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Formation of the Irish Free State

10 Key Facts About the Formation of the Irish Free State

When: Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

Against the backdrop of the Anglo-Irish Treaty which was signed in December 1921, the Irish Free State was formed on December 6, 1922. Ireland then shared the same constitutional status as Canada and other dominions in the British Commonwealth.

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Children's Family Tree Resource

Family Tree Resource For Kids

When: Thursday, 23 April, 2020

Filling in your family tree is a bit like solving a big puzzle – and each puzzle is different for every family! You will have to do some detective work, so remember to take notes and keep your eyes and ears open for clues that well help you discover the names that you are looking for.

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IRO Diaspora Map

Where did your Irish Ancestor Emigrate to?

When: Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

Sharing what we know helps researchers on both sides of the pond connect the dots.  Help us help you #BringTheirMemoryHome to Ireland. 

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Chronicles Insight - American Revolutionary War

Irish in The American War of Independence

When: Saturday, 4 June, 2022

The day itself marks the date, in 1776, on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. There are certain figures of the American Revolutionary War whom history and popular culture have kept in the forefront of our minds.

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Chronicles Insight - Brothers at home and away

Siblings at home and away

When: Monday, 26 April, 2021

Picture: from the National Library of Ireland collections

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The Irish Superintendents of Liverpool

Chronicles Insight - The Irish Superintendents of Liverpool

When: Wednesday, 19 October, 2022

Agnes Jones 1832 Agnes Jones was born in 1832 in Cambridge to Irish immigrant parents.

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Shavaghera National School

IrelandXO Insight - Disused School houses of Ireland

When: Friday, 19 August, 2016

Recently we introduced you to the National School Registers of the National Archives in our Ireland XO Insight - Irish National Education sources rela

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Inside GPO Athenry 1916 event

Caherlistrane/Kilcoona Centenary Monument unveiling Sun. 11th Sept at 5pm.

When: Friday, 26 August, 2016

A plan that would turn that tattered cloak back into a rich flowing cape. The parish would, suggested honorary long-time mayor, Brendan Gannon, build a magnificent statue in this centenary year.

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Lewis' Topographical Dictionary

Lewis' Topographical Dictionary

When: Friday, 25 August, 2017

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

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Kinsale Union Workhouse Graveyard

Kinsale Workhouse, County Cork

When: Wednesday, 13 March, 2019

Image Above: Kinsale Union Workhouse Graveyard entrance

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