Online Dictionary, Encyclopaedia and Thesaurus
www.tfd.com
This site is nothing short of amazing and is guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours. Powered by the 'The Free Dictionary' this site currently serves 554,984,880 people with information.
It contains a dictionary/thesaurus, computing dictionary, medical dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, acronyms, idioms, Columbian Encyclopaedia and the Wikipedia Encyclopaedia all for FREE.
You can customise the homepage to display information that suits you so that you only see what interests you.
By default you will see Article of the Day, In the News. This Day in History, Today's Birthday, Word of the Day, Hangman, Spelling Bee, Match Up, Quotation of the Day and Horoscope. This site will stimulate the mind and keep you alert.
You can customise and save how you view the page in terms of colour as well as content. This site gives you control of what you want to see when you want to see it.
Time Reference
www.timeref.org
This is an excellent site for teachers, parents, guardians and kids alike, it is a brilliant educational resource for all things medieval.
It follows the history of Medieval Britain from 800 AD - 1499 AD, from Alfred the Great, through the Norman Conquest to the start of the Tudor period. Timeref.org consists of timelines, biographies, photographs, maps and 3D CGI building reconstructions.
The maps show the locations of castles, abbeys and cathedrals while the 3D reconstructions enable you to walk around them and simulate how they would have stood during that era.
In order to view the 3D reconstructions you will need to download a VRML plug-in, which is a free, and available from Parallel Graphics, follow the links provided.
Every person and building on this site has its own timeline and links to related subjects either within timeref.org or to other related websites.
The layout of this site is not the best however the content is second to none and well worth looking at.
Visit Ireland
www.visitireland.com
Back by popular demand VisitIreland.com is a comprehensive Irish travel portal site dedicated to promoting Irish tourism and everything Irish.
Within the pages of this site there are free online vacation planning guides and information to help you plan and book the perfect trip to Ireland.
VisitIreland.com has links to tours, places to stay, flights to Ireland and discounted car hire. There is a full list of attractions and activities ranging from festivals & events to hiking & hill walking.
The sites attractions and activities guide assist travellers by providing information on points of interest and things to do and see. VisitIreland.com offers online shopping and a wide range of information on Ireland as a whole including its' history, culture and entertainment.
Whether you are from foreign shores or an Irish person through and through you will find this site both informative and useful.
For the most effective information resource on Ireland and all things Irish log onto www.visitireland.com.
