Library Ireland is a free online resource of books and articles on Irish history, genealogy, and culture generally. It's aim is to entertain and inform, and to promote interest in all aspects of historical Ireland.
For further information on the nature and purpose of the website please see the about Library Ireland page.
The site contains a vast range of material, some of which can be accessed via the category or navigation links at the top of the page or through the Library Ireland sitemap. However, the pages are too numerous to list comprehensively so, if in doubt, take advantage of the search facility provided.
Some of the most popular books in the library are:—
A Concise History of Ireland, by Patrick Weston Joyce
Irish Names and Surnames, by Rev. Patrick Woulfe
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland, by Lady Jane Wilde
A Compendium of Irish Biography, by Alfred Webb
A Smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland, by P. W. Joyce
A History of Irish Music, by William Grattan Flood
Irish Local Names Explained by P. W. Joyce
Cead Mille Failte, from the Dublin Penny Journal, 1832
Celtic Surnames, by Tomas O Flannghaile, 1896
Census of Ireland (1821, 1831, and 1841 compared), from The Dublin University Magazine, 1844
The Irish Funeral Cry (the Ullaloo, Keeners and Keening at Irish Funerals), from the Dublin Penny Journal, 1833
Witchcraft in Carrickfergus, from the Dublin Penny Journal, 1833
On the Dress of the Ancient and Modern Irish, by Joseph Cooper Walker, from A Cabinet of Irish Literature
The Poteen, from the Dublin Penny Journal, 1832
