LMU | LA - Loyola Marymount University

The following list represents some examples of the specialized reference work types in the Von der Ahe Library useful for research in Irish Studies. For additional sources, please consult LINUS and/or the Reference Librarian.

• Atlas of Ireland.     REF G1830.I7 1979
• British and Irish literature and its times: Celtic migrations to the Reform Bill (beginnings-1830s).     REF  PR25.M67 2001
• Companion to Irish history, 1603-1921 : from the submission of Tyrone to partition.     REF  DA912.N485 1991
• Conflict in Northern Ireland : an encyclopedia.    REF  DA990.U46 E44 1999
• Dictionary of Irish literature.    REF  PR8706.D5 1996 v1 and v2
• The encyclopedia of Celtic mythology and folklore.     REF  B900.M66 2004
• The encyclopedia of Ireland.     REF  DA906.E52 2003b
• The encyclopedia of Ireland : an A-Z guide to its people, places, history, and culture.     REF  DA906.E53 2000
• Encyclopedia of Irish history and culture.   REF  DA912.E53 2004 v.1 and v.2
• Encyclopedia of Irish spirituality.     REF  BL980.I7 J47 2000
• The encyclopedia of the Irish in America.     REF  E184.I6 E53 1999
• Ireland, a cultural encyclopaedia.     REF  NX546.A1 I73 1983
• Irish studies.     REF  DA910.D385 2003
• A new dictionary of Irish history from 1800.    REF  DA949.7 .H53 2003
• The Oxford companion to Irish literature.    REF  PR8706.O88 1996
• The Oxford literary guide to Great Britain and Ireland.     REF  PR109.E18 1993
  
  

Books and Media dealing with Irish Studies can be identified in LINUS, LMU's online catalog, by author, title, keyword, and subject. If you're not familiar with using LINUS, see our LINUS Tutorial.

If you are eligible, you may request books from other university libraries if they are not available at LMU. Search LINK+ and request the book online using your OneCard. Your book should arrive in 3-4 days. For more information on LINK+, please see LINK+ Instructions on the LMU Library homepage.

A specific journal about Irish Studies can be found using LINUS or Journal List on the Library homepage. The Library provides access to journal articles in Irish Studies via print and online subscriptions.

General Indexes: Academic Search Premier,  Lexis-Nexis Academic and ProQuest Research Library- excellent resources with a broad spectrum of information for all topics and subjects.

America: History and Life   LMU only

    Index to articles from over 2000 periodicals published worldwide about the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. An excellent resource on the Irish diaspora to America and on the Irish experience in America.

ATLA Religion + ATLA Serials   LMU only

    ATLA Religion is an index to over 1000 periodicals in religion; also includes multi-author books and book reviews. ATLA Serials (ATLAS) contains full text coverage from volume one, number one to present of over fifty significant scholarly religion periodicals. Published by the American Theological Library Association. An excellent resource examining the history and experiences of different religions in Ireland.

Historical Abstracts   LMU only
   
    Index to articles from more than 2000 periodicals worldwide on history from 1450 to the present. An excellent resource on Irish history.

MLA Bibliography   LMU only

    Index to over 4000 journals and series published worldwide on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Includes articles on Irish literature, the Irish language, and Irish culture.

Proquest Religion    LMU only

    Index to nearly 100 leading religious publications, including full text to most titles. Includes scholarly articles and non-scholarly articles on religions in Ireland.

• Dictionary of Irish artists : 20th century.     REF  N6796.S65 2002
• A dictionary of Irish biography.     REF  CT862.B69 1998b
• James Joyce A to Z : the essential reference to the life and work.     REF  PR6019.O9 Z533376 1995
• Modern Irish lives : dictionary of 20th century biography.     REF  CT862.M63 1996
• Poets of Great Britain and Ireland since 1960.     REF  PN451.D5 vol 40 pt 1 and pt 2
• Twenty-first century British and Irish novelists.     REF  PN451.D5 vol.267

Biography Resource Center  LMU only   

Biographical information on more than 180,000 people from throughout history and around the world. Combines more than 242,000 full-text biographies from respected sources with full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals.

• Loyola Marymount University Irish Studies website
• LMU Summer Study Abroad program at Trinity College Dublin
• American Conference for Irish Studies
• American Irish Historical Society
• Boston College Irish Studies
• Harvard Department of Celtic Language and Literature
• University of Notre Dame Keough Institute for Irish Studies

• Ireland - CIA World Fact Book
• National Archives of Ireland
• National Archives - The Women's History Project
• Boston College Irish Studies Guides
• Irish Resources in the Humanities
• Irish Script on Screen
• Irish Studies Annotated Bibliography
• CSANA Celtic Studies Bibliography
    

back to top

Alexander Justice
Irish Studies Subject Selector/Liaison
Reference Librarian