News from Ireland

Women weaving a Brigid Cross

Imbolc Celebration, The Celtic Goddess Brigid & St Brigid of Kildare, Ireland

When: Wednesday, 1 February, 2023

Every year without fail its welcome arrival brings down the curtain on the darkness of Winter and heralds in the reawakening of the natural world and the promise for us all of the new beginnings and a fresh start.

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 A Call for Board Members

A Call for Board Members - Role Description

When: Thursday, 8 February, 2024

A Call for Board Members - Role Description

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Irish Wedding Customs

Irish Wedding Customs & Traditions

When: Friday, 19 January, 2024

Which Irish wedding traditions today match those of our ancestors?

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Historical Irish Church Records Registers

How to Research Historical Irish Church Records

When: Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

Irish Church Registers

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St Brigid's day in Ireland - February 1st

Got an ancestor named after St Brigid?

When: Thursday, 1 February, 2024

Lá Fhéile Bríde ~ St. Brigid's Day is traditionally associated in Ireland with the coming of spring and renewal.

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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
Researching Irish Traveller Ancestors

Researching Irish Traveller Ancestors

When: Wednesday, 24 January, 2024

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Commonly Asked Genealogy Questions

Researching your Irish Ancestry

When: Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

IRISH GENEALOGY – FIRST STEPS FAQ #1  Where do I begin researching my Irish ancestry?

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Chronicles Insight - Extraordinary Irish Women

Chronicles Insight - Extraordinary Irish Women

When: Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

#1 Kitty Wilkinson

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Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions

Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions

When: Thursday, 18 January, 2024

The importance of the Registry of Deeds is built on the fact that it is a repository holding memorials of deeds and wills that mention the names, ages, life events, places and family relationships of people involved in land and financial transactions from the mid-1600s to the present day.

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