News from County Clare

Evictions on the Vandeleur Estate, Kilrush, July, 1888 by Ed O’Shaughnessy

Famine Evictions: Vandeleur Estate July 1888

When: Sunday, 28 January, 2024

Major E. J.

Kilrush (Clare) Clare
Discover more about your Irish Ancestry in County Clare

County Clare, Ireland

When: Friday, 5 March, 2021

Picture above: Visitors to the Cliffs of Moher in 2019 enjoy the dramatic scenery

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IrelandXO Connections - New South Wales and Clare

IrelandXO Connections - New South Wales and Clare

When: Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Kerri's Story After having led a somewhat unusual life, I had been encouraged many years ago to write a book.  However, it soon became clear to me that some of the reasons I had experienced what I had, may be contained in the lives of those who went before me.

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Seán Mac Mathúna and the Folklore of North-West Clare

Seán Mac Mathúna and the Folklore of North-West Clare

When: Friday, 27 September, 2019

Picture:  L to R: Seán Ó Carúin, Seán Mac Mathúna and Pádraig Ó Flannagáin, Co. Clare. Work of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore. Written and submitted by Michelle Dunne M.A.

Killilagh (Clare) Clare
Leo, Anne, Susan and Susan’s mother sharing their discoveries.

Three Families Reunited

When: Tuesday, 18 October, 2016

Picture above: Leo, Anne, Susan and Susan’s mother sharing their discoveries.

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Old Crowe House

A visit to a broken, old stone house

When: Tuesday, 7 June, 2016

Robert Horwood has just returned home to Australia after a visit to Killaloe, Co. Clare. In April he posted a message to the XO Message Board seeking further information about his ancestors, Thomas Crowe and his wife Margaret O'Donnell from Co. Clare.

Killaloe (Clare) Clare
Tulla Publication Cover

Launch of the Tulla (Clare) Reaching Out Publication "Reflections from Home and Abroad"

When: Tuesday, 15 March, 2016

The event was well-attended and Fr. Harry Bohan, PP from Sixmilebridge was the main speaker. Fr.

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The shell of the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (later O'Connell Street), Dublin in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising.

1916 and TULLA CONNECTIONS

When: Sunday, 8 May, 2016

There were four men who played a part in the events that took place in Dublin during the Easter Rising. They were: Dan Canny Joseph Canny Michael O'Dea Cornelius (Con) O'Halloran Attached are their profiles and the units that they served in during that time.

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Tulla Slabs

Church of Ireland Tulla Memorial Tablets Return to Tulla

When: Saturday, 2 March, 2013

These memorial tablets are family stones that honour and remember those that have passed away.  They are a wonderful resource for family research as well as for local history.  The tablets will be displayed on the webpage in due course.

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Tulla Boys School

Tulla Boys School Register 1866-1896 and Tulla Boys Infant Register 1885-1895 available online through Clare Library

When: Monday, 17 January, 2022

These registers are a great resource for local historians and genealogists as they not only give names, but also occupations, addresses and ages.  

Tulla (Clare) Clare