National Museum of Ireland | Collins Barracks Explore Irish History and Design at Collins Barracks. See art, maps, weaponry, flags, furniture, ceramics and costumes. Great for families. Free entry.

EPIC Museum EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is an immersive, interactive museum located in Dublin's Docklands about the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries.

Shannon Heritage Discover the iconic Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and see history coming to life. Immerse yourself in a 19th Century Irish Village, explore the nooks and crannies of a medieval castle or introduce yourself to the Norman Knights in the courtyard. Our Schools programme provides a wide range of self-led and guided programmes. As featured recently in the Irish Independent, Shannon Heritage has partnered with Junior Cycle for Teachers to deliver educational tours for Secondary School students.

Historical Walking Tours of Dublin In just over 2 hours, this Fáilte Ireland-approved, award-winning and entertaining walking tour, conducted by our guides, history graduates of Trinity College Dublin and the National University of Ireland, explores the main features of Irish history - Dublin's development, the influence of the American and French Revolutions, the Potato Famine, the Great War and the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, the Northern conflict and Ireland today.

Local Authority Museum Network The Local Authority Museums Network is a representative organisation for the 12 Local Authority Museums in the Republic of Ireland.

Tipperary County Museum Tipperary County Museum - located in the heart of Clonmel's civic centre. Tipperary County Museum wishes to enable visitors to experience the cultural richness and pride of the County. It works to ensure the museum is widely known and enjoyed by the community and its visitors.

Waterford County Museum Waterford County Museum is located in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the locality. As our Museum is operational largely through voluntary effort we rely on the generosity of the public – both financially, and in terms of the donation of artifacts.

Waterford Treasures Welcome to the award winning Waterford Treasures – Three Museums in the Viking Triangle situated in the heart of Ireland’s oldest city. Three museums within a few paces of each other tell the 1100 year old story of Waterford from its foundation in 914 by Viking sea pirates. The massive stone fortress Reginald’s Tower houses Waterford's Viking Treasures. Ireland’s only Medieval Museum showcases spectacular Treasures from the Middle Ages. The elegant 1743 Bishop’s Palace is the home of the Treasures of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

GPO | Witness History GPO Witness History is an immersive, interactive and engaging experience telling the story of the 1916 Easter Rising and Modern Irish History. GPO Witness History is a permanent visitor attraction located within the historic GPO (General Post Office) building on O’Connell Street, Dublin. The experience is one of the newest Dublin Museums and it is one of the top attractions to explore.

Cavan County Museum Cavan County Museum aims to collect, conserve and ultimately display the material heritage and culture of County Cavan. Currently running an excellent outdoor exhibition on WW 1 and the story of 15 Soldiers from Cavan.

RTE | WW1 100 Years Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of world war 1 Rté looks at the great war from ireland’s perspective.

BBC Bitesize | WW1 An in-depth loook at World War One from BBC History | Sections on the War at Sea, The Battle of the Somme, Life in the trenches and much more..

BBC School Resources | WW1 BBC History - BBC History - A collection of video resources for secondary schools, perfect for students studying World War One.

BBC | WW1 An extensive collection of information on World War 1 - includes a season of programming commemorating the centenary of World War One, interactive guides to the War, video content, audio content, expert opinion on many aspects of the war, from overall politics, to specific involvement of participating countries, to individual stories and experiences. Battle of the Somme | World War one in Colour | Armistice 100 | The Women of World War one | Battle of Jutland | America in World War One | Voices of World War One | Life in the Trenches | The Causes of World War One

Wiki Commons | Atlas of WW1 An excellent collection of including geographical, political and historical maps realting to World War 1 | Global Situation | Course of the War | Western Front | Eastern Front | Mesopotamian campaign

The Irish Times | World War 1 Centenary of death of WWI poet Francis Ledwidge · Risen women: The 'Weekly Irish Times' chronicles in detail what women did during 1916: Weekly Irish Times.

FactSlides | 48 Facts on WW1 During WW1, New Zealand raised an army of 100,000 men, about 10% of its population. During the World War I, the British Army attempted to train seagulls to poo on the periscopes of enemy submarines. Germany was the first country ever to implement Daylight Saving Time in order to save energy during WW1.....

FactSlides | 36 Facts on WW1 Did you know that... After WW1, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland emerged as independent nations?....

The Great War A Guide to the WW1 Battlefields and History of the First World War.

