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OCR: This CD-ROM will bring you on a journey of exploration through Ireland's early history, its great clans and its timeless landscape. Locate the ancient territory of your family - use the search engine and maps to find out where each surname originated. Run your mouse over the interactive history map to see how Ireland changed over the centuries, then explore the country itself in virtual reality. Stunning 360º Virtual Tour This CD-ROM uses a virtual reality technology that allows you to stand in the landscape your ancestors experienced and look up, down and all around. These highly detailed 3600 views bring a very real sense of presence. The Surname maps This CD provides a visual interface to the study of family Hallişsay name origins. The search engine scans a database DERRY of over 800 surnames and shows all the TYRONE FERMANAGH DOWN variations for each, including the original ARMAGH HYMOR WEST MUS Harring MONAGHAN Múscral Gaelic forms. Then it links to maps of the and Ireland before the Normans was a patchwork of about 150 small kingd. tha, largely autonomous but owing allegiance to regional or provincial kings. counties associated with each name. vere occasional claimants to the position of High King of all Ireland, but these w likely to have been substantiated before the time of Brian Boru in the 11th century. Screensaver ngdom comprised a grouping of families, with one family occupying the ruling posit Install the "Hidden Ireland" The Cliffs of Mo screensaver and turn your In any weather the spectacular 600 ft clifts desktop into a window on another Inspiring view out our Atlantic from where world. ist Viking raid Interactive tungs establish their tilement in Dublin Interactive History Map pan Boru the first Map ited High King Cathy Riata in Boru defeats the ad allies in the Tir Eoghan This dynamic layered map allows Northern Airide Irish of Clontarf, dies Tir Chonaill UT Neill Ind Jorthar you to see and understand the changes through the centuries. There is no easier or more enjoyable way to get a grasp of Irish history. Web-enabled Deepen your knowledge of Irish history by following the embedded links to a wealth of online material. Minimum System Requirements Windows 98 or above with Web Browser - Java enabled Pentium II 233Mhz 64 Mb RAM 8 36320 00001 3 www.CelticNewMedia.com Copyright C 2001 Celtic New Media. All rights reserved.