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OpenLearn Ireland
The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland
The rundale system once governed how farmland was distributed between tenants in Ireland. It supposedly died out in the 19th century, but this was not actually the case in some parts of the West of Ireland.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Culture and regional distinctiveness
Culture and how language identifies that culture are key to understanding what makes a region unique.
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Scotland Colleges
The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
How do you define 'the West of Ireland'? Do you look at cultural factors, geography, or something else?
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OpenLearn Ireland
A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
The population of Western Ireland declined dramatically between 1891 and 1961. How do you think this affected Ireland as a whole?
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History & The Arts
What was the Easter Rising?
How close did the Easter Rising come to achieving the aims of its leaders?
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OpenLearn Ireland
Synthesis as a way of understanding the changing uniqueness of rural Ireland
What is synthesis? Discover how this way of thinking helps us to understand more about the way in which places retain their uniqueness within wider systems of interdependence.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. This video shows how it works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Beaghmore Stone Circle
Discover the legacy of the first farmers in the Beaghmore Stone Circle landscape of Neolithic, Norman and Plantation farmers throughout Northern Ireland.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
Learn about seabirds in enormous numbers, the changing appearance of the landscape as plant species changed with the changing temperatures and a relict fish that’s being conserved by local volunteers.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Glenariff to Fermanagh
A look at Glenariff, one of the 9 Glens of Antrim, investigating how certain geological features managed to find their way to places they would not normally be.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Meet the modern poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, who writes in Irish Gaelic.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Three Irish Poets – Katherine Tynan
Active from the 1880s to 1931, Katherine Tynan was a popular writer who produced a great deal of work. Learn about her perspective on Irish nationalism, Catholicism and traditional female roles.