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  Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traditional Irish music, for example, though showing some variance in all geographical areas, is, broadly speaking, the same on both sides of the border.
Irish scholars excelled in the study of Latin learning and Christian theology in the monasteries that flourished, preserving Latin learning during the Early Middle Ages.
The early history of Irish visual art is generally considered to begin with early carvings found at sites such as Newgrange and is traced through Bronze age artifacts, particularly ornamental gold objects, and the religious carvings and illuminated manuscripts of the mediæval period.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ireland   (4234 words)

  
 IRELAND FACTS AND HISTORY
Irish is spoken as the vernacular by a relatively small number of people, however, mostly in areas of the west.
The Irish pound (0.7 pounds equal U.S.$1; 1998) is the basic unit of currency, and is one of the strongest currencies in the world having gained 30% against the mighty US Dollar in the nineties.
Irish liberation from British rule was achieved as the result of a struggle extending over several centuries and marked by numerous rebellions.
www.angelfire.com /ca/irelandhistory/1998.html   (5493 words)

  
 Desmond's Concise History of Ireland
Indeed, a recurring theme throughout Irish history is popular resistance to strong centralized government under a strong monarch, and insistence instead upon a loose confederation of small and autonomous units of government.
Prior to Patrick, the Irish elite were well educated, but their scholarship was entirely oral; indeed, Gaelic educators were hostile to the written word on the theory that it impaired memory and concentration.
In 1537, the Irish Parliament declared the Anglican religion to be the "established" (i.e., official) religion of the Church of Ireland.
members.tripod.com /~JerryDesmond/index-2.html   (19583 words)

  
 The History of Irish Dance
The early history of Irish dance reveals a constant shifting of population through migration and invasions.
There are only vague references to the early history of Irish dancing, but there is evidence that among its first practitioners were the Druids, who danced in religious rituals honouring the oak tree and the sun.
Three principal Irish dances are mentioned often in sixteenth century writing: the Irish Hey, the Rinnce Fada (long dance) and the Trenchmore.
www.irelandseye.com /dance.html   (1248 words)

  
 Irish History
The Irish Normans eagerly adopted the Irish culture, and in a saying of the time, were "more Irish than the Irish themselves." The Normans who invaded England were not so eager to assimilate with the Irish.
In the 16th Century they set their eyes upon Ireland's forests and lands, and upon the recommendation of the English poet Spenser, contemplated genocide of the Irish race (the beginning of the "troubles" in the relationship between the two nations).
While many young Irish still leave the nation to find work in America, more are returning to the nation to keep it flourishing.
www.fiftythings.com /irish.history.html   (845 words)

  
 Irish FAQ: History [5/10]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
From: irish-faq@pobox.com (Irish FAQ Maintainer) Sender: cpm@enteract.com (Christian Murphy) Newsgroups: soc.culture.irish Subject: Irish FAQ: History [5/10] Summary: of a summary of a summary Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 02:10:02 GMT Message-ID: Archive-name: cultures/irish-faq/part05 Last-modified: 17 Jul 99 Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://www.enteract.com/~cpm/irish-faq/ Part five of ten.
Irish history is one of the topics that comes up again and again on soc.culture.irish.
Stormont, as the Northern Irish government and parliament were known, was suspended (later to be abolished) and direct rule from London was introduced by the British Prime Minister, Ted Heath.
www.faqs.org /faqs/cultures/irish-faq/part05   (2985 words)

  
 Ireland History @ Irelandseye.com
This section of Irelandseye.com presents a selection of articles on all aspects of Irish history covering the events and the people that have made an impact on this island.
The Great Famine - The famine began in 1845 and transformed Irish social history as millions of impoverished peasants starved or were forced to emigrate.
Irish Saints - History and legends of well-known and obscure Irish holymen and women.
www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/history/index.shtm   (285 words)

  
 Irish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This excerpt from the book "American Pharaoh" tells the story of the first Mayor Daley of Chicago and his South-Side Irish upbringing, including the hardscrabble South Side neighborhood, the melee of Chicago Irish Politics, and racial tension between Irish-Americans and African-Americans.
Browse Irish art, posters and photos of Ireland, vintage Guinness posters, and Irish clip art.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
www.irishhistory.info   (252 words)

  
 Ireland - becoming a free state
Suspension of the bill stimulated the growth of the Citizen Army, an illegal force of Dublin citizens organised by the labour leader Jim Larkin (died 1948) and the socialist James Connolly (1870-1916); of the Irish Volunteers, a national defence body; and of the extremist Sinn Féin.
The uprising was the first of a series of events that culminated in the establishment of the Irish Free State (predecessor of the Republic of Ireland) in 1921.
The new constitution, which abolished the Irish Free State and established Éire as a 'Sovereign independent democratic state,' was approved by the voters in a plebiscite conducted simultaneously with the election.
www.iol.ie /~dluby/history.htm   (2932 words)

