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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Archbishop Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
(1838-1919) Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul
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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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Baur South Wedge Tomb [11K B]

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-page looks at Ireland during the Bronze Age, including aspects of their technology, culture, and everyday life during this period.
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The Giant's Ring, Belfast [11K B]

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-page looks at Ireland during the Bronze Age, including aspects of their technology, culture, and everyday life during this period.
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Bohonagh Stone Circle [16K B]

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-page looks at Ireland during the Bronze Age, including aspects of their technology, culture, and everyday life during this period.
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Your Irish: The Magical Legend of the Leprechaun

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the traditional Irish leprechaun folklore.
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National Archives (UK)

National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms?

For Students 9th - 10th
What did it take to unite the Britains? This is an on-line exhibition that describes the people of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales as well as their "politics, warfare, religion, trade, and everyday life."
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Holidays Around the World/german Holiday Calendars

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Institute of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is truly a fantastic site. The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, inspiring people to develop their knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of physics. A must-see for...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 7 4 16: Britain's Decision to Leave the e.u. Roils Markets

For Students 6th - 8th
On June 23, residents of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom (UK)- England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales - went to the polls to determine if the country should leave the European Union (EU). Most experts believed...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Frank Mc Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of writer, Frank McCourt, whose famous memior, Angela's Ashes, tells the story of his impoverished life in Ireland and sold over 4 million copies.
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University of Pittsburgh

Cinderella

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Sixteen different versions of the Cinderella fairy tale from around the world. Some of the countries include: Norway, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Serbia, Denmark, and Vietnam.
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A&E Television

History.com: The History of St. Patrick's Day

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"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...
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Ireland Information

Irish Wedding Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
A sampling of many Irish wedding traditions.
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Castle Offer

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage for one wishing to travel to Ireland. The site provides interactive maps, and links about Irish history, visitor attractions, and travel tools one may need while in Ireland.
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Celtic Cross

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage for one wishing to travel to Ireland. The site provides interactive maps, and links about Irish history, visitor attractions, and travel tools one may need while in Ireland.
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Virtual Blarney Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description and history of the Blarney Stone, a castle in Ireland which according to legend will give one the "gift of gab" if they kiss it.
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The Norman Conquest

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Norman conquest of Ireland in 1169.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Dublin, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Dublin, Ireland, in 1920, showing major streets and roads, canals, railways, city boundary, and neighboring towns. The map shows historical landmarks, contour-colored detail of water depth in Dublin Bay, the harbor walls...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: County Mayo, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of Ireland in 1908, showing County Mayo.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King's County, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of Ireland in 1908, showing all or portions of counties Westmeath, King's, Galway, and Queen's. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Armagh and Down, 1908

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed travel map of Ireland in 1908, showing portions of counties Armagh, Down, and Louth.

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