Developed to meet the needs and interests of eleventh and twelfth grade inner city students who demand that literature be relevant to life, this curriculum guide provides material for a minicourse in Irish literature that aims at a comprehensive exposure to Irish culture through Irish literature, historical accounts, music, and art. It contains detailed guides for helping students to learn about the following: three plays; the novel "The Informer" by Liam O'Flaherty; a film version of "The Informer"; Brendan Behan's autobiographical story, "Borstal Boy"; four short stories; seven films; the development of Irish family trees; the Irish newspaper; limericks; two poems; art; and music. Supplementary materials include suggestions for teaching approaches for the minicourse, a first-day handout to stimulate students' interest in Ireland, suggestions for a "slide tour" of Ireland, biographical information about Brendan Behan and about 15 Irish patriots honored by the Irish government with commemorative postage stamps, an account of the early Irish-American connection, a crossword puzzle related to Ireland, and a selected bibliography of print publications and phonograph records about Ireland. Appendixes provide information about the Irish uprising from 1916 to 1922 and words to a phonograph record of songs about the uprising; an outline of Irish history; an educational bulletin about Northern Ireland; and review questions for filmstrips about Ireland. (GT)