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Main Index Page

History Timeline A comprehensive timeline of Irish history from 8000 BC to the present.
History Links Goes to the Links index, which leads on to around 1500 history links, grouped by era.
More Links Miscellaneous links, currently including history on YouTube, and Irish Wikipedia.
Historical Documentation Extracts from old Historical_Documents, including some which are out of print.
Pages Miscellaneous pages, including contributions from visitors to the site.
Sitemap A list of all pages on the site.
Latest Revisions A list of latest developments on the site.
Also includes a description of known broken links which are being monitored.
Contributions Request for contributions to the site and offers free pages. No longer links directly from the main page.



History Links Page Index

Early Ireland Links on Early Ireland.
Christianisation Links on the spread of Christianity in early Ireland.
Vikings Links to websites on the Vikings.
Normans Links to websites on the Normans.
Erosion of English Power Links to websites on the 14th and 15th century in Ireland.
Tudor Ireland Links to websites on Tudor Ireland (late 15th century to 1603).
The Ulster Plantation Links to websites on the Flight of the Earls, Ulster Plantation, 1641 Rising and the Civil War (excluding Cromwell's Irish campaign).
The Later 17th Century Links to websites on Cromwell's campaign, the Restoration, the Williamite Wars and their aftermath.
The Early 18th Century Links to websites on the early 18th Century in Ireland.
The Later 18th Century Links to websites on the later 18th Century, including the 1798 rebellion.
The Union Links to websites on the Union and Robert Emmet.
Catholic Emancipation Links to websites on Catholic Emancipation and Daniel O'Connell; also includes links to contemporary newspaper articles.
The Famine Links to websites on the Great Famine.
The 1848 Rebellion Links to websites on the Young Irelander rebellion; also includes links to contemporary newspaper articles.
Fenianism Links to websites on the Fenians.
Parnell and Land Reform Links to websites on Charles Stewart Parnell, the Land War and other events of that time.
The Gaelic Revival Links to websites on the Gaelic Revival and contemporary political scene.
The Ulster Covenant Links to websites covering the Ulster Covenant and first two years of the First World War.
The Easter Rising Links to websites on the Easter Rising, First World War and 1918 Election.
The War of Independence Links to websites on the War of Independence and the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
The Civil War Links to websites on the Civil War.
The 1920s/30s Links to websites on Ireland in the 1920s and 1930s.
The 1940s Links to websites on 1940s Ireland.
The 1950s and early 1960s Links to websitse on Ireland in the 1950s and early 1960s.
The late 1960s and 1970s Links to websites on Ireland in the late 1960s and the 1970s, focusing on NI.
Ireland in the 1980s Links to websites on Ireland in the 1980s.
Ireland in the 1990s Links to websites on Ireland in the 1990s.
Ireland in the 21st Century Links to websites on recent news, with special emphasis on the Northern Ireland peace process.
Ireland in 2008 Links to the latest news from Ireland.



Tourism Pages Index

Tourism by Province Main tourism websites for Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connacht.
Historical and Political Tourism Links to websites on historical and political tourism, covering ancient Ireland, Ireland's religious heritage, Ireland's political past, famine memorials and others.
Tourism Companies A list of tourism companies in Ireland.
Find Accommodation Links to the major hotel, rental and youth hostel sites in Ireland.


More Links Pages Index

Vicipéid Links to history pages on the Irish language version of Wikipedia.
YouTube Irish history videos on YouTube
Irish Language Irish resource sites, dictionaries, translation services, on-line stores and other links.
History for Children Links to child-friendly Irish history websites.



Documents Pages Index

A Jacobean Journal Extracts from G.B. Harrison's A Jacobean Journal.
The Grosse Ile Tragedy A 1909 article on the Grosse Ile disaster by J. Jordan.
A Plea for Peasant Proprieters A chapter from the 19th century economist William T. Thornton's book.
Reminiscences of my Irish Journey in 1849 Thomas Carlyle's account of travelling across Ireland in 1849 (entire book).
Extracts from letters of Queen Victoria Letters to and from Queen Victoria about Ireland, 1837 - 1861,
Carleton's Irish Peasantry, Volume One Illustrations from Carleton's Irish Peasantry, Volume One.
Carleton's Irish Peasantry, Volume Two Illustrations from Carleton's Irish Peasantry, Volume Two.
Carleton's 'The Battle of the Factions' A short story on factional fighting by William Carleton, 1830.
Gladstone and the Irish Revolution New Phases of the Irish Revolution taken from The Life of Gladstone by John Morley, published 1907.
Parnell: The First Home Rule Bill A chapter from St John Ervine's book Parnell.
The Gaelic Revival An article by Gaelic revivalist D.P. Moran.
Is the Irish Nation Dying? An article by Gaelic revivalist D.P. Moran. (Indirectly linked).
Politics, Nationality and Snobs An article by Gaelic revivalist D.P. Moran. (Indirectly linked).
A Short History of The English Colonies in America Extracts from Henry Cabot Lodge's book, published 1881. (Indirectly linked).
Limerick and Clare Lynn Doyle's description of Limerick and Clare in 1935.
The Irish Tangle for English Readers Contemporary chapters from Shane Leslie's 'Irish Tangle', written 1946.



Pages Index

Irish History Media Clips Irish History media clips provided by Thompson Trading.
Old Photographs Photographs from the 1920s and 1930s.
Images of Ancient Ireland Photographs of Fourknocks, Tara, Monasterboice, Glendalough, Mellifont, Kildare, Slane and Aran.
General Photographs General images of Ireland with tourism links.
Save Tara Save the Hill of Tara page.
Pro-Life Images of the Pro-Life march in Dublin on 7th July 2007, and an abortion rights timeline.
National Memorial Arboretum Memorial to the RUC in Staffordshire, England.

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