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| Listings: | - The National Archives of Ireland - Comprehensive information including research and genealogical material. Online databases, including convict transportation records.
- Ireland History in Maps - A large collection of maps and detailed information.
- Corpus of Electronic Texts - History and information about project. Searchable database. Includes chronologies and bibliographies on Celtic scholars.
- Heritage of Ireland - Interactive maps and information on parks, monuments, gardens, inland waterways, and national cultural institutions. Take a virtual tour. Send a postcard.
- The Wild Geese Today - Information on the formation and history of the Wild Geese. Features articles, including one on the Irish Brigade; and a weekly look at history.
- Irish Tourist Board Magazine - A bi-monthly publication portraying Ireland's history,culture and lifestyle.
- The Irish Brigade Association - Comprehensive information and history including details on how to become a member.
- 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia: Ireland - Article about the geography, history, early Christian period, society and religion.
- Step Back in Time in Donegal - Read about a year-long project to farm the land using only old-time farming methods.
- Irish Coins - Information about Irish coins (and banknotes) for numismatists, collectors, archaeologists and others who have an interest in the currency in use in Ireland from earliest times to the present day.
- Irish Historical and Religious Statistics - Includes statistics on violence, economics, and demographics.
- Reilly's Auto - An insight into the minds of a group of Republican prisoners on the Curragh in 1922 with verbatim extracts from Reilly's "auto", or autograph book.
- PoliceHistory.com - Irish Police History
- History Ireland - Illustrated Irish history magazine suitable for the scholar and the general reader. Feature articles from all periods of history, books reviews, news, events. Secure online ordering of subscriptions.
- Postcards - Circa AD 1910. includes text and graphical index.
- Ireland's Royal History - A brief history of royalty in Ireland plus some good links.
- Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - Site for the national committee of academic historians in Ireland.
- Irish History - Academic Info - An annotated directory of some of the best internet resources on the history of Ireland.
- Transportation Records - A searchable database from the National Archives of Ireland.
- Catholic Church Local History and Genealogy - Directory and guide for genealogical and historical research. Lots of good links.
- Murtagh McAstocker - A historically accurate account of the murder of a young Irish republican in Belfast 1921.
- The Irish Kennedys - Reviews of a book written about the history of the Irish Kennedys.
- The Ireland Story - From prehistoric times to the present day. Supported with lots of maps and special detailed sections on the Famine, Omagh bomb, The Troubles and others.
- Camloch 1981 Committee - Information on the committee, organising a series of events commemorating the 1981 Hunger Strikes.
- Early-Medieval Ireland - Moderated discussion group for the history and archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland, c.400-1200AD.
- Late Gaelic Ireland - Moderated discussion group for the history and archaeology of Late Medieval to Earlier Modern Ireland, c.1000-1700AD and related topics.
- Clan Cian Thuaidh Lartharach - Information on an organization recognized by the government of Ireland, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Carroll and Irish history.
- Desmond's Concise History of Ireland - A brief history of Ireland, from 6000 B.C. to the present day.
- Ireland in the New Century - A text from UCC's CELT project: Sir Horace Plunkett's Ireland in the New Century (1904).
- English Perceptions of the Irish - Published by the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia.
- Irish Hunger Martyrs - Examines claims that during the famine of 1845-1852 Irish Catholics were forced to choose between conversion to the Protestant faith or starvation. Also follows efforts to have the Vatican beatify those who died. Contains supporting documentation, comment
- A History of Ireland in Song - A history of Ireland as seen through the songs of the people.
- Irish FAQ: History - A FAQ maintained by volunteers, answering a few basic questions.
- Suite101.com - Essays on various historical and cultural topics.
- Skerries Historical Society - Details of events and publications, photographs, a list of papers in the archive and summaries.
- John Keegan Casey - Information on John Keegan Casey poet and songwriter. Author of The Rising of the Moon.
- World War I - Ireland and World War I.
- Heritage Council - News, a bulletin board, information on publications and events plus contact information.
- Heritage Towns - Information on the many heritage towns, includes a section on celtic spirituality.
- Irish Medals - Reference site detailing medal from 1916 Easter Rising, 1917-1921, Irish War of Independence and Emergency Period 1939-1946.
- Collins, Michael - A biography of the Irish revolutionary, killed in 1922 by republican dissidents, together with a list of books and films, and speculation about the probable assassin.
- Ireland Old News - A collection of social, political, maritime, and criminal news stories transcribed from Irish newspapers of the 18th to early 20th century.
- Ireland in pictures - An etext of an 1898 book containing 400 landscape pictures and commentary.
- National Graves Association - Information on association formed to restore, where necessary, and maintain fittingly the graves and memorials.
- Coastguards of Yesteryear - Information on people who worked as coastguards in Ireland.
- Gareth Jones Irish Articles - Articles about Ireland during the period 1933-1934.
- Ireland in pictures - An etext of an 1898 book containing 400 landscape pictures.
- The Flight of the Earls - By Dr John McCavitt, includes an overview, maps and information on historical documents.
- Knocklong-Rescue - Information about the 1920 rescue an I.R.A. prisoner, Sean Hogan.
- Ireland's History in Maps - Maps and history of early Irish territories, clans, tribes and placenames by Dennis Walsh. The geography of early Ireland. Includes a select bibliography.
- Garda Siochana Historical Society - A detailed examination of Irish police history.
- Pictorial History - A short slideshow of some images from Irish history.
- Chronological list of dates of Irish History - Useful resource for quick and easy reference.
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