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A Rose by any Other Name: A Guide to Irish Christian Names

This online book by Judith Eccles Wright lists the formal name, nicknames, names used interchangeably plus the Latin and Irish name. An invaluable aid to finding your Irish family as the nickname or … more

DHO:Discovery

The Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO) is a project of the Royal Irish Academy and is a gateway to Irish digital collections and resources, information and knowledge. Searches can be filtered by … more

Century Ireland - Online historical newspaper

This online newspaper published fortnightly, from May 2013, tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago. The news reports are supported by a wealth of visual, archival and other … more

Clare County Library - Digital Books

This site offers access to free online Clare and Irish material from the Internet Archive and other sources such as Irish Manuscripts Commission. The resources are arranged as … more

Free Irish eBooks - Index of free eBooks

This site lists Irish eBooks and eJournals in a wide range of categories. There are 4,000+ genealogy and 1,500+ history titles (with links to open the books). All titles can be read online and most … more

Irish Lives Remembered - Genealogy eMagazine

A free monthly digital magazine dedicated to tracing your Irish heritage and ancestors. Previous issues are online from June 2012. more

Celtic Guide

This free online magazine has issues, from January 2012, that can be downloaded as a PDF files. The term Celtic is used loosely to include a melting pot of races, including the Viking race, which … more

The Irish Manuscripts Commission - Digital books

The Commission has digitised many of their out of print publications and made them freely available online, all fully keyword searchable. A small example of what is available includes:  • … more

DIPPAM – Documenting Ireland: Parliament, People and Migration

An online virtual archive of documents and sources relating to the history of Ireland and its migration experience from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. There are three searchable databases: … more

Ask about Ireland - Digital Books

This site is an initiative of Irish public libraries, local museums and archives to digitise and publish online original, unusual and unique material from their local studies' collections. Use the … more

Act of Union VirtualLibrary

This is a unique collection of pamphlets, newspapers, parliamentary papers and manuscript material contemporary with the 1801 Act of Union between Ireland and Britain. The site is searchable by … more

Library Ireland

This is a free online resource of books and articles on Irish history, genealogy, and culture. The transcripts of a wide range of journal articles, old books, including directories, are available … more

Kildare County Library and Arts Services - Kildare Collections and Research Services

Online resources include digitised books, directories and EHistory - the Kildare Online Electronic History Journal . This electronic journal publishes material relating to the history, archaeology … more