News from Ireland

An Irish family says goodbye to a loved one - American wake

An Irish Wake for the Living: American Wake

When: Wednesday, 11 May, 2022

Picture above:  An 1868 engraving by Henry Doyle, entitled 'Emigrants Leaving Ireland'.

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Lewis' Topographical Dictionary

Lewis' Topographical Dictionary

When: Friday, 25 August, 2017

The publication is part of works on England, Scotland and Wales, which together form Topographical Dictionaries of the three aforementioned countries and Ireland.

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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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The Mall, Tralee © NLI

I have located two ancestors!

When: Tuesday, 5 July, 2016

Leonie knew that John Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Rourke and Garrett Barry emigrated aboard the Golconda to New Zealand. John and Elizabeth married in New Zealand in 1862.

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Irish Parishes Explained

Irish Parishes Explained

When: Thursday, 31 March, 2022

The different types of Irish Parishes

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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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The Occupation of our Ancestors

Ireland XO Insight - what did your ancestors do?

When: Saturday, 15 January, 2022

While 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 Reaching Out Finalists Good Causes Awards 2019

Countdown to Good Causes Awards Finals begins!

When: Thursday, 24 October, 2019

The Good Causes Awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals from all over Ireland who, with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding, have had an extraordinary impact on their local communities.

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Shavaghera National School

IrelandXO Insight - Disused School houses of Ireland

When: Friday, 19 August, 2016

Recently we introduced you to the National School Registers of the National Archives in our Ireland XO Insight - Irish National Education sources rela

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Inside GPO Athenry 1916 event

Caherlistrane/Kilcoona Centenary Monument unveiling Sun. 11th Sept at 5pm.

When: Friday, 26 August, 2016

A plan that would turn that tattered cloak back into a rich flowing cape. The parish would, suggested honorary long-time mayor, Brendan Gannon, build a magnificent statue in this centenary year.

Kilcoona (Galway) Galway