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Finding & Navigating The Old Maps of Ireland
When: Tuesday, 14 May, 2024Ireland – the first country in the world to be mapped in detail
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8 FAQs about Irish Freeholder Lists
When: Sunday, 5 May, 2024Did you know Daniel O’Connell – the Great Liberator inadvertently created some Irish genealogy gold?
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IrelandXO Insight - The Guinness Archive
When: Thursday, 1 July, 2021The Guinness Archive was created in 1998 when they employed their first professional Archivist to curate the history of the company and its employees. The foundation document of the Guinness Archive is the 9,000 year lease signed by Arthur Guinness on the St.
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The Military Archives and How to Search Them
When: Thursday, 21 March, 2024The Archive was set up in the early 1920s by Col M J Costello and Thomas Galvin with the purpose of not only meeting the immediate needs of the new Military but as a ‘
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Landed Estate Court 'Rentals'
When: Wednesday, 15 February, 2023Until about 1900 the majority of land in Ireland (97% in 1870) was rented out to tenant farmers rather than used by the owner himself.
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Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions
When: Thursday, 18 January, 2024The importance of the Registry of Deeds is built on the fact that it is a repository holding memorials of deeds and wills that mention the names, ages, life events, places and family relationships of people involved in land and financial transactions from the mid-1600s to the present day.
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IrelandXO Insight - Trade Directories and other sources
When: Wednesday, 3 June, 2020Classes excluded from Trade Directories include: small tenant farmers, landless labourers and servants. It is worth noting that every entry is at least 6 months out of date by the time of publication.
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Ten FAQs about Irish Marriage Records
When: Monday, 30 January, 2023Among all the records we might hope to see on our Irish family history quest, a glimpse at the marriage of both ancestors probably tops the list.
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Griffith's Valuation and Cancelled Books
When: Wednesday, 3 May, 2023In this IrelandXO Genealogy Insight, we will show you how to unravel the threads of information contained within the Books and demystify the 'colorful' annotations.
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