hoganstand.com   Welcome to irishidentity.com - a site for the Irish, both at home and abroad, and especially the Irish diaspora - all 100 million of us scattered around the four corners of the globe. We hope that you will make this site your special link to the 'auld sod' and one you will be proud of. Over the course of the next 12 months, this site will be updated and added to on a regular basis.       WHERE YOUR FOLK CAME FROM Your family name and it's origination OUR NATIVE TONGUE An Irish version of English words GATHERING OF THE CLANS The great Clans of Ireland SONGS OUR MOTHERS SANG A selection of songs from Ireland THE INN PLACE Rural Ireland and 'De Local' THE CRAIC Tales from around the country THE POWER OF THE PEN Writers and Poets of Ireland PEOPLE AND PLACES Irish People and Places WEATHERING HEIGHTS Irish weather and its unpredictability DAIL DELIGHTS The Irish political world DISAPPEARING WAY OF LIFE Ireland is not what it was in the 40s/50s & 60s YOUR NAME IN IRISH both surname and christian THE SUPERNATURAL Irish stories of a ghostly nature HIDDEN HISTORY Irishmen backboned British armies IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH Life expectancy was lower in olden times GETTING THERE Our means of transport over the generations HERITAGE AND CULTURE A look at Irish heritage & culture LOCAL COUNTY COUNCILS A contact list of your local county councils MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN Now it is our turn to hit back IRISH HISTORY A step-by-step guide of Irish history WILD GEESE Irish people who found fame in other countries IRISH PATRIOTS Patriots to the Irish cause BATTLES & SABRE RATTLING Battles fought on Irish soil IRISH ROOTS Tracing your blood lines THE CLERGY Early pioneers of Christianity PLACES TO VISIT Ireland is well equpped with places to visit FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE People who achieved international fame LAND OF SAINTS & SCHOLARS Teachers and our education system THE COURTS Hangings, floggings and deportations SURROUNDED BY UISCE Thank God we are surrounded by water DEAR LITTLE ISLAND Our mountains, hills, valleys and lakes

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