British Pathé | WW1 - The Definitive Collection To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, British Pathé has launched this definitive collection of films from that conflict. British Pathé holds one of the finest and most comprehensive WW1 archives in the world. If you are unable to find what you are looking for you can explore the entire archive using the search bar at the top of this page.

British Pathé | The Western Front in WW1 British, French, Belgian and Canadian troops on the Western Front during the First World War. Also see more specific WW1 collections on "Trench Warfare", "The Somme", "Ypres", "Artillery", "Americans in WW1", among others, for additional relevant material.

British Pathé | How WW1 Started - Dan Snow Dan Snow Explains How World War 1 Started | War Archives

The History Channel | Life in the trenches Thousands of miles of trenches were built during World War I and, for the soldiers living in them, their day-to-day life was nothing short of horrific. HISTORY®, now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms.

Codehesive | WW1 Casualties Commonwealth War Dead: First World War Visualised | An Incredible and interactive visualisation of the Commonweath War Casualties of Worls War 1

Coward | Short Film - Stephen Murphy "COWARD" is a 28 minute film set during World War 1 that brings to light some of the brutal treatment soldiers received for suffering what would now be known as shell-shock. It follows two cousins, Andrew and James, from their home in Northern Ireland who join the British Army to fight for their Country and make their families proud. Through their eyes we see the reality of life on the front lines.

firstworldwar.com | A multimedia history of World War 1 The purpose of this website is to provide a summary overview of the First World War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and approaching ten years in the making - a significant amount of material remains to be covered. Whole aspects of the conflict are light on material at present - rest assured, this is not deliberate: in time the intent is that it should all find its place on the site.

1916 Walking Tours of Dublin In just over 2 hours, this Fáilte Ireland-approved, award-winning and entertaining walking tour, conducted by our guides, history graduates of Trinity College Dublin and the National University of Ireland, explores the main features of Irish history - Dublin's development, the influence of the American and French Revolutions, the Potato Famine, the Great War and the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, the Northern conflict and Ireland today.

The Irish Times | 1916 1916 Rising | The Irish Times Easter Rising Commemoration

G.P.O | Experience History | 1916 Museum Award winning GPO Witness History visitor centre is one of the main things to see and do in Dublin. ... GPO Witness History is an immersive, interactive and engaging experience telling the story of the 1916 Easter Rising and Modern Irish History.

Glasnevin Trust | 1916 List of Names This list researched by Glasnevin Trust shows 485 men, women and children killed during or as a direct result of the 1916 Rebellion. Some of the names of those listed are well known, but the majority are the unknown dead of 1916. In many cases their names had been lost in the sands of time until now. Their stories tell the true history of the rebellion and what it meant for Ireland.

UCD | Remembering 1916 | National Folklore Collection The subject matter of interviews conducted by the Urban Folklore Project collectors ranged from folk belief and custom, local legends and songs, trades and crafts, children’s lore, and a range of other social and cultural matters. Not surprisingly, oral history was identified as a subject deserving of particular attention. This includes the events of Easter 1916 and the turbulent period leading to independence and the civil war, World War I and the ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic of 1918-19, events still fresh in the memory of people in their seventies and older. As the recordings demonstrate, Dublin people were enthusiastic about sharing these memories. The testimonies presented here are those of a cross-section of Dublin opinion in relation to the Easter Rising, ranging from combatants and avowed supporters of the rebellion to those less disposed (or opposed) to the actions of the Volunteers. They also record the experiences and responses of neutral Dublin people whose lives were profoundly affected by the events.

RTÉ | Pictures of the Past | Hunger Strikes and Protests 1920 On Easter Monday, 5 April 1920, thirty-six Irish Volunteer prisoners in Mountjoy pledged 'not to eat food or drink anything except water until all here have been given prisoner-of-war treatment or are released.' Joined by others in the days that followed, the Irish Independent reported that by 10 April the number participating had climbed to 101 - the largest scale on which this form of protest had ever been attempted.

RTÉ | Pictures of the Past | Portraits and Pamphlets: A Cumann na mBan Gallery From their founding in 1914 through the War of Independence and into the Civil War, the work of Cumann na mBan can be seen in photographs, handbills and more

RTÉ | Pictures of the Past | The War of Independence A collaboration with The National Library of Ireland presenting a collection of excellent photographs from around Ireland during 1920-1921. Ireland is a dangerous place in 1920 and 1921. There is savagery on the streets, and people are not safe in their own homes. Across the country, repressive British forces – regular soldiers, RIC, Black and Tans, Auxiliaries – are ranged against increasingly agile, aggressive IRA units and flying columns. Their deadly dance of attack and counter-attack brutalises the country. On both entrenched sides of this War of Independence, and in between those sides, are ordinary people trying to live in extraordinary times. You will see some of those people here, in the work of W.D. Hogan, a jobbing photographer who captured images of turmoil and of truce all over Ireland.

