| Geography |
| Ireland is the second largest westernmost of the British Isles. (A description of Ireland as "British" is unpopular among some elements of the population of the Republic of Ireland.) |
| Language and Culture |
Before English invasions permanently altered the language and culture of Ireland, the entire island spoke a Celtic language. Once commonly called Gaelic or Irish Gaelic, Irish, the native language of Ireland is is still spoken in a few scattered areas of Ireland. There is substantial dialectical variation in Irish. A learner would do best to pick one and master it before going on to the others. There are a number web sites which provide Irish lessons. Here are a few lessons from a book titled 'Learning Irish' by Mícheál ó Siadhail. The IrishPage.com has a much more detailed course in Irish. |
| Music |
| There is an immense amount of information about Irish music available on the Web. |
| Comhaltas is an organization dedicated to the promotion of Irish music and culture. Most of its branches are in Ireland, but others are scattered all over the world. |
| Ceolas is a web site with much useful information. It has not had much maintenance in the last few years, but still contains a great deal of useful information. There are also many dead links. |