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Tulla Boys School

Tulla Boys School Register 1866-1896 and Tulla Boys Infant Register 1885-1895 available online through Clare Library

When: Monday, 17 January, 2022

These registers are a great resource for local historians and genealogists as they not only give names, but also occupations, addresses and ages.  

Tulla (Clare) Clare

Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives exhibition in London

When: Monday, 11 October, 2021

Above image: Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media viewing the Anglo Irish Treaty 1921 at the National Archives, Dublin, September 2021. 

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Claregalway

When: Monday, 3 April, 2017

Claregalway.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) Galway
Researching your Mayo ancestors

Finding your Mayo ancestors

When: Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

In the first video, Dympna outlined how to start.  She points viewers towards the online censuses of 1901 and 1911.  From there you can get some vital information to start on your path by identifying family members and taking it from there following the marriage, births and death records to build

Mayo (Mayo) Mayo
My IrelandXO Bucket List

My IrelandXO Bucket List

When: Saturday, 1 August, 2020

The Ireland LOCAL GUIDE is a free facility for you to create and collate an Ireland Bucket List for sightseeing, entertainment, research and more.

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County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Journal ONLINE

When: Friday, 27 August, 2021

Over 200 Roscommon articles and images have been digitized by Roscommon County Library Service in collaboration with the CRHAS.

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1797 Lottery Ticket

Beyond 2022: Ireland's Virtual Record Treasury research project

When: Monday, 26 August, 2019

Picture: preserved remnants of a 1797 Irish Lottery ticket

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Cavan Townlands Website

Cavan Townlands Website

When: Friday, 30 April, 2021

cavantownlands.com is hosted by Michael McShane and his wife, Catherine Kerr. Although not a native of Cavan, Michael has traced his ancestors back to the townland of Cloggy in the parish of Killashandra.

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Michael Baynes and the team at Visit Castlebar

IrelandXO welcomes Visit Castlebar to Partner Network

When: Monday, 19 July, 2021

Visit Castlebar is an initiative to market the Castlebar Municipal District to holidaymakers staying in the area, to holidaymakers staying elsewhere but visiting the area and short stay visitors.

Castlebar (Mayo) Mayo
Michael Baynes of Visit Castlebar and Laura Colleran of Ireland Reaching Out

Ireland Reaching Out Partner Network

When: Tuesday, 20 July, 2021

  One of Ireland’s leading diaspora initiatives is today launching a new network of regional Irish partners to connect those of Irish heritage abroad with their places of origin.

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