RTÉ | The War of Independence Project The War of Independence on RTÉ History commemorates the centenaries of key events in the conflict. The site will offer accounts and explainers of crucial events from the formation of the First Dáil and the Soloheadbeg ambush, through Bloody Sunday and the Burning of Cork, right up to the signing of the Treaty in December 1921, accompanied by image galleries and interactive maps. This project is the product of a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution edited by John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo and published by the Cork University Press.

The Irish Story An online publisher of Irish History articles, interviews, ebooks and podcasts. Sections on Irish History | Today in Irish History | The 1916 Rising | The Irish Civil War | The 1913 Lockout Topics include: Irish History, Irish People, Irish Biography, Irish Politics, Irish History Books & Ebooks, Reviews, Interviews, Articles and much more. This site also has an excellent section of links to 'Great Irish History Sites', 'Irish History Forums' and 'Irish History Publishers'

The Irish Times | 1920: The War of Independence The War of Independence | The Irish Times. 1920: The complex legacy of a year of violence, trauma and terror revisited and disentangled. A definitive source of articles and information on the War of Independence including | "Diarmaid Ferriter: It’s still hard to rise above the emotion of the War of Independence" | "1920 marked by violence, sectarian tensions and the creation of Northern Ireland" | "Michael Collins’s importance in the War of Independence has been exaggerated" | "Cumann na mBan and the War of Independence" | "Louise Ryan: Battles on the ‘home front’" | "Atrocities against women in the ‘Tan War’" | "Mass civil disobedience and the War of Independence" | "The 100 disappearances by the IRA during the Irish revolution" | "The Irish War of Independence as seen by the international press" and many more...

The Irish Times | The Century Project The Century Project: A Commemoration of the Decade of Revolution 1912-1923 from The Irish Times. Century includes special sites on Home Rule, Women and the Vote, The Lockout, the first World War, The 1916 Rising, War of Independence and much more. A great place to start your research on all aspects of the Decade of Revolution 1912-1923. Excellent photos, videos and audio resources to guide you and to enhance your project. Detailed articles on the Somme, letters and records from 1916, timelines of 1918,1919,1920, lists of events during the War of Independence and the Civil War.

Irish Family History Centre Trace your family ancestry and learn the story of your families history and past. Let us help you bring your family story to life.

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Glasnevin Trust | Genealogy Workshops Due to the meticulous record keeping of Glasnevin Trust since 1828, we can help you find your relatives, family history or discover more about the stories of the people buried in Glasnevin Trust Cemeteries. The genealogy results preview is free to access, simply use our search tool above to get started. You will then be prompted to buy credits if you wish to take your search deeper. You can also visit the Genealogy Workstations in Glasnevin Museum where our staff are happy to assist with your search or view to guide you further.

FamilySearch.org Family Search is an excellent resource as it has many different resources from around the world for you to look through. This will be particularly useful to students covering Irish soldiers who have fought for the American, Canadian, New Zealand and British armies, of which there were many. One of the most interesting parts for Irish WWI is for those who were granted Irish Passports after joining the US army. You may be able to find your soldiers passport photo!

Ancestry.co.uk This a is superb resource if you can cleverly make use of the free trial they offer. Your trial will uncover some great content which may lead you to other resources to follow up your lead. Remember to check your local libraries and museums as lots of them will provide access to Ancestry and other genealogy websites.

Irish Genealogy This Irish Government supported, official web site, is dedicated to helping you in your search for records of family history for past generations.

Irish Ancestors | johngrenham.com Find your Irish ancestry with John Grenham's expert system. An amazing resource to quickly find information on a Surname.

Irish Genealogical research Society Irish Genealogical Research Society – Discover your Irish roots

Geohive | Maps The OSI have recently released a resource to help you find information about your past. By using geohive you can overlay modern maps with maps from the 19th century. Many of the streets and houses of your soldiers’ lives have long since gone, but thanks to this resource you can find old street names, house and buildings. This will not only help in your search but will also give a stronger social understanding of the times these soldiers lived in. Maps of battlefields are also hugely beneficial when discovering the battles in which your soldier may have died. Many military historians have given detailed accounts of every battle and how they were lost and won or how so many casualties could have been avoided.

