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 Northern Ireland's history Excellent site from the BBC in Northern
Ireland covering events from Gaelic Ireland to Plantation Ulster then on
to the Easter Rising and the Troubles. Finally it looks at the Good Friday
Agreement. This has basic information, detailed extra pages, interviews,
images, streaming video clips. Use it!
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History of Ireland
Detailed narrative from
Historyworld - but for
clarity of overview use the test version of each page - not the
interactive.
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Multitext Project in Irish
History Excellent academic resource - articles, texts, key bios,
images, maps stats produced by University College, Cork.
A History of Ireland and her People by Eleanor Henrietta Hull
(1860-1935) co-founder of the Irish Texts Society for the publication of
early manuscripts. Written in 1931, obviously best on pre 20th century
but still a useful resource. Full text held at
Project Gutenberg Australia-
Chronology
of Ireland from the 1600s to present day, with a search feature
included. Currently dead, but here it is in perfect order courtesy of the
Wayback Machine
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People, history and politics in Northern Ireland A concise but
visual interactive survey from Guardian Unlimited. good place to start.
You will need Macromedia Flash to
view these guides. If you don't have it, download it here free
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Irish Affairs
1760-89 and
1789-1850 Both sites offer a mix of valuable primary sources and
information narratives for schools from the
Peel Web
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Irish History since 1845
An excellent and impartial site devoted to Irish History since the potato
famine to the present day. Text-heavy, but very useful explanations.
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Leaving Certificate Irish History Aimed at students studying for
final Irish exams. Not yet complete but provides a very useful overview
of much of modern Irish history, covering topics such as Home Rule, the
Land Acts, Ulster Unionism, the rise of Sinn Fein, and Anglo-Irish
relations; and historical figures such as Isaac Butt, Charles S.
Parnell, Michael Davitt, John Redmond, Eamon deValera and others.
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2. Plantation and settlement
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 Background to the Conflict
The Plantation of Ulster. From the
Events in Irish History site. A valuable site with background
information on Irish history. Wordy, but aimed at tourists so it is not
too difficult. A well explained set of sections on background to the 20th
century conflict.
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The Plantation
Link to the excellent BBC page. Start here!
Includes sections on:
- Before
Plantation:
- After
Plantation:
A Papal/Roman Catholic dimension?
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3. Rebellion & Control, 1641-1803
1641, Civil War & Cromwell
 See
also casahistoria sites on
Cromwell and the
Wars of the Civil
War period
1688-90
1798 & 1803
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 Two thorough histories aimed at presenting an
academic political background of the period from the University
College, Cork Multitext Project in Irish History
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Williamite Penal Laws
The key points. For the full versions the University of Minnesota has
put online transcripts of the Penal Laws
here.
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1798 Irish Rebellion
By Professor Thomas Bartlett, Professor of Modern Irish History at
University College Dublin. Useful essay and bibliography posted by the
BBC
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1798 Rebellion
Useful overview from Irish Northern Aid "a nationwide, nonpartisan,
nonsectarian unit based human rights organization working for justice
and peace in Ireland".
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The 1798 Rebellion in Wexford Thorough account by Professor
Daniel Gahan looking at the impact and course of the rebellion
outside Dublin. Part of the University College, Cork Multitext
Project in Irish History
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1798 Visitor Centre
This lavish, very visual, detailed site provides a history of the 1798
Rebellion - events & background: the leaders, weapons, flags, ballads
and songs.
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Wolfe Tone
This is the family site of the US Tones and they have provided an
excellent home page on Wolfe Tone with links to his writing and articles
on his life
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Revolution and Rebellion
From
A History of Ireland and her People by Eleanor Hull
(1860-1935) co-founder of the Irish Texts Society for the
publication of early manuscripts. Written in 1931, obviously
best on pre 20th century but still a useful resource. Full text
held at
Project Gutenberg Australia but these links are to an easier
to read version hosted on libraryIreland. See also:
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Henry Grattan,
patriot and politician Thorough overview article from Dr
James Kelly. Part of the University College, Cork Multitext
Project in Irish History
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Robert Emmet: Between History and memory
Article looking at perceptions
of the 1803 leader by
Kevin
Whelan, Director of the Keough Notre Dame Centre for Irish Studies. §
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Robert
Emmet: revising reputations argues that despite his elevated
position on the pantheon of Irish nationalist and republican
heroes, Robert Emmet is one of the misunderstood figures in
Irish history. A concise but valuable article by Emmet historian
Ruán O'Donnell.
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Napoleon's
Irish Legion Site looks at the curiosity of the
1803 Legion Irlandaise, originally created in
anticipation of an invasion of Ireland by Napoleon
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Modern Irish History 1500-1900
Despite the title the focus is on 1798 and the 19th century. Very full
set of links. From the defunct
Irish History on the Web.
