News from County Mayo
Mayo Orphan Girls - An Earl Grey genealogy project
When: Saturday, 21 May, 2022Earl Grey Assisted Emigration Scheme
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Your MAYO parish just before the Famine
When: Wednesday, 10 June, 2020Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland is one of the most valuable and unique sources of local history in Ireland. The equivalent of a tourist's "Lonely Planet Guide" in its day, this groundbreaking publication came in two volumes, with an accompanying atlas. First published in 1837, it was
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Historical All-Ireland Senior Football Finals
When: Wednesday, 16 December, 2020On Saturday, Mayo and Dublin Senior football teams will meet in Croke Park to battle for the Sam Maguire Cup. Dublin are competing to win their 6th Championship in a row, while Mayo will be looking to bring home the All-Ireland title for the first time in 69 years.
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Islandeady Graveyards are Mapped
When: Tuesday, 9 July, 2013The mapping of the graveyards in the parish is a great resource for those seeking to find out more about their ancestors. It means that those who can travel to the parish as well as those who are far away, can conduct research and locate a grave plot and headstone.
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Islandeady Gathering
When: Wednesday, 1 May, 2013Anyone interested in or connected to the Parish of Islandeady is invited home for a weekend of celebration in May. Some of the events planned include a visit to the national schools as part of a trip down memory lane.
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Finding your Mayo ancestors
When: Wednesday, 16 December, 2020In the first video, Dympna outlined how to start. She points viewers towards the online censuses of 1901 and 1911. From there you can get some vital information to start on your path by identifying family members and taking it from there following the marriage, births and death records to build
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IrelandXO welcomes Visit Castlebar to Partner Network
When: Monday, 19 July, 2021Visit Castlebar is an initiative to market the Castlebar Municipal District to holidaymakers staying in the area, to holidaymakers staying elsewhere but visiting the area and short stay visitors.
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Mayo Day 2021
When: Friday, 16 April, 2021Highlights for #MayoDay include a one-hour flagship TV programme broadcast on Mayo Day evening on TG4 and the TG4 Player, and an online collaboration with The Irish Times focusing on business and enterprise on the evening of Thursday, April 29th.
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New book captures the essence of being 'Mayo'
When: Friday, 7 August, 2020The title, the book’s authors tell us, was chosen quite deliberately. "It reflects the common bond that exists between us, helps unite us and hopefully will never leave us," they declare.
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