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Ireland
 Websites presented in alphabetical order CELT (Corpus of Electronic Texts): The Online Resource for Irish History, Literature and Politics 
 This project aims "to bring the wealth of Irish literary and historical culture (in Irish, Latin, Old Norse, Anglo-Norman French, and English) to the Internet in a rigorously scholarly project." Browse a list of published texts or search the database for historical and contemporary prose, verse, and drama. A joint effort of the Department of History and the Computer Centre at University College Cork, Ireland. http://www.ucc.ie/celt/ Topics: History By Place, Literature by Place Last updated Feb 26, 2004 Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland (1968 to the Present)
"This site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles' and politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present," as well as Northern Ireland society. Features background information on the conflict and politics, significant events, key issues, and "theoretical explanations of the conflict." From the CAIN Web Service (Conflict Archive on the INternet), which is based within the University of Ulster, Ireland. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Apr 25, 2006 An Gorta Mór: The Great Hunger Archive
Collection of material about the Irish potato famine that began in the 1840s. The site features transcriptions of workhouse minute books, a multimedia presentation about the Killarney workhouse minute books, digitized documents and papers, photographs, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From Quinnipiac University. http://www.thegreathunger.org Topics: History By Place, Poverty Last updated Feb 28, 2006 An Gorta Mór: The Great Irish Famine
This site has digitized texts from the 1800s, as well as links to other texts, other Irish potato famine sites, and some general Irish and Celtic sites. Some materials are in large files and may be slow to load. From the Great Hunger Archive, Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. http://www.thegreathunger.org/html/main/indexa.htm Topics: History By Place, Poverty Last updated Apr 27, 2006 The Great Irish Famine
Millions of Irish people starved to death, were evicted from their homes, or emigrated during the Irish Famine (also known as An Gorta Mor "The Great Hunger") of 1845 to 1850. Study units discuss factors that led to the tragedy, including penal laws, racism, and mass evictions. Additional units cover mortality rates and emigration statistics and conditions. Actual journal accounts and poetry about the famine are also included. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/irish_famine.html Topics: History By Place, Poetry, Poverty, Social Issues Last updated Feb 15, 2003 The Heritage Council
Founded in 1995, this organization focuses on preservation of historical culture in Ireland. These preservation efforts include buildings, wildlife, waterways, landscapes, and ancient sites. The site includes information and documentation about completed and ongoing projects and grants, and the organization's magazine back to 2000. Searchable. http://www.heritagecouncil.ie Topics: History, History By Place Last updated May 11, 2005 The Royal Historical Society Bibliography
This catalog of bibliographic citations "is an authoritative guide to writing on British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present day." It contains over 450,000 entries including articles in journals and collective volumes, and including data from London's Past Online. Search by author, publication details, subject, or period covered. Hosted by the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London. http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/ Topics: History By Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Mar 19, 2009 The Search for Peace
"This is BBC News Online's in-depth guide to the causes of the conflict in Northern Ireland." Features profiles of political parties and paramilitary groups (such as the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Fein), people (such as Gerry Adams), and events (such as Bloody Sunday and various ceasefires and agreements). Also explores themes such as prison protest and marching and parades. Note: Audio and video clips are not functioning. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/northern_ireland/understanding/ Topics: History By Place, Social Issues Last updated Mar 29, 2005 Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603
"This exhibition looks at how the governments and people of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and of England's French territories, interacted in politics, warfare, religion, trade and everyday life" during the Middle Ages. Includes maps, and a listing of the monarchs for Scotland, England, and France. From the National Archives (Surrey, United Kingdom). http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/utk/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated May 15, 2005 |
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