Australian War Memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au//index_flash.asp
Official Australian government site, which includes a Roll of Honour of every Australian killed in the line of duty since the Boer War.

Athy County Kildare World War One Dead http://kildare.ie/hospitality/historyandheritage/AthyHeritage/ww1.htm
The Great War dead of this Kildare town. An unofficial site

Ballymoney County Antrim World War One Dead
http://www.ballymoneyheroes.co.uk/
A similar list for Ballymoney’s dead.An unofficial site.

Bandon County Cork Memorial Committee
http://www.bandonmemorial.com/
An organisation set up to remember the war dead of this Cork town. An unofficial site

Canadian Virtual War Memorial
http://www.virtualmemorial.gc.ca/
Official site, which lists the names of 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who died in the service of their country.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http://www.cwgc.org
Official site which lists the names of all who died in British or Commonwealth service between 1914-1921 and 1939-1947.

Irish Korean War Dead
http://www.IrishInKorea.org
Unofficial site which records the Irish dead of the 1950-1953 conflict.

Irish Vietnam War Dead
http://www.illyria.com/vn_irish_names.html
Unofficial site, which includes Irish dead of both US and Australian forces.

Journey of Reconciliation and Trust
http://www.iol.ie/jrtrust/
This site was established by those involved in the Messines Peace Tower project of 1998.

New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project
http://www.nullus-anxietas.com/nzafmp/
A project which aims to make lists of New Zealand ’s war dead available on line.

North Clare World War One Dead
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/soldiers/north_clare_soldiers.htm
Local commemorative site run by Clare County Library.

Tipperary World War One Dead
http://homepage.eircom.net/~tipperaryfame/twardead.htm
An unofficial site which commemorates the contribution of natives of Tipperary in war time.

Battles in Irish History
http://website.lineone.net/~bonzytwo/timeline.html.htm
Chronology of Irish battles.

Battle of Clontarf, 1014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/battle_clontarf.shtml
BBC history site with material on the historic victory of Brian Boru in 1014.

Corpus of Irish Electronic Texts
http://www.ucc.ie/celt/
Online historical texts, particularly related to medieval Ireland .

De Re Militari
http://www.deremilitari.org
European medieval warfare society website, with extensive links.

Edward Bruce in Ireland http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/defeat_edward_bruce.shtml
BBC history site explaining the background to the Bruce invasions of Ireland , 1315-1318.

Gallowglass
http://www.cisl.ie/mars/rory/gallowglass.htm
Enthusiast's site dedicated to the history of Scots mercenaries in medieval Ireland .

Irish Arms
http://www.irisharms.ie
Links to medieval re-enactment societies and living history groups.

Norman Invasion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/normans.shtml
BBC history site explaining the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland from 1169.

Medieval Ireland in Maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/
Includes many maps of military interest.

The Battle of Dysert O’Dea
http://members.tripod.com/~rodea/history.htm
Warfare between the Anglo-Normans and Clare chieftains in 1318.

The Normans in Thomond
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/intro.htm
Clare County Library site describing Norman rule in Munster .

Shane O’Neill’s Rebellion 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/shane_o_neill.shtml
The Ulster Chieftain’s wars of the 1560s.

Conflict in Carlow
http://carlow.local.ie/content/10371.shtml/history/general
Local site describing warfare in the county from 1641 to 1798.

The Battle of Benburb
http://www.scotwars.com/html/battle_of_benburb.htm
Eoghan Rua O’Neill’s 1646 victory over General Munroe.

The Spanish Armada
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/spanish_armada.htm
Clare County Library site on the impact of the attempted 1588 invasion of Ireland.

The Battle of Kinsale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/bytime/ni/battle_kinsale.shtml
BBC history site on the decisive defeat of Gaelic Ireland and its Spanish allies in 1602.

The 1641 Rebellion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/rebellion_1641.shtml
The outbreak of one of the bloodiest rebellions in Irish history.

Killeshandra and the 1641 Rebellion
http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/history2.htm
The rebellions impact on Cavan.

The Cromwellian Settlement http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/cromwell_settlement.htm
The aftermath of the Cromwellian intervention following the 1641 Rebellion and the English Civil War.

