News from Ireland

XO Chronicles - Remembering WW1

XO Chronicles - Remembering WW1

When: Wednesday, 11 November, 2020

Many more Irish men and women joined the allied forces in the countries they had emigrated to, and thousands, such as Patrick Conheady and Charles Sharpe, gave up their lives in the ensuing battles.

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IrelandXO Guide to Irish Castles

IrelandXO Guide to Irish Castles

When: Saturday, 25 June, 2022

This 30 minute recording consists of a virtual tour of our island's castles led by our resident Archaeologist. We used the Building Chronicles to take a trip through time, all the way back to Medieval Ireland. 

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TG4: catch a traditional Irish music session from anywhere in the world.

TG4: catch a traditional Irish music session from anywhere in the world.

When: Wednesday, 24 June, 2020

TG4 broadcasts two major music events each year: Gradam Ceoil, the Oscars of Traditional Irish Music; and a 4 day Live broadcast from FLEADH CEOIL na hÉireann each year.  This year in the absence of Fleadh Ceoil, due to Covid19, TG4 plans a virtual musical celebration of Fleadh Ceoil na hÉireann.

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Chronicles Insight - Irish in Argentina

Chronicles Insight - Irish in Argentina

When: Friday, 19 June, 2020

Fr Anthony Dominic Fahy Father Anthony Dominic Fahy was born in County Galway in 1805 to Patrick Fahy and Belinda Cloran. Many of the Fahy children pursued lives in the Church. 

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2 for 1 entry to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - until December 23rd

2 for 1 entry to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - until December 23rd

When: Friday, 4 October, 2019

Since opening its doors in 2016, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum has become a must-see for every visitor to Dublin.

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A Day in Dublin with Joyce and Bloom

When: Thursday, 11 June, 2020

The Martello Tower, Sandycove​

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A black and while image of a workhouse

From Irish Workhouses to Other Worlds

When: Friday, 18 January, 2019

Bridget Kirby - Kilmacthomas Workhouse

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Chronicles Insight - How a Cholera Pandemic inspired Dracula

Chronicles Insight - How a Cholera Pandemic inspired Dracula

When: Friday, 30 October, 2020

Some say that Count Dracula is the personification of the Cholera Epidemic in Ireland. 

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Chronicles Insight - Joyce's Dublin in 1904

James Joyce's Bloomsday

When: Saturday, 1 May, 2021

In Dublin, the home of Joyce and Ulysses, tours take place where scholars and enthusiasts alike can visit a number of the sites which feature in the novel and retrace the steps of the novel’s main character Leopold Bloom.

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Making the most of your ancestors' photographs

Making the most of your ancestors' photographs

When: Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

There are more than 10,000 ancestors now on the XO Chronicles. (Thank you IrelandXO community!) Undoubtedly, those that stand out, and really bring to life the stories of the people featured, are those that have a photograph.

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