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http://www.irishstudiesonline.org/ - Regis University and the National University of Ireland, Galway have partnered to offer an Irish Studies certificate program delivered entirely online and made available throughout the world, in Europe, North and South America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. http://www.nd.edu/~irishstu/celt_studies2.shtml - The Keough Institute for Irish Studies at Notre Dame is an interdisciplinary project devoted to teaching and research in Irish culture, primarily in the Irish and English languages, and in all its internal aspects and external relations. http://www.tcd.ie/Irish/irww2.htm - Coláiste na Tríonóide (Trinity College Dublin); Scoil na Gaeilge: School of Irish and Celtic Languages Literature, Mythology, History http://celticstudies.com/index.html http://www.ucc.ie/celt/index.html - CELT, the Corpus of Electronic Texts, brings the wealth of Irish literary and historical culture to the Internet, for the use and benefit of everyone worldwide. http://ua_tuathal.tripod.com/testdefault.html - Brehon Law Project - This is an excellent resource for learning about the historical indigenous legal system of old and mediaeval Ireland and the renaissance of early Irish legal studies. Genealogical Information Genealogy Research http://www.ancestry.com/main1.htm http://www.ireland.progenealogists.com/ http://www2.smumn.edu/uasal/gen.html http://www.worldhistory.com/irishgenealogy.htm http://www.local.ie/genealogy/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/irish/genealogy.html http://www.cyndislist.com/ http://www.irishroots.net/ http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1538/irish.html http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/ http://layden-zella.tripod.com/IrishGen.index.html Information on Irish clans and clan genealogies http://www2.smumn.edu/uasal/eoghan.html - Eoghanacht Genealogies from The Book of Munster, written in 1703 by Rev. Eugene O'Keeffe, Parish priest and Poet of Doneraile, North Cork. http://www.clancian-carroll.com/home.html - Clan Cian , also known as the Cianachta (Race of Cian). Cian was the youngest son of Oilill Olum, King of Munster, and Grandson, of King Eoghan Mor 1st of the Milesian race of Heber. Cian's old brother, Eoghan Mor, is the ancestor of the Eoghanchta. http://www.obrienclan.com/clans.htm http://www.irishclans.com/ http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/ Irish language http://www.rnag.ie/english/listen.html - This is the site for Raidió na Gaeltachta. You will need the Real Audio player to listen to these broadcasts. It's well worth the trip because you get to hear radio broadcasts spoken in fluent Irish. Even if you dont speak a lick of Irish, it's very helpful to hear it spoken fluently. http://www.solaseireann.com/ - Here is a link to a site with good sources for learning Irish. There is an 11 lesson course for beginners and it's free to register. Its a very good introductory course, as well as "brushing up" for more advanced learners. There are also links to e-mail lists for Gaelic speakers, both for beginners and more fluent speakers. I recommend joining such lists for any serious learner of this beautiful language. At the top of the page, click on the link for Beginning Irish and it will take you from there with directions on how to register. http://www.litriocht.com / - A very excellent resource with a vast compendium of Irish books, whether on language, history, mythology...you name it. http://www.lincolnu.edu/~focal/ - Archived lists of Irish Words, phrases, endearments http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/gaelic.html - Irish Lesson with Celtic Harpist Dennis Doyle http://www.maths.tcd.ie/gaeilge/gaelic.html - Interactive Irish Lessons http://www.ceantar.org/ATM/ - An Teanga Mharthanach - Where to find Irish classes in your area. http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/foclora/abhair/riomhaire.html - Téarmaí Ríomhaireachta - List of computing terms in Irish http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/seosamh/cngwash.htm - Conradh na Gaeilge - Craobh Washington, D.C., S.A.M. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/3728/index.html - The Gaelic League - Friendship Branch Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/gramadach/canuinti.html - Irish Gaelic Dialects http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3437/gaelfaq.html#C - FAQ - Learning Irish (Gaelic, Gaeilge) Irish/Celtic art and music http://www.dubois.ws/people/paul/kells/ http://fontcraft.com/artype/kells/ Poetry http://www.celt.dias.ie/publications/cat/f/f3-10.html - Irish bardic poetry: texts and translations, together with an introductory lecture by Osborn Bergin http://www.ibiblio.org/dykki/poetry/heaney/heaney-cov.html Celtic Organizations http://www.www.celticleague.net/ - The Celtic League, American Branch (CLAB), was founded in New York City in 1974. Our aim is to provide a link among all Americans of Celtic descent or sympathies who seek a deeper appreciation of their glorious legacy, and the need to strengthen the cultural and national identities of the Celtic peoples. In addition, CLAB often serves as a “common meeting ground” for organizations and individuals within our diverse community. The Celtic League, American Branch is a not-for-profit organization, and is completely non-discriminatory and non-sectarian. http://www.evertype.com/celtcong/cc-home-en.html - The Celtic Congress was founcded in 1902 in order to promote the knowlege, use, and appreiation of the languages and cultures of the six Celtic countries. National Branches of the Congress meet in an International Congress each year in order to help further these aims. |