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The Battle of Aughrim
http://www.local.ie/general/history/williamite/aughrim/index.shtml
The key victory of the Williamite forces in 1691.

The Battle of the Boyne 
http://www.local.ie/general/history/williamite/boyne/index.shtml
The background to the most famous battle in Irish history.

The Sieges of Limerick
http://members.tripod.com/preachan/sieges1.html
The Williamite army’s unsuccessful attacks on the city.

Sarsfield and Ballyneety
http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/blynee.htm
The destruction of the Williamite siege train by Jacobite forces during the siege.

The Siege of Derry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/bytime/ni/siege_derry.shtml
The successful defence of Derry by the Williamites in 1689.

The Treaty of Limerick
http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/treaty.htm
The conclusion of the Williamite War.

The War in Clare
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/jacobite_era.htm
Aspects of the war in the west.

The War in south Ulster http://www.local.ie/general/history/williamite/south_ulster/index.shtml
More regional aspects of the conflict.

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The 1798 Rebellion
http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/index.shtml
Index to the bloodiest rebellion in modern Irish history.

1798 Links
http://www.iol.ie/~fagann/1798/
Numerous documents on the history of the rebellion.

1798 facsimile documents
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/1798intro.html
A collection of contemporary documents produced by the National Archives.

Regional battlegrounds:

Antrim and 1798
http://www.antrim.gov.uk

Ballymoney and 1798
http://www.1798ballymoney.org.uk/

Clare in 1798 
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/clare_1798_rebellion.htm

Kildare in 1798
http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/leinster_rising.shtml

Mayo in 1798
http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/mayo/index.shtml

Ulster and 1798
http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/ulster/index.shtml

Wexford in 1798
http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/wexford/index.shtml

The Battle of Ballinamuck http://www.local.ie/general/history/1798/ballinamuck/index.shtml
The defeat of the French invasion force in Co. Longford.

The Battle of Rebel Hill
http://cavan.local.ie/content/221.shtml/history/general
A Cavan battleground.

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The Belfast Blitz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/belfastblitz/weblinks.shtml
The German bombing attacks on Belfast in 1941.

History of the Irish Defence Forces
http://www.military.ie/introduction/history.htm
Official site.

Irish Defence Forces Insignia
http://www.irishmilitaryinsignia.com/
Contemporary insignia of the Irish Defence Forces.

Irish Military Insignia
http://indigo.ie/~iesoh
Includes the insignia and badges of the Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan, Citizen Army and Irish Republican Army (1913-1922).

Michael Collins
http://members.cruzio.com/~sbarrett/mcollins.htm
This site contains numerous links to sites commemorating the best known leader of the War of Independence.

The Easter Rising
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/easterrising/index.shtml
BBC site on the background to the Easter Rising.

The Kilmichael Ambush
http://www.searcs-web.com/barry3.html
The story of the November 1920 ambush of British troops by the west Cork IRA under Tom Barry.

The Irish in uniform
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~tipperaryfame/index.html
Tipperary based site that commemorates Irish service world wide.

Irish United Nation’s service
http://www.military.ie/overseas/index.html
Official site explaining the Irish Defence Forces' United Nations missions.

The memoirs of Andrew O’Donoghue, Clare IRA http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/memoirs_war_independence.htm
One Clare man’s story of the 1919-21 period.

The Rinneen, Co. Clare Ambush http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/rineen.htm
A September 1920 encounter between the IRA and British troops.

The Soloheadbeg Ambush
http://www.searcs-web.com/breen.html
The January 1919 ambush which is often regarded as the beginning of the War of Independence.

World War Two and Ireland
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/eire.htm
Comprehensive site providing information on neutral Ireland 's defences and attitudes to the belligerent powers.

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Australian Army History
http://www.army.gov.au/ahu/index.htm
Official Australian Army site.

Canadian Military Heritage Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/
Excellent site for genealogical research, beginning with the French-Indian wars of the 1600s. Numerous links of Irish interest.

Canadian War Museum
http://www.civilization.ca/
The national war museum of Canada .

