Ireland XO News

Fair Towns in County Down 1834

Fair Towns Of Ireland, 1834

Freeholder's Lists

Freeholder's Lists are usually thought of listing only rich persons, however, people could also become Freeholders in a variety of ways.

Research Links - Emigration

Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/pass Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/

Ireland's history in maps

Here is a website that has some nice maps of Ireland. The famine years has a nice map showing the percentage of grade four housing that existed in each county .

Folklore in Glencolmcille

Folk Village Museum

Cloonkeenkerrill School Girls 1893 - 1918

1893 - Sarah Laffey 1894 - Margaret Forde, Bridget E Griffin, Anne Rowan 1896 - Maggie Ruane, Maria Connellan, Bridget Kilkenny, Norah higgins, Catherine Rowan 1897 - Bridget Laffy 1898 - Mary Barry, Katie Ruane, Lizzie Hession, Bridget Rowan, Delia Silke

Catholic Parish Registers Online

Registers.nli.ie make available online, for free, records of marriages and baptisms (and some burial records) from the NLI collection. Launching the website today, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny stated it was an "important day for our country, our people and our soul".

ChangeX highlights the work of IrelandXO Volunteers

The Irish Times recently spoke to Christine Timoney who visited Ireland having connected with the Bournea Parish Volunteer, Tim Lee. Tim welcomed Christine to the area and helped her learn more about her ancestors. 

Ireland Reaching Out is bringing Irish people together from around the globe

In June, we were delighted to welcome an RTE film crew to join us for a day to learn more about how Ireland Reaching Out is making a real difference to local communities and the Diaspora that they are welcoming home.

O’Keeffe Clan Gathering