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The Story of Saint Patrick

The Story of Saint Patrick

When: Thursday, 17 March, 2022

While most individual saints are venerated for their virtuous characteristics and morally sound behaviour, St Patrick's prominent place in saintly circles was earned as Ireland's very

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Chronicles Insight - Pioneering Irish Women in STEM

Chronicles Insight - Pioneering Irish Women in STEM

When: Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

Women in Ireland were not permitted to attend University until 1885, and even then they were highly restricted in what they could study, and even how much they could do on campus in terms of joining societies and even being on campus late into the evening.

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IrelandXO Cook Club - Irish Soul Food

When: Saturday, 1 October, 2022

Irish Soda Bread Soda bread – the staple of the people in rural Ireland especially (where yeast was hard to come by) is still a top favourite on this island today. 

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Does the key to your Irish roots lie in Scotland?

When: Wednesday, 17 August, 2022

Leaving the Land - Finding Work in Scotland

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Chronicles Insight - Irish in New York

Chronicles Insight - Irish in New York

When: Wednesday, 16 September, 2020

Today the connection between Ireland and New York is celebrated at the annual Great Irish Fair of New York which takes place each September.

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IrelandXO Insight - Flax Growers List

Irish Linen Industry, Ran by Our Ancestors: Flax Growers List of 1796

When: Saturday, 1 May, 2021

Picture: A Linen Bleach Green in County Down circa 1890

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Your ROSCOMMON parish just before the famine

Your ROSCOMMON parish just before the famine

When: Tuesday, 20 April, 2021

Lewis' 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 publicatio

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8 Irish Proverbs and their Meaning

IrelandXO Insight - Irish Proverbs

When: Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

"Cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú?"  What would the cat’s son do but kill mice? Explanation: Why would the child behave any other way when its parents are the very same?

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Long cars Gorey County Wexford The Lawrence Collection at the NLI

IrelandXO Favourite FREE Irish genealogy resources

When: Monday, 9 January, 2023

The National Archives of Ireland What records do they hold?

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Irish Famine family history resources outside of Ireland

How to research ancestors who immigrated during the Irish Famine

When: Friday, 30 September, 2022

The initial cause of the Irish Famine was the failure of the potato crop, due to a disease called Blight. However, it was a combination of disastrous political actions and poor social structures that turned the crisis into a tragedy of un-precedented proportions.

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