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Creating Connections Playback: From Message Board to Meet & Greet
When: Monday, 25 May, 2020Scroll down for video Every year, thousands of bonds are made between people of Irish descent on the IrelandXO Message Board. Make sure that you are one of those connecting this year by replaying the Creating Connections webinar!
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IrelandXO Chronicles - A Diverse Diaspora
When: Thursday, 24 September, 2020Our Irish diaspora is as diverse as the many countries that our ancestors emigrated to. Our emigrants opened our eyes and minds to different cultures and today, both at home and abroad, Irish people can lay claim to ancestry that comes from many different continents.
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Bringing the Mountbellew 'Orphan' Girls Home
When: Friday, 25 September, 2020November 1852 was a dark month in east Galway and made even more so by the lingering effects of An Gorta Mor, the Great Hunger, which had blighted the land for the previous 7 years causing the deaths and emigration of millions. In that month a group of 30 young girls set off from Mountbellew Work
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XO Chronicles - Destination Mexico
When: Tuesday, 25 September, 2018In the 19th and 20th Centuries, many Irish people choose Mexico as their emigration destination, hoping for a better life of opportunity for themselves and their families.
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Creating Connections Playback: Griffith's Valuation
When: Monday, 2 May, 2022Scroll down for video In August we looked at the Primary Valuation of Ireland, which is more commonly known as Griffith’s Valuation. During this 30 minute webinar we will show you how to:
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Chronicles Insight - How a Cholera Pandemic inspired Dracula
When: Friday, 30 October, 2020Some say that Count Dracula is the personification of the Cholera Epidemic in Ireland.
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Creating Connections Webinar Playback: Through New York Ports
When: Friday, 9 October, 2020Scroll down for video Following on from the NYC Chronicles webinar, we stayed with the theme of New York for September's installment of our Creating Connections webinar series.
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Expert video help to uncover your Irish ancestry
When: Wednesday, 1 June, 2022IrelandXO members all over the world have attended our Creating Connections webinars. Make sure you avail of the expert genealogy advice that was shared and use it to search for information about your Irish ancestors, which can then be added to your family tree.
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IrelandXO at the Liverpool Irish Festival
When: Thursday, 15 October, 2020Next stop on our Chronicles journey takes us to Liverpool, where we are celebrating some notable Irish diaspora, as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival.
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Leeds Irish Centre announces 50th Anniversary book
When: Friday, 16 October, 2020Leeds Irish Centre was due to host a number of celebrations and commemorations in June 2020 to mark its 50 th year at the heart of the city’s Irish community. But the Corona pandemic and the ensuing lockdown put all its plans on hold until 2021.
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