News from Ireland
Connection Story - Massachusetts and Cork
When: Monday, 12 November, 2018Picture above: Cousins Anne LeBlanc and Geraldine meet in Kinsale for the first time.
Kinsale (Cork) Cork
A 'twin' connection - Ontario and Galway
When: Wednesday, 16 March, 2016Picture above: Denis and John Walsh
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Mayo Orphan Girls - An Earl Grey genealogy project
When: Saturday, 21 May, 2022Earl Grey Assisted Emigration Scheme
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Lewis' Topographical Dictionary
When: Friday, 25 August, 2017The 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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Irish Parishes Explained
When: Thursday, 31 March, 2022The different types of Irish Parishes
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From Cove to Canada, the journey of John Doody and Eliza Power
When: Sunday, 7 August, 2016Sheila 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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Ireland XO Insight - what did your ancestors do?
When: Saturday, 15 January, 2022While 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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Countdown to Good Causes Awards Finals begins!
When: Thursday, 24 October, 2019The 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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IrelandXO Insight - Disused School houses of Ireland
When: Friday, 19 August, 2016Recently 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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Caherlistrane/Kilcoona Centenary Monument unveiling Sun. 11th Sept at 5pm.
When: Friday, 26 August, 2016A 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