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Your Irish: History of Ancient Ireland
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.
Curated OER
Who's Irish?: Stories
This site, from online bookseller Powells.com, presents an interview with Gish Jen about her story "Birthmates" being selected as one of the "Best American Short Stories of the Century" and about her stories in general.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
A&E Television
History.com: The History of St. Patrick's Day
This site goes far beyond answering the question, "Who was St. Patrick?" Read about the history and symbols of St. Patrick's Day, take online quizzes to test your knowledge of St. Patrick and Ireland, get special Irish recipes, and read...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Numismatics: Coins and Currency in Colonial America
Valuable lessons in the history of Europeans' early exploration and settlement of America can be gained by following the money used in trade. Coins and Currency exhibition lets you examine evidence of Spanish, British, Dutch, French, and...
George Mason University
Moving Here: 200 Years of Migration in England
"Your life is history." So begins the page dedicated to the stories of people who have moved to England to make it their home. You can tell your story! You can also find help to begin to trace your roots at this site as well. What...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Science, Religion, John Tyndall
Radio-program transcript of Irish-born Victorian physicist John Tyndall's ideas of the intersection of science and religion.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: On the Water: Maritime Nation: Shipwrecks
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,...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Ulysses
"Ulysses", a novel by the Irish writer James Joyce, is a key text of literary modernism. It follows the structure of Homer's Odyssey. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Dubliners
"Dubliners" is a collection of 15 short stories by the modernist Irish writer James Joyce, concerning everyday events in the primarily lower-middle-class life of Dublin. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a novel by the Irish modernist writer James Joyce. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
Curated OER
Image of Immimgrants Looking at the Statue of Liberty
View a webcast of the program put on by the Library of Congress about Irish immigrants. Program includes Irish music, storytelling and poetry.
Curated OER
Hidden Ireland
This homepage provides links to a wide variety of Irish fairies, including leprechauns, pookas, changelings, banshees, and others.
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National Library of Ireland: The 1916 Rising: Personalities and Perspectives
Online exhibition draws on the collections of the National Library of Ireland to tell the story of Easter week 1916, when seven Irishmen proclaimed themselves the provisional government of the Republic of Ireland and attempted to throw...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: James Joyce: Dubliners, Complete Text
This site has the complete text of James Joyce's collection of short stories, "Dubliners."
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Creighton University: James Joyce: The Dead
This site has the complete text of James Joyce's short story, "The Dead."
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Culture Ireland: Facts About Ireland
A wide variety of facts about Ireland, such as general background, square miles, natural resources, religions, literacy rates, type of government, economic facts, exchange rates, and many other things. Some links to external sites no...
Irelands Eye
The Curse of Cromwell
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.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Ulysses by James Joyce
James Joyce's famous novel is available here in multiple digital formats.
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Visit Ireland: Music
A history of the different kinds of music in Ireland, including traditional, ancient, and work songs.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
Read the full text of Shaw's comedy, Arms and the Man. This, like most of Shaw's plays, gains much by being read rather than seen.
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