News from County Cork

County in Focus - Cork

County in Focus - Cork

When: Saturday, 9 July, 2022

The nickname Rebel County comes from a long history of rebellion beginning with the arrival of Vikings in the 9th century but it was Cork's support of Perkin Warbeck in 1491 (a pretender to the throne) that earned them the title 'Rebel Country' by the English Monarchy.

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Irish Ogham Stones

Irish Ogham Stones

When: Wednesday, 29 March, 2023

Irish Ogham Stones

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Churchtown Reunion

Churchtown Reunion

When: Saturday, 6 October, 2012

Meg's great great granddaughter, Claire Donohue, brought her photo from Long Island.

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Don O'Leary, Director, Alan Raymond, Student, Michael Mulligan, Teacher, Rachel Lucey, Deputy Director and Pádraic Vallely, CEO Cork Foundation  PIC DARRAGH KANE

The Cork Foundation

When: Wednesday, 4 May, 2016

Picture: Don O'Leary, Director, Alan Raymond, Student, Michael Mulligan, Teacher, Rachel Lucey, Deputy Director and Pádraic Vallely, CEO Cork Foundation 

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Main Street, Buttevant © NLI

I think this is one of those "needle in a haystack" searches

When: Tuesday, 5 July, 2016

Kathleen's great-grandfather Thomas Hynes married Caroline Davis in Mallow on 30th April 1864. The marriage certificate listed his father as 'William Hynes', and hers as 'John Davis'.

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Montreal Skyline

From Cove to Canada, the journey of John Doody and Eliza Power

When: Sunday, 7 August, 2016

Sheila 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.

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Cousins Anne LeBlanc and Geraldine Walsh meet in Kinsale for the first time.

Connection Story - Massachusetts and Cork

When: Monday, 12 November, 2018

Picture above: Cousins Anne LeBlanc and Geraldine meet in Kinsale for the first time.

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Kildorrey Ancestral Home

Fouhy descendents find their roots in Kildorrery, North Cork

When: Tuesday, 10 July, 2012

Kathleen O'Connor had a photo of a gravestone of their great grandfather, William, and a story that their great-great-grandmother was buried in Rockmills.

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NATIONAL FAMINE COMMEMORATION 2018

When: Thursday, 19 October, 2017

Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, has announced that next year's National Famine Commemoration will take place on Saturday, 12th May 2018 in University College Cork.  The focal point of the 2

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