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Music of Ireland

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias: 
Handbooks: 

Books

Books can be found by browsing the Catalogue or the shelves at the following call number:

ML 3654 Irish Music

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key databases

The Music Index Online

Index of journal articles about classical and popular music from more than 690 international music periodicals. Includes musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries.

Humanities Index

Humanities Index provides information in the following areas: art, archaeology and classical studies, dance, drama, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology. More than 345 English-language periodicals are indexed.

Other databases

America: History and life

Comprises over 450,000 bibliographic entries, providing a research tool for students and researchers of US and Canadian history. The database covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide

Current Contents Connect

The database provides cover to cover indexing of 6,600+ scholarly research journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The service also incorporates auto alerting features.

Browse all databases for Music