The Directory

Irish Websites

 

 

On these pages you'll find a variety of websites of Irish interest. You can browse by category by clicking the 'Label' links below each entry. If you would like a site to be added to this list, then please submit the details here.


Midwest Irish Radio

www.midwestirishradio.com

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St. Kentigern's Social Club

www.stkents.co.uk

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Ceol Up North

www.ceolupnorth.co.uk - excellent site covering Irish traditional music in the North West

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Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester

www.iwhc.com

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London Irish Studies Centre - Archive

www.londonmet.ac.uk/irishstudiescentre/archive/

A unique collection of documents, audio and video recordings, books, photographs and ephemera that catalogues the history of the Irish in Britain from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The Archive is regularly consulted by researchers, students, academics and journalists from Britain, Ireland and further afield.

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Moving Here

www.movinghere.org.uk
A fantastic lottery-funded resource, Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It offers free access, for personal and educational use, to an online catalogue of versions of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums. Material on Irish migration and experiences includes:

History of Irish migration to England: www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/irish/irish.htm

Researching Irish roots: www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/irish/irish.htm

Stories: www.movinghere.org.uk/stories

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The Session

www.thesession.org - the definitive community site on the web for Irish traditional music

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Triskelle

www.vincentpeters.nl - a fine site covering Irish music, history and tourism.

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Drogheda tourism site

www.drogheda.ie

Contains information on the various heritage sites located both in Drogheda and the Boyne Valley area including Newgrange, Knowth, Monasterboice, Mellifont Abbey, Battle of the Boyne site, Millmount Martello Tower and Museum, St Oliver Plunkett's Shrine etc. Also a huge ammount of tourist information.

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