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Croghan, Co. Roscommon. Our Townlands, Our History!

When: Wednesday, 1 August, 2018

Croghan, Co. Roscommon. Our Townlands, Our History!

Killukin Boyle (Roscommon) Roscommon
Regional Winner for the West in the Heritage category, Ireland Reaching Out

National Lottery announces Good Causes Award winner 2019

When: Monday, 4 November, 2019

Picture above: Representing Ireland Reaching Out at the Good Causes Awards Finals, Dolores Whyte, Michael Feerick, Jane Halloran Ryan and Laura Colleran.

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Peter Burke True to Ireland New Zealand

True to Ireland

When: Monday, 12 August, 2019

These men from all parts of Ireland including set up and funded an organisation that would take on the might of the New Zealand government to prevent them from being conscripted into the army.

Moycullen (Galway) Galway
William Hogarth, The Western Family c. 1738

English Naming Patterns within the family unit

When: Tuesday, 4 March, 2014

During the 18th century, the basic pattern of naming children was used for many English-speaking families.  This was also common with many Irish families, although they didn't always adhere strictly to this.  

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On the fourth of July 1806

When: Thursday, 4 July, 2019

This celebratory rendition by the Dubliners and the Pogues topped the Irish singles charts in 1987.  Lyrics THE IRISH ROVER

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Krista Heatley gave a lecture to the Annaghdown Heritage Society entitled Portland Irish: Emigration and the Railroad Industry

Summer Visitors to Annaghdown

When: Friday, 28 June, 2019

The Annaghdown IrelandXO team were pleased to meet and greet three sets of visitors in recent weeks.

Annaghdown (Galway) Galway
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

When: Monday, 11 June, 2018

About EPIC The Irish Emigration Musuem

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What does it mean to be Irish?

When: Monday, 18 January, 2016

This stunning video by Sonder

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 The Doyle Wedding © National Library of Ireland

State (Civil) Records 1864 onwards

When: Thursday, 24 August, 2017

With 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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Regional Winner National Lottery Good Causes

National Lottery Good Causes Regional Winner for Heritage

When: Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

National awards to celebrate “Ordinary people doing extraordinary things”

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