  
 Irish History on the Web
Irish History on the Web was created on 21 November 1995.
Irish History on the Web is NOT another "links" page, but instead provides a unique resource for anyone interested in learning about or researching a wide variety of Irish history topics.
I get many requests for additional Irish history information and resources, but unfortunately time constraints prevent me from personally responding to such requests or engaging in research for others, even of the most basic nature.
www.larkspirit.com /history   (323 words)

  
 Irish Roots - Irish BBS - Irish Chat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Irish Family History Foundation covers the 32 counties of Ireland, North, South, East and West.
The Irish Family History Foundation is the co-ordinating body for a network of government approved genealogical research centres in the Republic of Ireland (Eire) and in Northern Ireland which have computerised tens of millions of Irish ancestral records of different types.
Irish surnames were more susceptible to change than others so don't be put off if you discover that your Irish ancestor's surname is different from the way you spell it now.
www.irish-roots.net   (403 words)

  
 Welcome - Irish History Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Irish History Online is an authoritative guide (in progress) to what has been written about Irish history from earliest times to the present.
Irish History Online is an essential resource for the study of Irish history at any level.
Irish History Online is funded under the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Government of Ireland Project Grants scheme.
www.irishhistoryonline.ie   (227 words)

  
 Irish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915.
Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are perhaps matters of conjecture rather than of historical proof; but that the Irish were there almost at the beginning of the colonial era is a fact support by historical records.
Its history is interwoven with intriguing myths and the mysteries of its construction.
users.bigpond.com /kirwilli/history/history.htm   (3382 words)

  
 Welcome to TheWildGeese.com -- The Epic History and Heritage of the Irish
Irish history, myths and legends, news, jokes, Irish (Gaeilge) lessons, recipes, and more — covered each week in The Irish Heritage E-Mail Group.
The Irish Brigade and 10th Louisiana fight `in "Donnybrook at Dusk" by Brad Schmehl.
Irish Catholic Ann "Goody" Glover Is hanged as a witch by the Puritans in Boston.
www.thewildgeese.com   (766 words)

  
 WWW Sources on Irish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Of particular relevance to Irish history are the Irish Education Resources and Irish Resources links, as they provide access to government agencies and academic institutions, such as archives, libraries, and research sites.
This Web site is part of the Europe History Archives section of the World History Archives, a repository for documents that support, as the site indicates "an understanding of world history and the struggle for social progress." The site is maintained by Haines Brown at the History Department, Central Connecticut State University.
In the area of Irish history, the emphasis is on the middle ages and the early modern period (through the seventeenth century).
www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~stonerjw/eire_his.html   (4147 words)

  
 Irish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Regardless of the current religious beliefs of Ireland as the wars between the Catholic and Protestants continue, this history is older than Christianity.
This book was copied by the Christian scribes and was said to have been the ancient history of Ireland as related by the inhabitants of Ireland.
The book proceeds from the Creation to the story of Noah and the flood, the Dispersal of the Nations, and the descent of the Gael of Ireland from Japheth son of Noah.
www.odyssy.net /users/erica/wicca/irish.htm   (2045 words)

  
 British History Sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The collections dealing with social policy and transport history are the two collections most fully digitized.
Collections of local histories and transcriptions of primary sources (mostly 19th and early 20th centuries) dealing with the historyof London's East End.
Collection of oral histories of those Irish people who did not emigrate that "aims to capture living memories of Irish life in the 1940s and 1950s by interviewing those who remained in Ireland in decades when so many were leaving."
www.lib.washington.edu /subject/History/tm/britain.html   (1503 words)

  
 ireland.com and The Irish Times, Ireland's Online Newspaper
Fil Campbell was fascinated by the lives of five Irish female singers whose voices were the soundtrack of an earlier generation, she tells Arminta Wallace
Where Irish comedians once looked to London, Tommy Tiernan is turning his attention to the US comedy circuit.
SOCCER: Perhaps the saddest part of Roy Keane's fall from grace at Manchester United is that he will be remembered almost as much for the callous nature of his departure as for anything he did on the field.
www.ireland.com   (419 words)

  
 Diane's Pages about Ireland-Diane's Study
History of the Bagpipe - also called the "warpipe" as it was used to call to battle.
Irish History - 12 chapters of Irish history.
History of the Easter Rebellion - April 1916, the beginning of Irish freedom.
members.gtw.net /~seamus/thestudy.html   (1710 words)

