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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IrelandXO 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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Ireland XO Insight - The 1916 Rising Sources
When: Thursday, 7 April, 2016Bureau of Military History Collection
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Calling the ‘Galway Tribal Diaspora'!
When: Tuesday, 8 September, 2015The Galway based heritage organisation is launching a new initiative entitled ‘The Galway Tribal Diaspora Project’ which aims to collect and record the stories of former Galway residents who have gone on to continue their life story beyond Irish shores.
Galway
Catholic Parish Registers Online
When: Wednesday, 8 July, 2015Registers.nli.ie make available online, for free, records of marriages and baptisms (and some burial records) from the NLI collection. Launching the website today, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny stated it was an "important day for our country, our people and our soul".
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Peter J Clarke makes it simple for us to access Free eBooks on Irish Genealogy and Heritage
When: Wednesday, 1 July, 2015The answer to this over-abundance was to create a list of eBooks, divided into categories, and of interest to anyone researching Irish family history or Irish history generally. Each title listed has a link to open the book on a PC, tablet or other device.
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English Naming Patterns within the family unit
When: Tuesday, 4 March, 2014During the 18th century, the basic pattern of naming children was used for many English-speaking families. This was also common with many Irish families, although they didn't always adhere strictly to this.
Tulla (Clare)