Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Dubliners
James Joyce's 1914 collection of short stories is introduced and links are provided to the full texts of "The Dead" and other innovative classics by the author of Ulysses.
University of Pennsylvania
George Bernard Shaw: "Misalliance"
When Pennsylvania's People's Light & Theatre Company produced Shaw's "Misalliance," it printed excerpts from a number of essays on the work. Links to those works appear here and contain fascinating information about Shaw and the work.
Irelands Eye
Ulster Will Fight
A brief history of the religious and political struggles between what is now Ireland and Northern Ireland during the early 1900's.
Irelands Eye
The People of Ireland
This homepage offers links to many famous people from Ireland, including writers, political figures, military figures, inventors, saints, artists, and various groups of peoples that have shaped Ireland's history.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Oscar Wilde an Overview
Victorian Web provides a neatly organized site with links to information about Oscar Wilde including biography, works, political history, social history, religion, science, genre and mode, visual arts, themes, characters, imagery,...
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National Library of Ireland: Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats
This video masterclass offered through the Yeats Collection from the National Library of Ireland gives insight into William Butler Yeats and his writing of "Sailing to Byzantium." Requires a broadband internet connection. You can also...
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James Joyce's Dubliners: An Introduction by Wallace Gray
Detailed introduction to the collection of short stories. Includes many direct references to the individual stories in the collection.
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George Bernard Shaw/ Life and Excerpts From Works
The biography may be brief, but the selections from his works are, as one is entitled, "Gems." The excerpts deal with subjects like education ("Always argue with the teacher."), love and children, marriage and divorce, and a compilation...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Thomas Moore
Information on the life of Thomas Moore, English poet and biographer from the 18th century. This is a very complete analysis of Moore's life. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Richard Sheridan a Trip to Scarborough
Here, read the full text of Richard Sheridan's play, "A Trip to Scarborough," which is organized according to act. Also provided is a detailed introduction to the play, in which you can read about Sheridan's life and most famous plays,...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Read an introduction as well as the full text of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, an autobiographical novel tracing the author?s youth from his birth to his departure from Ireland.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling (Full Text)
This Bibliomania website features the full text of Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim." A brief summary of the novel is also included as well as a link to Bibiomania's main Kipling page that features other full-text works by this nineteenth...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 19th Century: Roman Catholics & Immigration in 19th Century America
Essay answers the question, "Why did so many Catholics come to the United States at this time?" The potato famine, urban industrialization, chance for a new life, are among some of the answers.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: A Modest Proposal [Pdf]
This is a 6-page PDF of the text of "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
Irelands Eye
The Norman Conquest (Of Ireland)
A description of the Norman conquest of Ireland in 1169.
Irelands Eye
The 1798 Rising
The story of the 1798 Rising in Ireland, led by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Inspired by the American and French revolutions, Tone was the founder of "The Society of United Irishmen". However, this uprising was largely unsuccessful.
Rice University
Rice University: Loan Words
An exhaustive and comprehensive resource on the definition, process, and uses of "loan words" in English. Includes several examples of words grouped by subject and language of origin. Excellent site.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: St. Patrick's Day
Discusses the history of St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns, traditions, and presents links to St. Patrick's Day arts and crafts lessons.
Amethyst Galleries
Antietam: A Photographic Tour
A photographic tour of the Battle of Antietam. Presents the battle through images of the sites where parts of the battle occurred and provides information about the battle sites. Included are many maps and commentary. A site for the...
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Modern Ireland a Unique Living Culture
This homepage offers links to many articles that respond to the changing culture and lifestyles in Ireland today.
Other
Holidays Around the World/german Holiday Calendars
Foreign Language for Travelers offers current (gegenwartiger) and perpetual (immerwahrender) calendars for Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Spain, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, and the USA. Each calendar is followed with a link to...
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Congressional Research Service: Northern Ireland the Peace Process [Pdf]
This Congressional Research Service Report analyzes the ongoing search for peace in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the conflict in 1969 to the present day. (May 28, 2010)
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