World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Posters From the Great War
Original posters from the leading countries involved in World War I.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh:folk Links Folk:fairy Tale Site
This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.
abcteach
Abcteach: St. Patrick's Day
[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
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
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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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Audio
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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Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Video
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,...
Other
Uic: The Bermuda Group
Picture of John Smibert's painting "The Bermuda Group". Site explains who is in the painting.
Other
Battle of the Boyne, 1690
This beautifully done site, complete with paintings, illustrations, and maps, recounts the infamous Battle of the Boyne.
Curated OER
Hidden Ireland
This homepage provides links to a wide variety of Irish fairies, including leprechauns, pookas, changelings, banshees, and others.
Curated OER
The Liffey River, Dublin, Ireland
A description of Dublin's Liffey River, and its significance in Dublin's history.
EL Education
El Education: An Immigrant Experience
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Saint Patrick's Day
Kids learn about Saint Patrick's Day. The history and facts about this holiday which celebrates a missionary who brought Christianity to Ireland.
Other
The Dillon Garden: Homepage
This site presents information on The Dillon Garden located in Dublin, Ireland. "The Garden" link explains the layout of the entire garden, and the "Photo Gallery" link gives you pictures of the garden to view.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Daniel O'connell
This site discusses the work on Daniel O'Connell and his work to liberate Ireland. O'Connell's first success was the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829. Site provides a speech O'Connell gave to the House of Commons calling for equal justice.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Tudors
A look into life in England, Wales, and Ireland during the rule of the Tudor family. Website includes PowerPoints about the War of the Roses, Aston Halls, and the Tudors family tree.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Great Hunger
This article discusses the aftermath of the potato famine; 4 million dead, 2.5 million refugees. Mentions the Irish peasantry, landlords, British Government, relief, and the cause of the famine.
Yale University
The Avalon Project: Charles Ii's Grant of New England to the Duke of York
Yale University's Avalon Project provides a transcription of Charles II's Grant of New England to the Duke of York, 1676.
Read Works
Read Works: Saints, Snakes & Pirates
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the life of St. Patrick and the holiday held in his honor. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Fact Tracker: Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
This site shows you how the fact checker checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter, by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Leprechauns and Irish Folklore, the nonfiction companion...
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