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IrelandXO Insight - Historical Church Records

Award winning Irish start-up The Freebird Club

New Irish start-up The Freebird Club is a travel-based social club for older adults, enabling positive 'connected ageing’ through social travel and homestays among members. Operating as a ‘peer-to-peer’ members’ club for the over 50’s, it enables mature adults to travel and stay with each other i

Safe Home Ireland

Thinking of moving or returning to Ireland?

Liam Cosgrave

Picture above: 5th March 1973..With a view to forming a Coalition Government the leaders of the Fine Gael, Mr Liam Cosgrave, and Labour, Mr Brendan Corish are pictured at Leinster House, where they met today.

Barry and Cook families remembered in County Limerick

In the Autumn of 2012, I was in contact with Mary O'Grady through the Ireland XO website and she connected me with Martin Cleary, a member of the Knockainey Community Council,  who was able to introduced me to Thomas F. Cooke, my closest cousin in Ireland.

EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE/EUROPA NOSTRA AWARDS 2018

Previous Prizewinners: Irish Walled Towns

Lewis' Topographical Dictionary

The publication is part of works on England, Scotland and Wales, which together form Topographical Dictionaries of the three aforementioned countries and Ireland.

County Galway 101 Interesting Facts

The book will guide you through the lives of famous Galway people and their contribution to world changing events. County Galway’s history, music, nature, sports, geographical interests and famous sights are all waiting for you to explore.

State (Civil) Records 1864 onwards

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

Ireland XO Insight - The Ritual of Departure

Picture above:  An 1868 engraving by Henry Doyle, entitled 'Emigrants Leaving Ireland'.