of those from Ireland and Scotland who immigrated to other countries. Archived.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: From Cornerstone to Consecration
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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