History (Subscribe)
Links
1798 Ireland
http://www.iol.ie/~fagann/1798/
Provides information and articles on the 1798 rebellion and the events leading up to this time.
BBC Online - Northern Ireland History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/history/
Portal site examining history throughout the 20th century, including the World War II and features on the Troubles. Features multimedia items from the decades of the 20th century.
BBC: Key events in Northern Ireland history
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/northern_ireland/10657.stm
A special report from 1998 on the BBC News website, dealing with some key events in the history of Northern Ireland.
Cruithni, Ulster History
http://www.cruithni.org.uk/index.html
A brief illustrated history of Ulster, with suggested books for further reading.
Dissolving Boundaries Through Education
A joint project on the Irish Potato Famine, by St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, and Kells Community School, Co. Meath.
Irish Archaeology
http://www.xs4all.nl/~tbreen/ireland.html
Includes a web directory, the Newsletter of the Irish section of the Paleopathology Association and book reviews.
Northern Ireland Aviation Archaeology Team
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/sum41/crashes/home/home.htm
Features various aircraft crash sites that have been visited and dug. Includes photographs and video.
Northern Ireland Digital Film Archive
http://www.digitalfilmarchive.net/
Collection contains 55 hours of moving images about Northern Ireland from 1897-2000, including drama, animation, documentaries, news, newsreels, and amateur films.
The Belfast Blitz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/belfastblitz/
BBC Northern Ireland's collection of pictures, audio, video and personal accounts of the terrible experience of one city's citizens - men, women and children - when a world war came to them.
The Flight of the Earls
http://www.theflightoftheearls.com/
Information on the exile of the northern nobles in September 1607 and its aftermath.
The Ireland Story
History of Ireland from prehistoric times to the present day, supplemented with maps, and sections on the Troubles, the Omagh Bomb and the Famine.
The James Harshaw Diaries
http://www.theballards.net/Harshaw/index.html
A description of the Diaries and of people of Counties Down and Armagh in the mid-1800s. Also includes an account of John Martin, Young Irelander.
The Linen Trail
http://www.angelfire.com/biz7/robert20016/
Summary of the development of flax and linen world wide, and in the British Isles. Includes a section on Limavady and Northwest.
The origin of Danny Boy or Londonderry Air
http://www.theoriginofdannyboy.com/
Includes song lyrics along with details and photographs of the history surrounding the song.
The Somme Heritage Centre
The First World War shaped the world we live in today, and nowhere more than in Ireland. Nearly a quarter of a million Ulstermen and other Irishmen and women served in the armed forces and in the factories.
Ulster Historical Foundation
A non-profit making organisation that promotes interest in Irish genealogy and history.
Ulster History Circle
http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/
Voluntary organisation that erects blue plaques to honour famous men and women who have contributed to Ulster society. Provides information on existing plaques, with biographies.
Ulster Place-name Society
http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/
Provides details of membership, the society journal and event information.
Ulster Titanic Society
Information about the ship which was made in Belfast, and of some of those who died on her.
