![St. Patrick's College Drumcondra [logo]](/main/includes/global_graphics/logo.gif){kind=logo}
Geography Links on the Web
Journals of Geography in Ireland
The editors of both Irish Geography (journal of the Geographical Society of Ireland) and of Geographical Viewpoint (journal of the Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland) are members of the Geography Department at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra.
Link to Irish Geography (Taylor & Francis)
Link to Geographical Viewpoint (AGTI)
Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami, March 2011
News as it happens, from the International Geographical Union: www.igu-online.org/site/
Isle of Man Field Course
Geography Links on the Web
- Geographical Society of Ireland
- Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland
- Royal Irish Academy Committee for Geography
- National Geographic Online
- Institute of British Geographers
- Association of American Geographers
- IGU - International Geographical Union
- Home of Geography
Other Geography Departments in Ireland
- NUI Galway
- NUI Maynooth
- Queen's University, Belfast
- Trinity College Dublin
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Ulster, Coleraine
- The Open University
- Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
- St. Mary's University College, Belfast
- Stranmillis University College, Belfast
- St. Patrick's College Education Department: SESE ('Curriculum Geography' i.e. Geography in Primary Education)
Web resources for Primary Teachers
- Rocks: BBC Rocks page (includes lots of fun experiments under the ‘Stones at home’ and then ‘Rock cycle’ page): http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/stones.shtml
- Weather: UK Met Office education page for primary schools: http://www.met-office.gov.uk/education/primary/index.html
- Rivers and Coasts: BBC educational page for primary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/index.shtml
- Cities: Excellent site for great satellite imagery of cities: http://www.spaceimaging.com/
General websites for primary school geography
- www.scoilnet.ie
- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/anthony.pickford2/gg/tony.html
- Geography site with games etc (may be better for older children)
- http://www.pupilvision.com/
- http://www.mapzone.co.uk/
- National Geographic kids page: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
- Cartoons about geographical features: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0409/quickflicks/
Other sites of interest:
The History of Cartography project website
Primary School Curriculum online: here.
The HGRG (Historical Geography Reseach Group of the RGS-IBG) website, containing details of conferences, events, contacts and funding opportunites in historical and cultural geography. http://hgrg.nuigalway.ie
Learn to use the Internet more effectively with this Online Tutorial designed for Geography students: http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/geographer
Last Updated: Monday May 09 2011