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IrelandXO Insight - Pronouncing Irish Place Names
When: Tuesday, 1 August, 2023It’s no secret that Irish signage can be the undoing of even the most seasoned traveler. Even Irish natives know how easy it is to get a place-name pronunciation wrong when they are not local to the area.
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Irish Migration from Derry to Canada
When: Monday, 6 December, 2021From the late 1600s, in the age of the sailing ships, to the onset of the Second World War in 1939, when the last transatlantic steamer sailed from the port, Derry was one of the principal emigration ports in Irel
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County in Focus - Derry
When: Wednesday, 30 November, 2022County Derry, also known as Londonderry or Doire in Irish and is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. Derry is famous for its old intact city walls which surround the city and for the pretty Sperrin Mountains and Lough Neagh.
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How to locate parish of origin
When: Monday, 22 July, 2019Interwoven in the Irish subconscious is this strong attachment to one's ancestral land. So it's no surprise that the quest to find one's way home is at the heart of what makes genealogy so addictive.
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Tracing your roots with DNA
When: Tuesday, 8 August, 2023The journey began in 2005 when the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) was founded by dedicated DNA project administrators with a vision to promote and educate people about genetic genealogy.
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Got an Irish Ancestor named Mary or Maureen?
When: Sunday, 15 August, 2021Lá Fhéile Muire ~ St Mary's Day (August 15th) is celebrated on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. It was marked as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Roman Catholic Church and as a festival (under various names) in the Anglican Communi
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County in Focus: Cavan
When: Friday, 25 November, 2022Clogh Oughter Castle, (pictured below) located on a small island in Lough Oughter, was the stronghold of the O’Reilly clan from the mid 13th century up until around 1600. The O’Reilly name is synonymous with Cavan.
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IrelandXO Guide to Irish Monasteries
When: Thursday, 6 August, 2020Early Christian Ireland has inspired wonder and intrigue in both the inhabitants of Ireland and visitors to her shores for countless years. Here we have listed 10 of our favourite Irish Monastic Sites dating as far back as the 6th century.
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