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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County Galway 101 Interesting Facts
When: Thursday, 24 August, 2017The book will guide you through the lives of famous Galway people and their contribution to world changing events. County Galway’s history, music, nature, sports, geographical interests and famous sights are all waiting for you to explore.
Galway
State (Civil) Records 1864 onwards
When: Thursday, 24 August, 2017With the introduction of state registration, birth and death information was required to be provided to the local registrar who was usually the doctor, within 21 days. Late registration resulted in the imposition of a fine. Hence, in order to avoid the payment of a fine, later birth and death dat
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Ireland XO Insight - The Ritual of Departure
When: Wednesday, 9 August, 2017Picture above: An 1868 engraving by Henry Doyle, entitled 'Emigrants Leaving Ireland'.
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The Freebird Club - over 50s Social & Travel
When: Tuesday, 11 July, 2017The Freebird Club is the Dublin based start-up which aims to disrupt the traditional notion of ageing by mobilizing and fostering connections between older people, and championing a new ‘caring approach’ to the sharing economy.
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Personal objects - historical artefacts
When: Wednesday, 31 May, 2017Evidence can come in many formats – documents, receipts from a wedding breakfast or funeral wake, letters post-cards and telegrams, old photos and cine-camera footage, newspaper cuttings, and artefacts – the simple mementoes we keep to remind us of key life events.
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Lough Derg Blueway Workshop
When: Friday, 14 April, 2017The Lough Derg Blueway encourages additional tourism through the provision and promotion of water and land based outdoor activities in the Lough Derg area. Craft, heritage, culture, music, land and water based outdoor activities, accommodation and dining service providers, are all encouraged to
Nenagh (Tipperary)
Claregalway.info
When: Monday, 3 April, 2017Claregalway.info was created as part of an effort to engage new residents of Claregalway with the community and history surrounding them. You can learn more about the effort by clicking on the link below that will take you to the website.
Claregalway (Baile Chláir)
Griffith Valuation & Tithe Applotment
When: Monday, 3 April, 2017Townland areas often appear to vary from the Tithe Applotment Books to the Griffith’s Valuation – this can generally be explained by the fact that very poor quality land was not taxable and hence not included in the earlier survey. All lands were included in the Griffith’s Val
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Great Uncle William Mogan's trip to Ireland
When: Thursday, 30 March, 2017Foreward "William was at the time of this trip 18 years old. He was a engineer for the railroad and was killed at age 40 when two trains hit head on in Pegram, Tennessee, just outside Nashville, Tennessee. He had married and had one child at his death.
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