News from Ireland

Chronicles Insight -  Irish Olympians

Chronicles Insight - Irish Olympians

When: Monday, 20 April, 2020

Pictured: Peter O'Connor and his family pictured in Tramore, 1927.  Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

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IrelandXO Insight - What is a townland? Find my Townland.

IrelandXO Insight - What is a townland?

When: Thursday, 14 September, 2023

Gaelic in origin, an baile fearainn (baile = home/town fearann= land/territory) aka town-land pre-dates the Norman invasion and is the smallest territorial unit to have survived since medieval times. 

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IrelandXO Insight - Pronouncing Irish Place Names

IrelandXO Insight - Pronouncing Irish Place Names

When: Tuesday, 1 August, 2023

It’s no secret that Irish signage can be the undoing of even the most seasoned traveler. Even Irish natives know how easy it is to get a place-name pronunciation wrong when they are not local to the area.

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From Derry to Canada

Irish Migration from Derry to Canada

When: Monday, 6 December, 2021

From the late 1600s, in the age of the sailing ships, to the onset of the Second World War in 1939, when the last transatlantic steamer sailed from the port, Derry was one of the principal emigration ports in Irel

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County in Focus - Derry

County in Focus - Derry

When: Wednesday, 30 November, 2022

County Derry, also known as Londonderry or Doire in Irish and is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. Derry is famous for its old intact city walls which surround the city and for the pretty Sperrin Mountains and Lough Neagh.

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Your Ancestral County

Your Ancestral County

When: Wednesday, 4 May, 2022

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Irish Records

Irish Records

When: Monday, 12 June, 2023

MOST POPULAR An Introduction to Irish Records

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IrelandXO Insight - how to locate Irish parish of origin

How to locate parish of origin

When: Monday, 22 July, 2019

Interwoven in the Irish subconscious is this strong attachment to one's ancestral land. So it's no surprise that the quest to find one's way home is at the heart of what makes genealogy so addictive.

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Genetic Genealogy

Tracing your roots with DNA

When: Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

The journey began in 2005 when the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) was founded by dedicated DNA project administrators with a vision to promote and educate people about genetic genealogy.

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Got an Irish Ancestor named Mary or Maureen?

Got an Irish Ancestor named Mary or Maureen?

When: Sunday, 15 August, 2021

Lá Fhéile Muire ~ St Mary's Day (August 15th) is celebrated on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. It was marked as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Roman Catholic Church and as a festival (under various names) in the Anglican Communi

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