Ireland XO News

IrelandXO at The Great Irish Fair of New York

On Thursday, September 17th, join us for a LIVE webinar where you will learn all about some interesting historical characters from our New York Irish Diaspora.

IrelandXO Insight - Pronouncing Irish Place Names

It’s no secret that Irish signage can be the undoing of even the most seasoned traveller. Even Irish natives know how easy it is to get a place-name pronunciation wrong when they are not local to the area.

Chronicles Insight - Irish Educators

Image: c1902 Miss Crowe and Mr Gildea with their pupils at Kilglass National School, Ahascragh, Co.Galway. Original owned by NLI.

County in Focus - Cavan

People The Cavan Diaspora has no shortage of interesting characters. Here are some highlights from our database of Cavan Ancestors. Click on the images below to learn more about the lives of these individuals.

Open Day for Lough Graney Nature Sanctury

We are a small non-profit community organisation dedicated to setting up a nature sanctuary in the historic Lough Grainey Valley in County Clare. We would love to introduce you to the valley and its significance to nature and culture in Ireland.

Chronicles Challenge Emigrants to Canada

We are going to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to Canada. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.

XO Chronicles - Great Hunger Survivors

Rather than be weakened by their experiences, many Irish people lived long and prosperous lives. Our members have been sharing stories of their Irish centenarian ancestors, that were born during or before the famine.

Creating Connections Playback: Griffith's Valuation

Scroll 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:

Chronicles Challenge Estate Houses

IrelandXO Insight - Making the most of your Irish surname

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