Many of the people who went into an Irish Workhouse, never came out again, dying from malnutrition and ill health, or remaining in the infirmary when the Workhouse evolved into one of the many county homes, district hospitals, and asylums that were part of the legacy of these institutions.
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Our Chronicles Challenge Week 2 has to do with the prompt: 2 km. This is based upon our all being required by the Irish Government to limit our movements to within 2 km of our homes. 2 kilometres is about 1.2 miles and the idea of this challenge was to look around our own areas (or our ancesto
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Between 1847 and 1864 a detailed, county by county record of tax liable was kept in Ireland. Today the "Griffith Valuation" is an invaluable resource for anyone researching their Irish family history and if properly used, it can be a fantastic key to uncover family history inf
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Our Chronicles are designed to connect people descended from the same place in Ireland by enabling them to share information about their ancestors, the buildings they lived in and the events that shaped their lives. Stay connected with your Irish county or civil parish diaspora by:
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The Weekly Challenge is a volunteer and member initiative that we have created in order to encourage everyone to share content to their parish page. Every week a new prompt will be created for anyone to share a Chronicle with some connection to the prompt. It can be a building, an ancestor or a
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Though the everyday actions of our Irish Mammies have undoubtedly shaped the Irish nation by helping generations of Irish people, at home and abroad, they sadly have largely gone unremarked by history.
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You may be starting your family history research, be at a critical juncture or perhaps are taking a break because you seem to have run out of options.
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