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Ireland

Background Information

        Irish Embassy - website contains a substantial amount of information on Ireland as well as
                 related web sites.

Introductory information

        World Factbook
        State Department’s Background Notes.
        BBC Country Profiles

More detailed information

        Lexis-Nexis or Academic Search databases may be used to locate magazine and
                  newspaper articles about the country. Both are available from the library’s home page.
        Travel and Tourism
        Flag and Map  - see EBSCO’s Academic Search database. Click on images and select
                  maps, flags.

Search Catalogs

        Search POLAR using the the subject heading or geographic subdivision Ireland to find materials
                  available in the local libraries. It may be necessary to use other headings to find early material.
                  Ireland was part of the United Kingdom from the 11th century until the early 20th century
                  and Northern Ireland still is

                  It may be necessary to use the word Irish to find some aspects of Ireland such as
                  English Literature – Irish Authors. A librarian will be happy to help you ifn case of difficulty.

Print Reference Sources

        The Europa World Year Book

Newspapers, Media

        Irish Examiner
        Irish Independent
        Irish Times

Cultural and Miscellaneous

        Heritage of Ireland (museums)
        Irish Humor
        Irish Jokes
        Irish Jokes and One Liners
        National Library of Ireland


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