News from Ireland
Molloy’s Triennial Clan Gathering Announced
When: Tuesday, 21 February, 2017Events in the weekend schedule include an early evening meeting at the Molloy Esker Hill Golf Club for food and drink and to meet old and new O'Molloy Clan members. Presentations will be made on the history of the Molloys in Offaly and DNA genealogy.
Tullamore (Offaly) OffalyGreat Uncle William Mogan's trip to Ireland
When: Thursday, 30 March, 2017Foreward "William was at the time of this trip 18 years old. He was a engineer for the railroad and was killed at age 40 when two trains hit head on in Pegram, Tennessee, just outside Nashville, Tennessee. He had married and had one child at his death.
IrelandXOCoole Visitor Centre and Tearooms re-opening 2017
When: Wednesday, 15 March, 2017Spring is here, the birds are singing and the early spring flowers are blooming at Coole. The Visitor Centre and tearooms are now open at the weekends, except for 1st and 2nd April - St Patrick’s weekend, 25th & 26th March and 8th & 9th April.
Gort Kilmacduagh And Kiltartan (Galway) Galway2017 Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad (PDSA)
When: Thursday, 9 March, 2017This Award was established by the Irish Government in 2012, to provide a system of State recognition for those living abroad. There are six categories under which individuals can be nominated: Irish Community Support Arts, Culture and Sport
IrelandXOIreland’s Most Haunted Places (StoryMap)
When: Tuesday, 1 November, 2016The people at The Ocean Sands Hotel have sourced some of the spookiest destinations in all of Ireland and displayed them in the interactive Storymap below.
Kilglass (Sligo) SligoAll About Athlone - A Storymap
When: Tuesday, 6 September, 2016While tourism plays a huge part of industry and employment in the area, the convenient location of the town means that it is a wonderful business location for conferencing and large scale business events being so accessible to the whole island of Ireland.
St Marys Athlone (Westmeath) WestmeathThe Majestic Journey of the Shannon: A StoryMap
When: Monday, 18 April, 2016A strategic location
St Marys Athlone (Westmeath) WestmeathMichael D. Higgins, President of Ireland and his Tulla Connections
When: Tuesday, 10 May, 2016Catherine Lynch was born in Garruragh, Tulla and baptised on 7 January 1861. She was a daughter of Matthew Lynch and Margaret White, local farmers in the area. Matthew Lynch held lands in Garruragh with Catherine Lynch who was listed as a widow and was probably his mother.
Tulla (Clare) ClareOral History Interview Skills Workshop
When: Monday, 21 November, 2016This workshop is open to anyone interesting in developing the techniques and interview skills required for undertaking oral history projects and will be delivered by Oral History Consultant Dr Tomás Mac Conmara.
Portumna (Galway) GalwayChildren's Graveyard in Gardenfield Blessed
When: Tuesday, 15 November, 2016The unveiling of a stone plaque remembers the children, some 'known only to God' who are buried in the small ringfort in the townland.
Tuam (Galway) Galway