Pollard Memorial Library
Ireland Webliography
Cead mile failte!
Welcome!
Welcome to the webliography of Leabharlann Pollard. No, there isn't a weird typo going on. That's how to write the Pollard Library in Irish. We've done something a little different with this webliography to give you more of a flavor of Irish culture. We've sprinkled, here and there, some Irish phrases. So not only will you learn of some very good resources, both print and web based, about Ireland but you will also learn a bit of Irish as Gaelic is referred to Eireann (Ireland).
There are vast amounts of information about Ireland and we have worked hard to bring you the best resources. We hope you enjoy this webliography.
Go n'eiri an t-adh leat! (Good Luck!)
General Information
Cen' t-eolas ata' uait? (What information do you want?)
Websites
Books
- Department of Foreign Affairs. Facts About Ireland - 941.5 IRE -
Just the facts, ma'm! Everything you need to know about Ireland.
Fine Arts
Ceoi agus craic! (Singing and a good time!)
Websites
- The Book of Kells - Information and pictures of one of the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts
- Ceolas - All about Celtic music
- Irish Dance - Information about Irish dances including history. Also contains listings of accredited Irish dance academies in United States and Ireland.
- Irish Traditional Music Archive -
Multimedia resource center on the history and preservation of Irish music
Music
- Altan. Blackwater - CD INTERNATIONAL ALT - Irish folkmusic sung in Irish and English
- Boston Pops Orchestra. The Celtic Album -
CD INTERNATIONAL BOS - Traditional and contemporary classical Celtic music recorded live at Symphony Hall.
- Chieftains. Down the Old Plank Road - CD INTERNATIONAL CHI - Collaborations on Irish tunes with country music artists
- Chieftains. Tears of Stone - CD INTERNATIONAL CHI - Collaborations with various female solo artists
- Chieftains. Water from the Well - CD INTERNATIONAL CHI - Traditional Irish folk tunes
- Chieftains. Wide World Is Over - CD INTERNATIONAL CHI - Collaborations with various artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Linda Ronstadt, Van Morrison, and others.
Videos
- Ballard of the Irish Horse - VC BAL - Studies the Irish love of horses from ancient times to modern times.
- Dancing at Lughnasa - VC DAN - The story of 5 sisters in rural 1936 Ireland.
- The Field - VC FIE - For years an old man has rented and taken care of a plot of land. When the owner sells it to an American developer, the old man fights it.
- Ireland's Emerald Treasures - VC Travel IRE -
Highlights the sites in Dublin, Co. Wicklow, Co. Kildare, Kilkenny, and Clonmacnois
- Michael Collins - VC MIC - Stylized bio-pic. of the life of patriot Michael Collins, especially during the Anglo-Irish War.
- Widows Peak - VC WID - In 1920's Ireland a young widow's arrival in a small town shakes up the old guard.
FOOD
An bhfuil ocras ort? (Are you hungry?)
Web Sites
Cookbooks
- Connery, Clare. In an Irish Country Kitchen: a Cook's Celebration of Ireland - 641.5941 CON Oversized
- FitzGibbon, Theodora. A Taste of Ireland: Irish Traditional Food - 641.5941 F55
- Irish Cookery - 641.59 IRI
- Johnson, Margaret M. The Irish Heritage Cookbook - 641.59417 JOH
- Kershner, Ruth. Irish Cooking - 641.59415 K47
- McCormick, Malachi. Irish Country Cooking - 641.59415 M13
- Ross, Ruth Isabel. The Little Irish Baking Book - 641.7 ROS
- Walsh, Helen. Irish Cooking - 641.5941 W22
Genealogy
Ca as tu? (Where are you from?)