Townlands in Ireland | townlands.ie Based on data in OpenStreetMap, this website provides an extensive list of Irish townlands. Choose from a list of counties in Ireland to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in that county. Following the link to a townland provides boundary information and very useful links to search for this townland in the Census of Ireland. This is a great start to research the history of your local area.

Heritage Ireland | Map of all sites Welcome to the website of Heritage Ireland. Designed to introduce you to some of the many rich and varied attractions of Ireland's Heritage. Here is a full Map of all Irish Heritage sites. Visitor Information for Parks, Monuments and Gardens. Guide to Opening Times and Admission Charges.

Heritage Maps | Dublin County The Heritage Maps viewer is a web-based spatial data viewer which focuses on the built, cultural and natural heritage around Ireland and off shore. The Heritage Maps viewer acts as a “one stop shop” discovery tool, as it provides access to heritage data along with contextual data from a very wide range of sources. The user can create cross-disciplinary views from hundreds of datasets - crossing over administrative boundaries, subject boundaries, and the land-sea boundary. The Heritage Maps viewer offers a unique perspective, building up national coverage of heritage datasets from local authority sources as well as using existing national datasets. It uses web services to access live data where possible, thereby increasing data reliability. This version is a start point to the rich heritage of Dublin City & County - Filter the data to view Museums, Archives, Collections, Archaeology, Architecture and much more...

Heritage Maps | Ireland The Heritage Maps viewer is a web-based spatial data viewer which focuses on the built, cultural and natural heritage around Ireland and off shore. The Heritage Maps viewer acts as a “one stop shop” discovery tool, as it provides access to heritage data along with contextual data from a very wide range of sources. The user can create cross-disciplinary views from hundreds of datasets - crossing over administrative boundaries, subject boundaries, and the land-sea boundary. The Heritage Maps viewer offers a unique perspective, building up national coverage of heritage datasets from local authority sources as well as using existing national datasets. It uses web services to access live data where possible, thereby increasing data reliability. This version is a start point to the rich heritage of Dublin City & County - Filter the data to view Museums, Archives, Collections, Archaeology, Architecture and much more...

The Great Irish Famine Commemoration Website The National Famine Commemoration Committee was first established in 2008 following a Government decision to commemorate the Great Irish Famine with an annual national famine memorial day. The Committee is chaired by Josepha Madigan T.D., Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and is made up of representatives from the Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence, representatives from the Defence Forces, Department of An Taoiseach, Irish Aid, representatives from Trócaire and Gorta, historians, the National Museum of Ireland and other interested parties.

National Archives | UK The National Archives is a non-ministerial government department. Its parent department is the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This resource provides excellent guides to your research. Learn how to find and understand records of soldiers and sailors, battles and battalions and almost every other aspect of the British perspective on the Great War, World War 2, and many other areas of British Histoy.

The Gazette | gazette.co.uk This online resource has thousands of accounts of soldiers awarded medals for bravery and lists of those who died and where. These were the original news reports of the time and are an excellent resource. The Gazette has been recording national and international events since November 1665, in its first incarnation as The Oxford Gazette. From England’s Glorious Revolution to despatches from the front, and honours and awards for gallantry or meritorious service – as well as officer commissions, appointments and promotions, and casualties – it’s a key resource for the researcher. Genealogists can sketch out a soldier’s career, and insolvency notices can help track an individual or company’s financial history.

Ellis Island | Visiter Centre This is another interesting archive for those searching soldiers who may have emigrated to the US before WWI and joined the US army. Located in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Port of New York Passenger Records 1820-1957. Searching our archives online at LibertyEllisFoundation.org can help inform your own family's story--inspiring a new sense of your place in the larger story of American immigration.

National Archives | US The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, some are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching a historical topic that interests you.

Digital History Studios | 3D Visualisations With over 20 years of industry experience in cinematic animation and expertise in history, Digital History Studios has been dedicated to educating people about history through the fine art of computer visualization. Digital History Studios offers a unique combination of skill and experience to bring history to life.

SOZO 3D Sounds | WW1 Trench Experience A completely immersive trench experience from the point of view of a soldier of the Great War. Make sure you use headphones for this amazing 3d audio experience.