Surf these sites: A "Perverse and Ill-Fated People": English Perceptions of the Irish, 1845-52 -- Published by the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. Academic Info: Irish History -- An annotated directory of the best Internet resources on the history of Ireland. Arlington House Irish Tenants Society -- The Irish tenants of Britain''s biggest hostel for the homeless reflect on their lives of hard work in London''s construction industry. Asgard Restoration Project -- Group comitted to restoring the Colin Archer yacht "Asgard" to sailing condition. The yacht was once owned by author and republican leader Erskine Childers and used in the Howth gun running of 1914. BBC: Key events in Northern Ireland history -- A special report from 1998 on the BBC News website, dealing with some key events from the history of the North. Beyond the Pale -- A pamphlet from the Irish Republican Socialist Committee of North America providing "a brief but comprehensive outline of Irish history". CELT: English Language Texts -- The English-language section of CELT - UCC''s Corpus of Electronic Texts. Desmond''s Concise History of Ireland -- This seems to be one man''s attempt to provide a concise history of Ireland, from 6000 B.C. to the present day, in one 192k page of HTML! Quite impressive. Great Famine Commemoration -- In 1845, when a fungus destroyed the potato crop, Ireland starved and one million survivors left the island, many destined for America. History of the Gaelic Athletic Association -- (1884-1995) Ireland History in Maps -- Fascinating site, illustrating different periods of Irish history using maps of the country. Ireland in the New Century by Sir Horace Plunkett -- A text from UCC''s CELT project: Sir Horace Plunkett''s Ireland in the New Century (1904). Ireland''s Dingle Peninsula -- 6,000 Years of History -- A brief history of time on Ireland''s Dingle Peninsula, from the Mesolithic Period through the 20th Century. Irish History -- Comprehensive links to a variety of Irish history resources. Morrigan Research Services -- Need some help finding your ancestors? We specilize in Irish Family History Research. Contact us and discover your roots. Old Ireland Irish History -- A comprehensive history of the Irish people. Searchable by keyword from the 15th century onwards. Paul McCotter: Professional historical research -- An advertising page for Paul McCotter, a professional Irish historical and genealogical researcher. Pictorial History -- A short slideshow of some images from Irish history. The Brehon Law Project: Brehon Aid -- Education and study of Brehon Law, the ancient Celtic common law of Ireland practiced there from pre-history to the seventeenth century. The Easter Rising 1916 -- A short history of the events of Easter Monday 1916. Viking Network Ireland -- information on the Viking Age in Ireland and related project work from Irish schools. Wesley''s Ireland -- Brief articles on Irish history, a current events section, current & historical maps of Ireland, and a glossary of organisations in Northern Ireland. Well presented information on recent Northern Irish elections, Northern Irish demographics and the Omagh bombing. A collection of personal comments relating to violence in Northern Ireland is at once too small, and heart breaking. The site layout is unremarkable, but is also uncluttered and easy to navigate.
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