Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla, agus na Cumarsáide | School of English, Irish, and Communication: Culture and Communication Databases

Copac exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the catalogues of 90 major UK and Irish libraries (and growing). In a single search you can discover the holdings of the UK’s national libraries (including the British Library), many University libraries, and specialist research libraries.

Early English Books Online (EEBO) features page images of almost every work printed in the British Isles and North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere from 1470-1700

Alternative access available via this link , search for the university of limerick and when prompted sign in with your UL username and password

The largest and most comprehensive online historical archive. Contains digital images of books published during the 18th century (between years 1701-1800).

Alternative access available via this link click on find your institution, search for the "University of Limerick" , then select UL when it appears on the list, you will be prompted to log in with your UL username and password.

The mission of the National Library of Ireland is 'To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland and to contribute to the provision of access to the larger universe of recorded knowledge'

The Dictionary of Irish Biography contains over 9,000 signed, historical biographical articles of Irish people from politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, painting, music, the stage, science, medicine, engineering, entertainment and sport.

Fulltext of novels, drama, poetry, journal articles & the databases ABELL ( Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) and MLA (Modern Language Association). (IReL Resource).
Alternative access available via this link , search for the University of Limerick and when prompted sign in with your UL username and password

Essential tool for research in all aspects of modern languages and literature. (IRel Resource).

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Sources: contains over 180,000 catalogue records for Irish manuscripts, and for articles in Irish periodicals held by the NLI and in other libraries worldwide and journal articles from over 150 Irish periodicals up to 1969.