Directory of Sites

Listed below is a directory of web sites supporting the Trust’s vision and objectives.

The Trust encourages those in charge of web sites to provide information on their facility for posting in this web site. Likewise, any necessary changes to the information concerning these web sites posted on the Trust’s web site would be welcomed.

Memorial Sites

• 10th Irish Division - The 10th Division came into existence as a result of Army Order No. 324, issued on 21 August 1914. It was formed of Volunteers, under the administration of Irish Command.
• Athy County Kildare World War One Dead - The Great War dead of this Kildare town. An unofficial site
• Australian War Memorial - Official Australian government site, which includes a Roll of Honour of every Australian killed in the line of duty since the Boer War.
• Bandon County Cork Memorial Committee - An organisation set up to remember the war dead of this Cork town. An unofficial site
• Brunssum War Cemetery - Dutch WW2 Cemetery with 328 graves of Allied Soldiers. There is a searchable database.
• Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Official site, which lists the names of 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who died in the service of their country.
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Dublin Memorials of the Great War - Private website that features memorials to Dublin casualties of the First World War and is integrated with online databases of research on individual casualties.
• Ireland World War 1 - A website that will act as a forum for everyone interested in the Irish participation in World War 1.
• Irish Korean War Dead - Unofficial site which records the Irish dead of the 1950-1953 conflict.
• Irish Vietnam War Dead - Unofficial site, which includes Irish dead of both US and Australian forces.
• Irish War Memorials - This web-site presents an inventory of war memorials in Ireland. It includes photographs of each memorial, the text of all inscriptions, and details of the site of the memorial. A database of all of
• Journey of Reconciliation and Trust - This site was established by those involved in the Messines Peace Tower project of 1998.
• Lives Remembered at St. Patricks Cathedral
• Tipperary World War One Dead - An unofficial site which commemorates the contribution of natives of Tipperary in war time.

Conflict in Ireland

• Corpus of Irish Electronic Texts - Online historical texts, particularly related to medieval Ireland .
• De Re Militari - European medieval warfare society website, with extensive links.
• Gallowglass - Wikipedia entry outlining the history of Scots mercernaries in medieval Ireland.
• Irish Arms - Links to medieval re-enactment societies and living history groups.
• Killeshandra and the 1641 Rebellion - The rebellions impact on Cavan.
• Medieval Ireland in Maps - Includes many maps of military interest.
• Norman Invasion - A well presented site with many illustrations explaining the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland from 1169.
• Shane O'Neill's Rebellion - Wikipedia entry outlining the Ulster Chieftains' wars of 1560's
• The 1641 Rebellion - Wikipedia account of the outbreak of one of the bloodiest rebellions in Irish History.
• The Battle of Dysert O'Dea - Warfare between the Anglo-Normans and Clare chieftains in 1318.
• The Battle of Kinsale - Wikipedia entry on the decisive defeat of Gaelic Ireland and its Spanish allies in 1602.
• The Cromwellian Settlement - The aftermath of the Cromwellian intervention following the 1641 Rebellion and the English Civil War.
• The Normans in Thomond - Clare County Library site describing Norman rule in Munster
• The Spanish Armada - Clare County Library site on the impact of the attempted 1588 invasion of Ireland .

The Williamite War

• Sarsfield and Ballyneety - The destruction of the Williamite siege train by Jacobite forces during the siege.
• The Battle of Aughrim - Web: Battle of Aughrim Information Site The key victory of the Williamite forces in 1691.
• The Battle of the Boyne - The background to the most famous battle in Irish history.
• The Siege of Derry - Wikipedia - The successful defence of Derry by the Williamites in 1689.
• The Sieges of Limerick - The Williamite army's unsuccessful attacks on the city.
• The Treaty of Limerick - The conclusion of the Williamite War.
• War in Clare during The Jacobite Era - Aspects of the war in the west.

The 1798 Rebellion

• 1798 Facsimile Documents - Web:1798 Facisimile Documents Site A collection of contemporary documents produced by the National Archives.
• 1798 Links - Numerous documents on the history of the rebellion.
• The 1798 Rebellion - The BBC account of the bloodiest rebellion on modern Irish history.