§
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4. 19th
century: Famine
& Emigration
Overview
- Three thorough and very valuable histories aimed at presenting
an academic background of the crucial events of the 19th century
from the University College,
Cork Multitext Project in Irish History
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Society and economy, 1815–1870 by Séan Connolly (includes
agricultural crisis, collapse of the wool & cotton industries,
famine & Post-famine adjustment)
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Politics and administration, 1815–1870 by Christine Kinealy
(includes The Act of Union, Daniel O’Connell & emancipation,
Electoral reform, The Orange Order & sectarian politics, Young
Ireland, Government responses to the Famine, Fenianism and
Liberal reforms)
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Culture & religion, 1815–1870 by Dr Myrtle Hill (includes
positions of the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland,
Presbyterian Church, Methodism & Sectarianism before and after
the famine)
- Landlordism
Concise survey of the nature of landlordism in 18th and early 19th
century Ireland. Very useful for basic understanding of the land
question. By Tomás O’Riordan from the University College, Cork
Multitext Project in Irish History
Famine
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 The Famine From
Irelands
History in Maps. Good census data for the effects of the famine and a
general account of the actual famine.
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Ireland's Great Famine 1845-1849 Good sections in particular on the
agricultural background
based on the research of Professor Kevin Whelan as published in "The
Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape", Cork University Press, 1997.
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Irish Potato Famine
Narrative eight-part history account
with period illustrations from the US
History Place site:
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1845-1848 The Great
Hunger Useful overview from Irish Northern Aid "a nationwide,
nonpartisan, non-sectarian unit based human rights organization working
for justice and peace in Ireland".
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Private Responses to the Famine Very useful and thorough piece
by Christine Kinealy looks at non governmental responses to the
famine such as private relief work, abroad and at home, relief
organisations, fund raising in Ireland, the role of the Society of
Friends (Quakers) & the involvement of the Catholic Church. Part of
the University College, Cork Multitext Project in Irish History
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The Famine Written in 1931 by Eleanor Hull (1860-1935) , but
still a useful resource. Full text held at
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Views of the famine Good reference site about the Irish Famine with
lots of original sources and pictures. Also includes an extensive links
section to help boost knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Pope Pius IX - Praedecessores Nostros - On
Aid for Ireland - 25 March 1847
Papal response to the famine.
 The Long View: The Irish Famine Series of BBC podcasts to listen
to in which Jonathan Freedland and guests including Cormac O'Grada,
Professor of Economics at University College Dublin, look at the
failed attempts of london to deal with the famine
Analysis
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The Irish famine Good, well detailed analytical site from
the BBC Victorians web in which Jim Donnelly describes how
ideology helped the ruling class avoid grappling with the
problem of mass starvation
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Irish 'famines': acts of god, colonial mismanagement or
genocide? Peter Berresford Ellis asks whether 18th & 19th
century Irish famines were caused by acts of God, over- reliance
on the potato, or were due to English colonial mismanagement.
Based on a 2004 lecture at the Marx Memorial Library, London.
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Interpreting The Irish Famine, 1846-1850
Article by Liz Szabo,
University of Virginia. Includes a history, illustrations and drawings,
and a select bibliography of textual and internet resources.
Currently inactive, but here it is in full perfect order courtesy of the
Wayback Machine
§
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The Great
Hunger Concise article in which
Meadbh Gallagher looks behind the stories of its horror to the thinking
which allowed it to happen.
Published in An Phoblacht/Republican News,
1995
Teaching the famine
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The Great
Irish Famine Teaching article well supported with documentary
evidence. Produced by New Jersey Irish Famine Curriculum Committee
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Teaching the Famine Interesting
article examines some of the difficulties in approaching the famine.
Patrick O'Sullivan,
Irish Diaspora Studies
(University of Bradford) Web site
Emigration
-
 Ulster
American Folk Park Website of
the museum which tells the story of emigration from Ulster to
America in the 18th & 19th centuries. Useful site.
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The Irish in America (1)
First of a pair of articles by Charles Fanning from New Hibernia
Review, 1998
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Gone to America From narrative eight-part history account
with period illustrations from the US
History Place site.
See also:
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Irish emigration An
EC funded project which focuses on emigrant letters written to
people left behind in the old countries. In fact letters are limited
but has some use. Illustrated
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Irish in South America
Useful bibliographic essay from the
Irish Diaspora Studies
(University of Bradford) Web site. By Brian McGinn
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The Irish in Britain A
Bibliographic essay by Donald MacRaild from the
Irish Diaspora Studies
(University of Bradford) Web site
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Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish
Migration to Australia by David Fitzpatrick. Detailed review by
Frances Devlin Glass. Journal of Australian Studies, 1995
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Resources
for Irish and Irish Immigration Studies To research your own
family links.... Useful materials but site seems to be in a state of
flux at the moment.
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Irish emigration to the US and to the British colonies (1850
article) From Illustrated London News. Includes data for
1825-1850
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The Depopulation of Ireland
From Illustrated London News,
May 10, 1851
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1847 - The Famine
Emigrants:
A very comprehensive look at the Famine Year of 1847. This project
is still under-way, but contains Newspaper Accounts, Ship Arrivals,
Orphans & Grosse Isle information, Miscellaneous Records, Ships &
Docks, Passenger Lists and Related Sites (off-site)
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Patterns of Irish emigration to America, 1783-1800 Journal of
Irish Studies, 2001 Lengthy article by Maurice J. Bric
See
also casahistoria sites on emigration:
European
Emigration
·
Case
Study: USA
·
Case Study: Argentina
·
Case Study: Australia
See also the next parts of Ireland & the British:
Home Rule, Easter Rising &
Partition
The
Troubles in the North, 1921-1998
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