Combined Irish Regiments Association
http://www.combined-irish-regiments-oca.co.uk
The heritage of the British army's Irish regiments, past and present.

Land Forces of Britain and the Commonwealth
http://regiments.org/milhist/
Extensive links for Irish regiments of the British Forces.

Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross
http://www.victoriacross.net/subnat.asp?nat=8
List of Irish winners of Britain ’s highest award for gallantry in wartime.

Imperial War Museum
http://www.iwm.org.uk
Excellent site of UK 's national war museum with numerous interesting links.

National Army Museum War Museum
http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
This museum is dedicated to the history of the British Army prior to the twentieth century.

British Army Regiments, 1914-1918
http://www.1914-1918.net/regiments.htm
The records of all the Irish Regiments during the First World War can be traced at this site.

Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association
http://www.greatwar.ie
Very useful information and links on Irish service in the Great War.

Royal Munster Fusiliers 1914-1918
http://www.1914-1918.net/rmf.htm
The First World War record of this Irish regiment.

South African Irish Regiment
http://www.regiments.org/milhist/southafrica/volmil/inf/SAirish.htm
Serving regiment of the South African Army.

South African War
http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/boer_war.jsp
Virtual library on the Boer War that features information on the Irishwho fought on both sides.

South African Military History
http://rapidttp.com/milhist/links.html

The Irish Regiment of Canada
http://cdnarmy.ca/inf/irrc.htm
Serving Canadian regiment.

The 16^th Irish Division
http://freespace.virgin.net/sh.k/xvidiv.html
The World War One Irish division largely raised from the ranks of the Irish Volunteers.

The 36^th Ulster Division
http://www.1914-1918.net/36div.html
This World War One division was raised largely from the Ulster Volunteer Force.

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viii. The Americas

American Revolution
http://www.americanrevolution.org/home.html
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
http://www.jstor.org/journals/smh.html


Centre for Military History
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/
Two sites devoted to the study of American military affairs.

Commodore John Barry
http://www.ushistory.org/more/commodorebarry.html
The Irish founder of the US Navy.

Corcoran’s Irish Legion
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/155thnyv.html
New York Irish Civil War regiment.

Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866 http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/g/FenianRaid.html
The attempt by the Irish Republican Brotherhood to attack Canada .

Fenian Raids Index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/fenian/index.html
Extensive Canadian links to this episode of Irish history.

Irish Loyalist Volunteers 
http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/voi/voilist.htm
Irish volunteers for the Crown during the American revolution.

Irish Americans and the Civil War
http://216.110.172.115/irish.htm
The background to the involvement of Irish people on both sides in the Civil War.

Irish Confederates
http://members.aol.com/__121b_xvAOcV96ctfPGD07VebpwWHz+vyYa5TYklGOskpsgxE=
More on the Irish who fought for the South.

Meagher’s Irish Brigade
http://www.aco.ca/celtic/irishsoldiers.html
The Union troops led by the ex-Young Ireland leader.

The Fighting 69^th Regiment
http://www.hourigan.com//69thny/
The most famous Irish regiment in the Civil War from New York .

The 28^th Massachusetts Volunteers
http://www.28thmass.org/HistMen/HisMenu.htm
Excellent site devoted to this Irish Union regiment with good background to the social and political aspects of Irish participation in the conflict.

The San Patricios – Mexico’s Fighting Irish
http://www.irlandeses.org/sanpatriciosB.htm
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.

http://www.irlandeses.org/sanpatriciosbiblio.htm
Lists a thematic bibliography relating to the San Patricios

The United States War Centre
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
Authorative site on the Civil War.

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Ireland and the Spanish Civil War
http://members.lycos.co.uk/spanishcivilwar/
Very comprehensive information on the Irish who took opposing sides in this conflict.

The Irish in Other Wars and Armies
http://www.illyria.com/irish/irishwar.html
Links detailing Irish participation in warfare from Argentina to Austria , from the 1700s to the present day.

Wild Geese Heritage Centre
http://indigo.ie/~wildgeese/index.htm
Site dedicated to the stories of the Irish soldiers who served in the European armies of the 1700s.

Wild Geese Today
www.richardmoles.com
This site has extensive Irish military links.

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