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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In A.D. 793, eleven-year-old Jack leaves his family farm to become an apprentice to the Bard, a druid from Ireland, who is assigned to his Saxon village. At first, he is unsure of his duties, and is puzzled when the Bard experiences a...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Friends, Though Divided by G. A. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Friends, Though Divided by G. A. Henty. England is torn by a great conflict between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads. The two heroes, Harry Furness and Herbert Rippinghall, are on opposite sides of the...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Damian Shiels, "Transatlantic Obligations: Immigrant Remittance Networks"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on immigrants to America having to send money back to their home country to the relatives left behind. It offers several examples including Irish immigrants. An estimated $260 million was remitted to Ireland from...
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Other

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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British Library

British Library: Illuminated Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of illuminated manuscripts from the 8th to 15th centuries from the British Library. Access the entire collection of 3,000 and read the individual information about each one. A truly beautiful display.
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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

The Easter Rising 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Irish Easter Rising in 1916.
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Irelands Eye

The Battle of the Boyne (1690)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 won by William III, leader of the Protestant forces, over James II, leader of the Catholic forces.
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Traditional Irish Breakfast

For Students 9th - 10th
A recipe for a traditional Irish breakfast.
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Traditional Irish Breakfast

For Students 9th - 10th
A recipe for a traditional Irish breakfast.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Posters From the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
Original posters from the leading countries involved in World War I.
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Irelands Eye

The Great Famine

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Irish Potato Famine during the 1840's.
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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh:folk Links Folk:fairy Tale Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.
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abcteach

Abcteach: St. Patrick's Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site features several St. Patrick's Day activities. Come and check out all of the fun and entertaining ways to celebrate this March holiday.
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Critical Survey: Irish Poetic Modernisms a Reappraisal

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly article attempts to place the Irish Literary Revival within the context of "European and American modernism - their shared preoccupation with mysticism, symbolism, millenarianism, and anti-modernization."
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Transcendentalists.com: Walt Whitman

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site for learning about the Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalists. Includes links to biographical information, portraits of Whitman, selected works, and critical interpretations.
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Other

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Audio

For Students 9th - 10th
Small audio archive from an organization dedicated t the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. Listen to tracks of reel, jigs, and ballads, both instrumental and vocal.
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Other

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Video

For Students 9th - 10th
Small video archive from an organization dedicated t the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music. View clips of solo performers and bands playing selections of reels, jigs, and hornpipes on fiddles, flutes, pipes,...
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Quote Mountain: Irish Proverbs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a list of twenty-three Irish Proverbs.
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Uic: The Bermuda Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Picture of John Smibert's painting "The Bermuda Group". Site explains who is in the painting.
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Battle of the Boyne, 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautifully done site, complete with paintings, illustrations, and maps, recounts the infamous Battle of the Boyne.
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Curated OER

Hidden Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to a wide variety of Irish fairies, including leprechauns, pookas, changelings, banshees, and others.
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Curated OER

The Liffey River, Dublin, Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Dublin's Liffey River, and its significance in Dublin's history.
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EL Education

El Education: An Immigrant Experience

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a Learning expedition on immigration, 4th grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts, created this series of interview booklets. Students, working together in small groups, interviewed a person who had immigrated to the...

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