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Ancestor Profile Masterclass

Ancestors Masterclass

When: Friday, 10 June, 2022

How does it work? The Ancestor Chronicles are a way for you to reconnect and keep in touch with any local community that you or your ancestors may have once lived or worked in. You can post chronicles for any historical individual* connected to a parish or county, be it

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Connecting with Irish cousins after 40 years of searching

When: Tuesday, 24 November, 2015

Picture above:  Maggie May left Inverin in the latter half of the 19th century, in the wake of the great famine.

Killannin (Galway) Galway
Programme Cover for 1718 Bann Valley Migration

1718 Bann Valley Migration Commemoration

When: Thursday, 24 May, 2018

For further details and dates for this commemoration, please see the following link:   https://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/uploads/general/Whats_On_1718_Programme_WEB.pdf

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IrelandXO - User Video Guides

When: Tuesday, 15 June, 2021

Scroll through the videos to find what you are looking for and click on the play button to view the full recording. They are designed to be short and specific.

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Jacqi Stevens

From Chicago to Ballina in County Tipperary

When: Wednesday, 11 March, 2015

Jacqi Stevens husband’s Tully family of which she has written extensively, left Ireland in the 1840s, immigrated to Canada, settled in Ontario for a generation, and then eventually found their way to Chicago, the Dakota Territory, and even further west in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Sa

Ballina (Tipperary) Tipperary
President Michael D. Higgins in Arus Einne

Cuairt an Uachtaráin M.D. Ó Uiginn ar Inis Oírr, Oileáin Arainn

When: Thursday, 19 September, 2013

Tháinig an tUachtarán M.D. Ó Uiginn ar cuairt oifigiúl chuigh Inis Oírr,Oileáin Arainn ar an 19ú Mean Fomhair 2013.Thugj an helicoptear go dtí an oileáin é.

Inis Meain (Galway) Galway
Moylough Castle

Joan Koesterherm Connects to Moylough

When: Saturday, 27 July, 2013

Joan, a fifth generation descendant of John and Mary Griffin and a cousin of Margaret (Griffin) Clark, posted a query on the Moylough parish section of the Ireland Reaching Out website in October of 2012 seeking information on the Griffin family.

Moylough (Galway) Galway
Headstones

Islandeady Graveyards are Mapped

When: Tuesday, 9 July, 2013

The mapping of the graveyards in the parish is a great resource for those seeking to find out more about their ancestors. It means that those who can travel to the parish as well as those who are far away, can conduct research and locate a grave plot and headstone.

Islandeady (Mayo) Mayo
Street Music

Islandeady Gathering

When: Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Anyone interested in or connected to the Parish of Islandeady is invited home for a weekend of celebration in May. Some of the events planned include a visit to the national schools as part of a trip down memory lane.

Islandeady (Mayo) Mayo
Tulla Slabs

Church of Ireland Tulla Memorial Tablets Return to Tulla

When: Saturday, 2 March, 2013

These memorial tablets are family stones that honour and remember those that have passed away.  They are a wonderful resource for family research as well as for local history.  The tablets will be displayed on the webpage in due course.

Tulla (Clare) Clare