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Culture Ireland / History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the history of 11 different historical sites in Ireland.
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Creating a Family History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Cleveland State University

Cleveland Memory Project: Irish Americans of Cleveland

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the influence of Irish Americans on the history and development of Cleveland with images, artifacts, and remembrances. Links to information about Irish Americans today.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Irish and German Immigration

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the reasons thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated to the United States in the first half of the 19th century. Find out why there was a backlash to influx of so many immigrants, and learn about the Nativists who wanted to...
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Irelands Eye

Henry Grattan's Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Henry Grattan's influence on the Irish Parliament in the late 1700's.
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Read Works

Read Works: Irish Immigrants

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Irish Immigrants to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Your Irish: Norman Invasion of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Norman invasions of Ireland during the 1100's, 1200's, and 1300's.
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BBC

Bbc History: Historic Figures: Oscar Wilde (1854 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and critic Oscar Wilde.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 4: 1800 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons and detailed notes for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1800-1848 are covered.
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The History Place

The History Place: Irish Potato Famine

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides complete history of the Irish Potato Famine and life in Ireland in the 19th century.
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Ireland Information

History Modern Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland from 1800, including the separation of Northern Ireland from Ireland.
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Ireland Information

History 18th Century (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland during the 18th century (1700's).
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Ireland Information

History Early Modern Period (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland in the 1500's and 1600's.
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BBC

Bbc: History: The Irish Famine

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC historian Jim Donnelly describes how a million people died of hunger in Ireland in the late 1840s, on the doorstep of the world's richest nation. Archived.
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Sets Steps and Ceilis: Irish Dancing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a history of set, step and Ceilis dance. Check it out!
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University of Maryland

Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using this history lab, learners will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: On the Water: Maritime Nation: Shipwrecks

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated accounts of the destruction and loss of two ships sailing to America across the Atlantic illuminate the dangers of nineteenth-century travel and the modes of rescue available at the time. With a range of archival material,...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Irish Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Brief overview of how various immigrant groups have been accepted with a focus on the Irish. Discusses the melting pot concept of immigration and how it compares to the 'salad bowl' concept of immigration.
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Your Irish: History of Ancient Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland from 8000 BC to 600 BC. Includes the Mesolithic period, the Neolithic period, and the Iron Age period in Ireland.
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Oral History Digital Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
First-person narratives of northeastern Ohioans who have participated in, or closely observed events which have significantly affected both the state and nation.
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Irelands Eye

The Curse of Cromwell

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of religious struggles during the mid-1600's in Ireland between the Catholics of Ireland and Protestants from England, led by Oliver Cromwell.
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Irelands Eye

The Fenian Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
The brief history of the Fenian Movement in Ireland during the mid-1800's, as they tried to fight for Irish independence and home rule.
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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

Ulster Will Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the religious and political struggles between what is now Ireland and Northern Ireland during the early 1900's.

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