Regional Battlegrounds

• Antrim and 1798 Wikipedia
• Clare in 1798
• Kildare in 1798
• Mayo in 1798
• The Battle of Ballinamuck
• Ulster and 1798 - BBC
• Wexford in 1798 - Wikipedia

The 20th Century

• History of the Irish Defence Forces - Official site of the Irish Defence Forces .
• Irish Defence Forces Insignia - Contemporary insignia of the Irish Defence Forces.
• Irish Defence Forces Overseas service - Overseas Service Official site explaining the Irish Defence Forces' United Nations missions.
• Michael Collins - This site contains numerous links to sites commemorating the best known leader of the War of Independence.
• The Belfast Blitz - Wikipedia - The German bombing attacks on Belfast in 1941.
• The Easter Rising 1916 - BBC site on the background to the Easter Rising.
• The Irish in Uniform - Tipperary based site that commemorates Irish service world wide.
• The Kilmichael Ambush - The story of the November 1920 ambush of British troops by the west Cork IRA under Tom Barry.
• The memoirs of Andrew O'Donoghue, Clare IRA - One Clare man's story of the 1919-21 period.
• The Rinneen, Co. Clare Ambush - A September 1920 encounter between the IRA and British troops.
• The Soloheadbeg Ambush - The January 1919 ambush which is often regarded as the beginning of the War of Independence.
• World War Two and Ireland - Comprehensive site providing information on neutral Ireland 's defences and attitudes to the belligerent powers.

British Commonwealth Forces

• 10th Irish Division - The 10th Division came into existence as a result of Army Order No. 324, issued on 21 August 1914. It was formed of Volunteers, under the administration of Irish Command.
• Australian Army History - Official Australian Army site.
• British Army Regiments, 1914-1918 - The records of all the Irish Regiments during the First World War can be traced at this site.
• Canadian Military Heritage Project - Excellent site for genealogical research, beginning with the French-Indian wars of the 1600s. Numerous links of Irish interest.
• Canadian War Museum - The national war museum of Canada .
• Imperial War Museum - Excellent site of UK 's national war museum with numerous interesting links.
• Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross Wikipedia - List of Irish winners of Britain 's highest award for gallantry in wartime.
• Land Forces of Britain and the Commonwealth - Extensive links for Irish regiments of the British Forces.
• National Army Museum War Museum - This museum is dedicated to the history of the British Army prior to the twentieth century.
• Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association - Very useful information and links on Irish service in the Great War.
• Royal Munster Fusiliers 1914-1918 - The First World War record of this Irish regiment.
• South African Irish Regiment - Serving regiment of the South African Army.
• South African War - National archives U.K. - Virtual library on the Boer War that features information on the Irish who fought on both sides.
• The 36th Ulster Division - This World War One division was raised largely from the Ulster Volunteer Force.
• The Irish Regiment of Canada - Serving Canadian Regiment.

The Americas

• American Revolution - Numerous links to sites on the American War of Independence, a conflict in which Irish people fought on both sides.
• American Society for Military History
• Centre for Military History - Two sites devoted to the study of American military affairs.
• Commodore John Barry - The Irish founder of the US Navy.
• Fenian Raids Index - Extensive Canadian links to this episode of Irish history.
• Irish Loyalist Volunteers - Irish volunteers for the Crown during the American revolution
• Meagher's Irish Brigade Wikipedia - The Union troops led by the ex-Young Ireland leader.
• The 28th Massachusetts Volunteers - Excellent site devoted to this Irish Union regiment with good background to the social and political aspects of Irish participation in the conflict.
• The Fighting 69th Regiment - The most famous Irish regiment in the Civil War from New York .
• The San Patricio Battalion: A Bibliography
• The San Patricios – Mexico’s Fighting Irish - Tells the story of of the Irish men who deserted the US Army to fight for Mexico in 1846, many being executed as a result .

Service Elsewhere

• The Irish in Other Wars and Armies - Links detailing Irish participation in warfare from Argentina to Austria, from the 1700s to the present day.
• Wild Geese Heritage Centre - Site dedicated to the stories of the Irish soldiers who served in the European armies of the 1700s