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Events from Ireland
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Coole Park Visitor Centre re-opens
When: Wednesday, 23 March, 2016Coole Park Visitor Centre is now open again after the winter floods.
Gort Kilmacduagh And Kiltartan (Galway) Galway![Coole Park Entrance Coole Park Entrance](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/irelandxo.com/s3fs-public/styles/news_landing/public/d7_files/Coole%20park%20entrance.jpg?itok=leO6tJbY)
Kinvara St Patrick's Day Parade March 2016
When: Friday, 18 March, 2016The sun shone in Kinvara for the St Patrick's Day Parade 2016. A great day was had by all. Fantastic Colourful floats, Traditional Music and cheering crowds.
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Mayo Orphan Girls
When: Saturday, 5 March, 2016As part of a day of talks on a range of topics that highlight the diverse roles and histories of women in Connacht, Barbara Barclay will be presenting an insight into the emigration scheme that saw thousands of young girls transported to the other side of the world and also their impact on the Australia of the time and also today.
Mayo![Edwards Gennys Queenstown Ireland 1856 Edwards Gennys Queenstown Ireland 1856](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/irelandxo.com/s3fs-public/styles/news_landing/public/d7_files/Edward_Gennys_Fanshawe%2C_Queenstown_%28Cobh%29%2C_Ireland%2C_1856.jpg?itok=adQ-U-lU)
From Colonial State to Free State - What they Said...
When: Thursday, 3 March, 2016Galway County Council Archives presents an exhibition of documents from its collections illustrating an extraordinary period in Ireland's history, more relevant especially during this year that marks the centenary of the Easter Rising 1916
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1916 Digitisation event in Killeeneen
When: Thursday, 25 February, 2016Killeeneen National Schoo lis hosting a Heritage Day on Thursday 25th February (the day before the General Election) from 2 to 5 pm as part of Beo, the most extensive Irish schools based heritage project since the 1937 Folklore Commission.
Killeeneen (Galway) Galway![© Killeeneen N.S Paddy Mahon's Retirement 1980 Killeeneen National School. 1980. Paddy Mahon's Retirement](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/irelandxo.com/s3fs-public/styles/news_landing/public/d7_files/10592254085_cbc5e71566_z.jpg?itok=MHLG8WMj)
Exile - Songs & Tales of Irish Australia
When: Saturday, 20 February, 2016An exclusive line-up of outstanding Irish and Australian artists come together for a celebration of Irish influence in Australia. Paul Kelly,Shane Howard, Pauline Scanlon and many more create a rich tapestry of stories, imagery and music in honour of the Irish exiles.
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100 Years of Cinema
When: Saturday, 20 February, 2016Galway, UNESCO City of Film, is commemorating the 1916 Rising with an exciting programme of seminal Irish Cinema and landmark television events to take place over eight Saturdays throughout 2016.
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Dr Conor McNamara Lecture
When: Thursday, 18 February, 2016This lecture will examine the emergence of IRA flying columns composed of young rural fighters in north Galway in the late winter of 1920.
Tuam (Galway) Galway![© Old Tuam Society Old Tuam Society Logo](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/irelandxo.com/s3fs-public/styles/news_landing/public/d7_files/Tuam_coat.png?itok=BFQozfff)