Websites
Books
- Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your British and Irish Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish Ancestors - S.C. 929.341 BAX REF
- Grenham, John. Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide - S.C. 929.3415 GRE
- Mitchell, Brian. A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland - S.C. 929.3415 MIT REF
- Mitchell, Brian. Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy - S.C. 929.3415 MIT REF
- O'Laughlin, Michael C. Book of Irish Families - S.C. 929.3415 OLA REF
- O'Laughlin, Michael C. O'Lochlainn's Beginner's Guide to Irish Family Research - S.C. 929.3415 OLA
- Radford, Dwight A. A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors - S.C. 929.3415 RAD
- Schaefer, Christina K. Instant Information on the Internet: A Genealogist's No Frills Guide to the British Isles - S.C. 929.72 SCH
- Yurdan, Marilyn. Irish Family History - S.C. 941.5 YUR REF
Government
Mir a haon ar an gClar Gno... (Item one on the agenda...)
Websites
History and Literature
Eireann go braugh! (Ireland forever!)
Websites
History-Books
- Adams, Gerry. Before the Dawn: an Autobiography - B Adams G. - Autobiography of Sinn Fein leader
- Ardagh, John. Ireland and the Irish: A Portrait of a Changing Society - 941.508 ARD - A study of Irish life in modern times.
- Cahill, Thomas. How the Irish Saved Civilization: the Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe - 941.501 CAH - A history of Irish civilization from the perspective of its influence on Western civilization.
- Coogan, Tim Pat. Eamon de Valera: the Man Who Was Ireland - B De Valera E. - Biography of the first president of the Irish Republic.
- Coogan, Tim Pat. The Irish Civil War - 941.5082 COO - Thorough history of Irish Civil War, 1922-1923.
- Coogan, Tim Pat. Wherever Green Is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora - 325.415 COO - A look at Irish immigration
- Course of Irish History - 941.5 MOO 1994 - History of Ireland based on Radio Telefis' Eireann production.
- Ellis, Peter Berresford. Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland - 941.5 ELL - Long before the English landed on Ireland's shores, there was a long history of Irish kings.
- Foster, R.F. Modern Ireland, 1600-1972 - 941.5 F75 - Fundamental history of Ireland. A must read for every student of Irish history.
- Gallagher, Thomas Michael. Paddy's Lament: Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred - 941.5081 G34 - A history of the Irish Famine and its influence on subsequent Irish history.
- Kee, Robert. Ireland, a History - 941.5 K43 - Solid text of Irish history.
- Kee, Robert. The Laurel and the Ivy: The Story of Charles Steward Parnell and Irish Nationalism - 941.508 KEE - A political biography of one of the most important Irish statesmen of the 19th century.
- Keneally, Thomas. The Great Shame: And Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World - 304.8 KEN - An Aussie writer of Irish descent looks at Irish immigrant success stories and influence throughout the globe.
- MacDonagh, Oliver. The Hereditary Bondsman: Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1829 - B O'Connell D. - Biography of Ireland's first modern nationalist.
- O'Connor, Frank. The Big Fellow - B Collins, M. - Biography of assassinated Irish leader, Michael Collins.
- Wars of Irish Kings: a Thousand Years of Struggle from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Elizabeth I. - 941.5 WAR - An account of the power struggles in Ireland, among the Irish and then against the English.
- What Life Was Like Among Druids and High Kings: Celtic Ireland, AD 100-1200 - 941.501 WHA - Long before "The Troubles", Ireland had a rich cultural history but still lots of turmoil!
- William, Niall and Christine Breen. O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare - 941.93 W72 - Can you go home again? Irish American Christine Breen and her Irish born husband Niall Williams take on her grandfather's cottage in Ireland to find out.
Literature-Books
The "Old Guard"
- Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot - 842.914 BEC -
In this drama, on a bleak street, Vladimir and Estragon await the arrival of something or someone named Godot.
Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969.
- Heaney, Seamus. Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996 - 821.914 HEA - 1995 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature
- Joyce, James. Dubliners - Fic - Explores the lives of Dublin's poorer class in early 20th century Ireland.
- O'Brien, Flann. A Flann O'Brien Reader - 828.9 O58 - Writer of satires.
