Ireland XO News

Bringing the Mountbellew 'Orphan' Girls Home

November 1852 was a dark month in east Galway and made even more so by the lingering effects of An Gorta Mor, the Great Hunger, which had blighted the land for the previous 7 years causing the deaths and emigration of millions. In that month a group of 30 young girls set off from Mountbellew Work

IrelandXO Chronicles - A Diverse Diaspora

Our Irish diaspora is as diverse as the many countries that our ancestors emigrated to. Our emigrants opened our eyes and minds to different cultures and today, both at home and abroad, Irish people can lay claim to ancestry that comes from many different continents.

Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to the UK

We are going to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to the UK. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.

IrelandXO Insight - Transatlantic Crossings

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the leaving of Ireland for North America was a difficult and emotional journey for all. From a rural existence which centred on family, farming and prayer, to life in a country that had embraced all the advances of the industrial revolution and was

Chronicles Insight - Irish in New York

Today the connection between Ireland and New York is celebrated at the annual Great Irish Fair of New York which takes place each September.

Frederick Douglass in Ireland - 175th Anniversary Commemorations

Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to New Zealand

We are going to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to New Zealand. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.

Creating Connections: From Message Board to Meet & Greet

Every year, thousands of bonds are made between people of Irish descent on the IrelandXO Message Board. Make sure that you are one of those connecting this year by replaying the Creating Connections webinar! 

XO Chronicles - Irish Famine Sketches

This week marks 175 years since the beginning of the Great Hunger, a catastrophic series of events that resulted in a million people dying and more than two million emigrating. 

Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to South Africa

This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to South Africa. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile. A Building profile can be created showing an Ancestor's headstone, or a homestead where they lived before they left Ireland.