News from Ireland

 A Call for Board Members

A Call for Board Members - Role Description

When: Thursday, 8 February, 2024

A Call for Board Members - Role Description

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Irish Wedding Customs

Irish Wedding Customs & Traditions

When: Friday, 19 January, 2024

Which Irish wedding traditions today match those of our ancestors?

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Historical Irish Church Records Registers

How to Research Historical Irish Church Records

When: Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

Irish Church Registers

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St Brigid's day in Ireland - February 1st

Got an ancestor named after St Brigid?

When: Thursday, 1 February, 2024

Lá Fhéile Bríde ~ St. Brigid's Day is traditionally associated in Ireland with the coming of spring and renewal.

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Evictions on the Vandeleur Estate, Kilrush, July, 1888 by Ed O’Shaughnessy

Famine Evictions: Vandeleur Estate July 1888

When: Sunday, 28 January, 2024

Major E. J.

Kilrush (Clare) Clare
Researching Irish Traveller Ancestors

Researching Irish Traveller Ancestors

When: Wednesday, 24 January, 2024

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Commonly Asked Genealogy Questions

Researching your Irish Ancestry

When: Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

IRISH GENEALOGY – FIRST STEPS FAQ #1  Where do I begin researching my Irish ancestry?

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Chronicles Insight - Extraordinary Irish Women

Chronicles Insight - Extraordinary Irish Women

When: Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

#1 Kitty Wilkinson

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Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions

Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions

When: Thursday, 18 January, 2024

The importance of the Registry of Deeds is built on the fact that it is a repository holding memorials of deeds and wills that mention the names, ages, life events, places and family relationships of people involved in land and financial transactions from the mid-1600s to the present day.

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Irish Workhouse - Portumna

Ten Facts about Irish Workhouses

When: Monday, 15 January, 2024

1. Why was it called a Workhouse?

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