¿Sabías que a lo largo de los siglos más de 10 millones de personas han emigrado de la isla de Irlanda? Hoy se estima que hasta 70 millones de personas en todo el mundo son de origen irlandés.
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November 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
Mountbellew (Galway)
Our 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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We are going to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to the UK. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the leaving of Ireland for North America was a difficult and emotional journey for all. From a rural existence which centred on family, farming and prayer, to life in a country that had embraced all the advances of the industrial revolution and was
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Today the connection between Ireland and New York is celebrated at the annual Great Irish Fair of New York which takes place each September.
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We are going to look at Emigrants over the next few weeks. This week, we will focus on those Emigrants who went to New Zealand. An XOChronicle can be created via an Ancestor profile.
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This week marks 175 years since the beginning of the Great Hunger, a catastrophic series of events that resulted in a million people dying and more than two million emigrating.
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