Ireland XO Insight - From Cove to Canada, the journey of John Doody and Eliza Power
When: Sunday, 7 August, 2016Sheila Hennessy is a descendant of one couple who made the journey from Ireland to Canada as part of the Peter Robinson Scheme. Sheila tells us that 'depending on the source, their origin was listed as either Ballyhooly or Fermoy (both Co.
Cork
Ireland XO Insight - what did your ancestors do?
When: Friday, 22 July, 2016While it is a generalisation, most of our ancestors worked on the land and their occupations as 'farmer' or 'labourer' reflected the agricultural character of the community. The rural community was one where people worked in their own parishes and rarely strayed beyond.
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Ireland XO Insight - Top FREE Irish genealogy resources
When: Friday, 8 July, 2016The National Archives of Ireland What records do they hold?
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Ireland XO Insight - Parishes explained
When: Friday, 8 July, 2016You may not realise that in Ireland different TYPES of Parish exist.
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The story of Murray Moten, an Australian hero of Irish origins
When: Wednesday, 29 June, 2016Picture above: Murray Moten in 1940
Bournea (Tipperary)
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)
Beara Peninsula Database launched
When: Friday, 29 April, 2016This three-volume work provided researchers and Beara descendants with access to genealogical information, mostly around the Catholic parishes of Adrigole, Allihies, Castletownbere, Eyeries, and Glengarriff.
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Ireland XO Insight - Electricity Supply Board (ESB) Archives Website
When: Friday, 29 April, 2016Picture above: Electrifying rural Ireland, 26 January 1956 © ESB Archives
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