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The Irish Experience(HU 2661)
Study Abroad 2009
Ireland Study Abroad participants are invited to come to the library to discover a little of Ireland’s history, customs and culture before they leave for study abroad. Use the resources listed below and please ask a librarian if you need assistance in finding any of the information listed.
Background Information (1st Floor Reference Area)
- Nations of the World: a political, business and reference handbook - 320.03 N277
- The Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life - 305.803
- Encyclopedia of World History – 909 E565 Includes entries on: monastic scholarship, Irish famine, Irish Independence
Irish Art and Culture (2nd Floor Stacks)
- In search of ancient Ireland (VHS) – 941.501 INS v.1
- Celtic spirituality - 270.089 CEL
A short history of Ireland - 941.5 MCM
- Irish art and architecture from prehistory to the present - 709.415 H255I
- Modern Irish poetry : an anthology - 821.914 MOD
- Ireland in poetry: with paintings, drawings, photographs - 821.008 IRE
- Bloom’s Literary Places: Dublin - 914.18T
Travel/Customs
- Lonely Planet Guide to Ireland - 914.1504 D2471
- Behave Yourself: The Essential Guide to International Etiquette - 395.52 P885b
- A traveler’s history of Ireland - 941.5 NEV
- Discovering Ireland (DVD) - 914.15 DIS
Websites
http://www.discoverireland.ie/what-to-do/Activities/culture-and-heritage.aspx
- Irish Resources in the Humanities
Comprehensive site covering archeology, art, biography, film, geography, history, Irish language, literature and music produced by the University Libraries, University of Maryland
http://irith.org/index.jsp
- CIA World Factbook Website
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html
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