  
 Irish History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Much Irish history is written as a matter of heroes and leaders, of great personalities and sweeping events.
A History of Irish Emigrant and Missionary Education; by Daniel Murphy; Hardcover.
Description: A comprehensive analysis of Irish constitutions and constitutional proposals is presented in this single volume, which spans 1782 to the present day and treats the constitutional history of Ireland, north and south, as an integrated whole.
www.pacificnet.net /~ianet/Bookstore/historyirl.html   (4531 words)

  
 Irish History: 14 to 18 years
Irish History on the Web: This website, produced by Jacqueline Dana of the University of Texas, provides a unique resource for anyone interested in learning about or researching a wide variety of Irish history topics.
The Irish History section includes topics such as Celtic Art and Culture, Chronology of Ireland, National Archives and the Great Irish Famine.
The Irish Famine, 1846-1850: A comprehensive study of how the the Irish Famine changed the social and cultural structure of Ireland.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REVhistoryIreland.htm   (602 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Irish history
Highlights key events in the social, cultural, and political history of Ireland from the 1600s to the 1900s.
Outlines the plight of the Irish during the 'Great Hunger' of 1845 to 1850, discussing the penal laws, racism, and mass evictions that led to the tragedy, and detailing mortality rates and emigration statistics and conditions.
Collection of views of the Irish tragedy from the Illustrated London News, the Cork Examiner, the Pictorial Times, Punch and the narrative Oxford to Skibbereen.
bubl.ac.uk /link/i/irishhistory.htm   (428 words)

  
 Irish History
It deals her history from the end of the Ice Age to the beginning of English occupation.
Includes a brief history of the Irish race and history of the individual counties.
A nonprofit society for the pursuit of the history and archaeology of the Blackwater Valley area in North Cork through field trips, lectures and the publication of an annual...
www.searchme.ie /society_and_culture_history.asp   (1202 words)

  
 Island Ireland: Irish History
Senator Fergal Quinn's Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) site does a great job of explaining what's going on in the Dáil, and reading his 'stance on issues' provides a quick and interesting insight into current affairs under debate in the government.
The names of Irish men and women on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the tragedy of the Magdalen Laundries, where poor unwed pregnant girls were forced to work...
Members are often 'living history' re-enactors who strive for authenticity in their events, but there's lots of humour too...
www.islandireland.com /Pages/history.html   (1354 words)

  
 Irish History Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Builders Of Newgrange, The Celts, The Milesians, The Gaels, Finn MacCool, The Saints and Scholars, Brian Boru, Vikings, Normans, Kinsale, The Plantations, 1690, Wolfe Tone, 1798, The Fenians, The Hunger And Emmigration, The Easter Rising, Michael Collins.
Irish Culture has never been so popular, but what do ye really know?
Specific Irish heritage search engine, search for your Irish family surname roots, find out if your family have a Irish clan organisation.
www.sceala.com /phpBB2/forum-21.html   (440 words)

  
 The Scotch Irish & Ulster Scots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Scotch-Irish / Scots Irish and Ulster Scots, the history and culture.
The Scotch Irish Ulster Scots have for to long been forgotten and misrepresented, this site goes some way to rectifying that situation.
Scotch Irish and Ulster Scots, NI Logos™® ©2004 Scotch-irish.net.
www.scotchirish.net   (141 words)

  
 Irish history reports-free for you to download. The Easter Rising 1916,The 1798 Rebellion,The Great Famine and more. ...
The 1798 Rebellion: The 1798 rebellion had its 200th anniversary commemorated in Ireland by the release by the Irish post office of a set of 5 superb stamps.
These stamps are availabe to you and are presented on a quality print showing the opening page of the constitution of the United Irishmen - the organisation behind the rebellion.
The Irish Famine: To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Irish Famine, the Irish Post Office issued a set of 3 commemorative stamps depicting this tragic event in Irish history.
www.ireland-information.com /irishhistoryreport.htm   (314 words)

  
 Island Ireland & Island Ireland Marketplace
Island Ireland is an Internet directory to Irish art, culture and environment with hand-picked links to Irish history, architecture, music, news, genealogy, travel, literature, folk culture, archaeology, the Irish language and more....
Irish plants and wildlife, environmental concerns, gardens, landscape...
Irish literary resources, poetry, online text documents, Irish writers...
www.islandireland.com   (150 words)

  
 Ireland's Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Irish Liberation - how Ireland became a Republic
Irish National Anthem 311Kb (zipped WAV file) or MIDI format
Irish Declaration of Independence - text and photographs
www.iol.ie /~dluby   (125 words)

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