Chronicles Insight - Mountbellew Orphan Girls
When: Thursday, 29 October, 2020Assisted Migration
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IrelandXO Cook Club - Barmbrack
When: Sunday, 25 October, 2020Photo: duchas.ie In 19th-century Ireland, Tea & Barmbrack was considered a "substantial breakfast", a "comfortable meal" and an "abundant repast" for any occasion.
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Remembering our Irish Ancestors
When: Saturday, 24 October, 2020Samhain, the 3-day Celtic Feast of the Dead, was celebrated in Ireland up until the 14th century when Rome decreed November 1st and 2nd as "holy days of obligation".
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IrelandXO Book Club - Autumn Edition
When: Wednesday, 21 October, 2020If you want to recommend a title for our next edition, or add a local-interest book to the Local Guide, scroll to the bottom to find out how.
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Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to Australia
When: Monday, 19 October, 2020We will focus on those Emigrants who went to Australia. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile. A Building profile can be created showing an Ancestor's headstone, or a homestead where they lived before they left Ireland.
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Chronicles Insight - The Irish Superintendents of Liverpool
When: Monday, 19 October, 2020Agnes Jones 1832
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Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to South Asia
When: Friday, 16 October, 2020We are continuing to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to South Asia. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.
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Leeds Irish Centre announces 50th Anniversary book
When: Friday, 16 October, 2020Leeds Irish Centre was due to host a number of celebrations and commemorations in June 2020 to mark its 50 th year at the heart of the city’s Irish community. But the Corona pandemic and the ensuing lockdown put all its plans on hold until 2021.
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IrelandXO at the Liverpool Irish Festival
When: Thursday, 15 October, 2020Next stop on our Chronicles journey takes us to Liverpool, where we are celebrating some notable Irish diaspora, as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival.
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