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Bog
Bodies
BBC News coverage of recent
bog finds
More BBC News coverage
Even more BBC News coverage
The
latest news on the discovery of OldCroghan Man and Clonycavan Man, the
two most
recent bog bodies discovered in Ireland.
BBC/Timewatch
Interactive
website associated with the BBC/Timewatch program on the discovery and
research
into OldCroghan Man and Clonycavan Man.
PBS/Nova
Interactive website associated with the PBS/Nova program on the
discovery and
research into OldCroghan Man and Clonycavan Man.
Archaeology Magazine: Bodies
of the Bogs
Archaeology magazine's article about bog mummies from December 1997.
Lots of
good scientific information on bog remains.
The Mysterious Bogpeople
Interesting museum-sponsored multimedia site with good historical
background on
the people who lived near peatland sites in prehistory.
Bog Bodies
Kid-friendly site about bog mummies. Includes recipe for making your
own mummy
out of a Cornish game hen!
Irish
Traditional Music
Chulrua
Erin's husband, button accordion player Paddy O'Brien, heads this great
Irish
band, also featuring fiddler Patrick Ourceau and guitarist/singer Pat
Egan.
The Doon Céilí Band
Paddy also heads this wonderful 8-piece céilí
band, featuring lively jigs
and reels played on fiddle, flute, button accordion, and piano.
The Paddy O'Brien Tune
Collection
The place for information and order forms for Paddy's monumental
500-tune
collection of reels and jigs.
James Kelly
One
of Ireland's most outstanding traditional fiddle players.
Susan McKeown
A wonderful traditional singer, interpreter, and writer of songs.
Bog
Resources
IPCC - Irish Peatland Conservation
Council
This is a conservation group with a wonderful website that explains the
biology
of bogs -- how they form, what functions they serve in the Irish
environment,
and more. They have great information about bogland around the world,
current
efforts at conservation.
Bord na Móna Group
This is the website of Bord na Móna, also known as the Irish
Turf Board, is a
semi-state company in charge of developing Irish bogland.
Celtic Roots Studio
Bog wood sculptures from the Irish midlands. Lots of good information
about the
development of bogs, and the history of bog wood and its uses.
Irish
Archaeology Resources
Excavations.ie
Searchable database of Irish archaeological excavations.
Archaeology
Ireland
A magazine of general interest about Irish archaeology.
Journal of Irish Archaeology
An academic journal of Irish archaeology.
National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland, which collects and preserves ancient
artifacts
and human remains.
Irish
Language Resources
Irish
Language Summer School at NUI, Galway
Offers Irish language courses at beginning and intermediate levels.
Courses are
located at the University's Irish Language Centre in Carraroe (An
Cheathrú
Rua), Co Galway. Students stay with Irish-speaking families. (This is
where I
studied Irish, way back in 1981...)
Books
and Reading
BookTour.com
A excellent site run by authors. You search for books or authors, or
sign up for
e-mail or RSS feeds to find out about which authors will be on tour in
your
local area.
Kenney's Bookshop and Galleries
A Galway institution for many years - with a great selection of Irish
books,
and prints. Now Ireland's biggest online bookstore.
Read Ireland
Another great online source for ordering books from and about Ireland.
LoveReading.co.uk
Lovereading
combines the good judgment of an independent bookshop with the
up-to-date
selections of a mail-order book club. They'll help you find new books
and
authors to keep you inspired and entertained...
Here's a link to my author page
WritersareReaders.com
A excellent site featuring reviews written by your favorite authors
authors.
Writing
& Publishing Resources
Association of Authors
Representatives
Professional association for literary agents.
Backspace - The Writer's Place
A site that helps writers navigate the world of big publishing.
Everyone Who's Anyone in Adult
Trade Publishing
Just what it says....
Hallie
Ephron
Author of Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'Em
Dead with
Style.
International Thriller Writers
A professional association that promotes the work of thriller writers.
Mystery Writers of America
A professional association for writers of mystery and all types of
crime
fiction.
Publishers Marketplace
A comprehensive online resource for publishing deals, sales, reviews,
agents,
editors, news.
Sisters in Crime
A national organization that promotes the work of women mystery
writers.
Who Reads What
A fascinating celebrity reading list from the Gardiner Public Library
in
Gardiner, Maine.
The
Widening
Gyre
My
writers' group—we've met monthly since 1991 to share new work in
progress.
Members include Erin Hart, Susan Hamre, Lynda McDonnell, Cheryll
Ostrom,
Claudia Poser, and Elizabeth Weir.
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