IRISH/IRELAND

The History of St Patrick's Day
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/main.html
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for thousands of years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.

Ancient Ireland
http://www.ancientireland.org/
Serves as both an archive and as a teaching vehicle for the dissemination of accurate history of Ireland, the Irish and our Celtic heritage. Study significant events from the time of the Ancient World of the Celts, up through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance.

In Search of Ancient Ireland
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ancientireland/lessonplans.html
While you are building your students' knowledge of ancient Ireland, you will also be building their technology skills, as each lesson contains structured and integrated use of the Internet. Feel free to adapt the lesson plans to meet your students' needs and your curricular goals.

St. Patrick's Day with Billy Bear
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/stpatty/fun.htm
Featuring coloring pages, e-cards, games, clip art and lots of fun!

Creating Celtic Knots
http://www.aon-celtic.com/cknotbasic/cknotworkbasic.html
One of the easiest ways to build nice, consistent Celtic knots is to use graph paper. This gives you an even guide to follow as you plot out your knot...