News from Ireland
Robert Boyd, a local hero and Freedom Fighter in Málaga, Spain
When: Wednesday, 20 March, 2024Nestled in a quiet corner, up against her 17th-century walls, and less than 400 meters from the busting Foyleside and Richmond shopping centers in the heart of Derry city, can be found St. Augustine's Church (pictured below).
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TG4: a treasure trove of Irish music and documentary programming.
When: Monday, 11 May, 2020TG4 is Ireland’s national Irish language television channel, a publicly funded TV channel that broadcasts Irish content in Ireland, but more importantly all around the Globe via its player service which is completely free to watch or to download on your various devices.
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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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Call for Emigrant Letters
When: Monday, 11 March, 2024A new collection of emigrant letters is now viewable at the University of Galway. Thanks to the work of American historian Kerby Miller, we can now get a deeper understanding of our ancestors after the left their homes.
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Remembering our Irish Grandmothers
When: Sunday, 10 March, 2024Researching Irish ancestry becomes more challenging when tracing the maternal branches of our family tree. The good news is, we can help each other out by sharing what we know about our maternal line.
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Irish Famine Period Drama online
When: Saturday, 3 February, 2024IMAGE © Little Bird Films 'The Hanging Gale' (R15+) is a four-part TV mini-series set in Co. Donegal against the backdrop of Ireland's Great Famine in 1846.
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Free Online Genealogical Resources Specifically for Donaghmore Parish, County Down, Ireland
When: Monday, 26 February, 2024Important Note: when searching records, keep in mind that there are other Donaghmore parishes in Ireland. All Donaghmore townlands are in the Barony of Upper Iveagh, upper half, except, Corgary and Drummiller townlands which are in the Barony of Lower Iveagh, upper half.
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Irish Leap Year Traditions
When: Thursday, 20 February, 2020Though in some cultures this extra day comes and goes like any other, in Ireland, we have the long-held tradition of Leap Day proposals. In years gone by, the 29th of February was the one day, every four years, when women co
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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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