- O'Connor, Frank. Collected Stories - Fic
A collection from one of Ireland's best short story writers
- Shaw, Bernard. Complete Plays With Prefaces - 822 SH53W
- Synge, J.M. The Playboy of the Western World - 822 S99
First produced in 1907, this story of a young man growing up caused a sensation.
- Wilde, Oscar. The Complete Illustrated Stories, Plays, and Poems of Oscar Wilde - 823 WIL
- Yeats, W.B. The Yeats Reader: a Portable Compendium of His Best Poetry, Drama, and Prose - 821.8 YEA
The "New" Kids on the Block
- Binchy, Maeve. Glass Lake - Fic - Kit is certain her mother's unhappiness is due to a secret. Can a secret destroy a person?
- Doyle, Roddy. The Van - Fic - Jimmy and his pal are laid off. Their solution - turn an old van into a "chipper".
- Llywelyn, Morgan. The Last Prince of Ireland - Fic - Tragic story of Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare and his people's attempted march to freedom after the Battle of Kinsale.
- O'Brien, Edna. Wild Decembers - Fic - The story of a rivalry set in the mountains of Ireland.
- Taylor, Alice. The Women of the House - Fic - Mossgrove Farm has been in the Phelan family for generations. Tradition is threatened by Ned Phelan's wife Martha.
- Toibin, Colm. Blackwater Lightship - Fic - As Declan lay dying, three generations of family gather and reflect not only on his life but their own.
- Trevor, William. Collected Stories - Fic - Prize winning novelist who prefers short stories.
- Uris, Leon. Trinity - Fic - The "granddaddy" of Irish epics and it was written by an American!
- Williams, Niall. Four Letters of Love - Fic -Did God command civil servant William Coughlin to abandon job and family to paint?
Language
Nil moran Gaeilge agam. (I don't have much Irish.)
Websites
Media
Ta si ag leamh on paipear. (She is reading the paper.)
Websites
Travel
Ta se go brea anseo! (It's nice here!)
Websites
Guidebooks
- Booth, Frank W. The Independent Walker's Guide to Ireland: 35 Memorable Walks in Ireland's Green Countryside - 914.1504 BOO
- Fodor's Ireland - 914.1504 FOD 2002
- Lehane, Brendan. Wild Ireland: A Traveller's Guide 2000 - 508.415 IRE 2000 - Travel guide to the natural history and sites of Ireland
- Makem, Tommy. Tommy's Makem's Secret Ireland - 941.5 MAK - Musician Makem's favorite Irish spots.
For the "Wee" Folk - Children's Books
- Bartoletti, Susan. Black Potatoes: the Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 - J 941.5081 BAR - An acclaimed factual book about the famine.
- Blashfield, Jean. Ireland - 941.5 BLA - Information about Irish history and culture.
- Bunting, Eve. Spying on Miss Muller - J Fic - During WWII 13 year old Jessie attends a Belfast boarding school. Is teacher Miss Muller acting suspiciously?
- Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song - J Fic - Fictional story of an Irish family during the 1840's potato famine.
- McCully, Emily Arnold. The Pirate Queen - J-B O'Malley G. - Biography of Grainne (Grace) O'Malley, Irish pirate.
- Nixon, Joan Lowry. The Gift - J Fic -
Are his grandfather's fantastic stories about leprechauns true? Brian sets out to prove it.
- O'Donnell, Elizabeth Lee. Patrick's Day - J/E -
Patrick is very surprised to discover that his village's St. Patrick's Day parade is not in his honor.
- Reid Banks, Lynne. Maura's Angel - J Fic - In war-torn Belfast, 11 year old Maura meets an unusual girl named Angela.
- San Souci, Robert D. Brave Margaret - J 398.209417 SAN - In this Irish tale it is the heroine that saves the day.
- Schmidt, Gary D. Saint Ciaran: the Tale of a Saint of Ireland - J-B Ciaran, Saint - One of Ireland's earliest saints.
By the PML Web Committee
Last updated September 3, 2003.
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