News from Ireland
Chronicles Insight - A True Son of Dublin
When: Friday, 5 July, 2019Shaw’s parents, George Carr Shaw (1814-1885) and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly (1830-1913), were of English Protestant descent. Shaw’s father was a notorious drunkard, a fact which prompted his son to adopt a teetotal lifestyle.
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IrelandXO Connections - Victoria and County Offaly
When: Friday, 5 July, 2019In Ireland, they visited: Tulla, Co Clare; Cree, Co. Offaly; and Dublin. They also met with Margaret, a volunteer with IrelandXO in Birr, who helped them investigate their Colbourn ancestors who had lived in the area in the early 1800s.
Kilcolman (Offaly) Offaly
Ireland XO Insight - Letters home
When: Monday, 23 May, 2016The story that follows shows us how important letters, diaries and family journals are as memory keepers and mirrors of the past. Many of those who left Ireland were not lucky enough to come home again, even for a short visit.
Doon (Limerick) Limerick
Putting together your own family tree and reaching out to our Fanad/Clondavaddog Diaspora.
When: Wednesday, 9 November, 2016(Photo above) McElwaine & Callaghan Carrier Service, takes to the roads of Fanad/Clondavaddog - Location Magheradrumman, Fanad, Co.Donegal - abt 1919
Clondavaddog (Donegal) Donegal
These old walls
When: Wednesday, 6 April, 2016Here Jamie tells us her plans to connect with her grandfather's parish of origin
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The Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure Race
When: Friday, 31 July, 2015Did you take part in this 40 hour non-stop race or did the Beast defeat you? Teams from all over Europe traveled to take part in the 40 hour event.
Ballyhoura (Limerick) Limerick
Roger McDonnell - Ireland Reaching Out Volunteer of the Year 2014
When: Friday, 1 May, 2015Roger lives in Maryland, USA and joined Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) in July 2012. He responded to an email from Ireland XO looking for volunteers who could provide genealogy assistance to people tracing their Irish ancestors and since then has become an invaluable member of the Ireland XO
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Bournea Reaching Out 2017
When: Tuesday, 12 December, 2017This book has been a community effort, with everyone from primary school students to sporting heroes t
Bournea (Tipperary) Tipperary
Award winning Irish start-up The Freebird Club
When: Tuesday, 10 October, 2017New Irish start-up The Freebird Club is a travel-based social club for older adults, enabling positive 'connected ageing’ through social travel and homestays among members. Operating as a ‘peer-to-peer’ members’ club for the over 50’s, it enables mature adults to travel and stay with each other i
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Barry and Cook families remembered in County Limerick
When: Monday, 25 September, 2017In the Autumn of 2012, I was in contact with Mary O'Grady through the Ireland XO website and she connected me with Martin Cleary, a member of the Knockainey Community Council, who was able to introduced me to Thomas F. Cooke, my closest cousin in Ireland.
Knockainey (Limerick) Limerick