News from Ireland
Celtic Irish American Academy Summer 2021
When: Friday, 26 June, 2020Adventure of a Lifetime for U.S. Teenagers Have great fun as you make life-long friendships and wonderful memories. Experience global citizenship in a classic Irish setting.
Galway
IrelandXO Guide to Irish Castles
When: Saturday, 25 June, 2022This 30 minute recording consists of a virtual tour of our island's castles led by our resident Archaeologist. We used the Building Chronicles to take a trip through time, all the way back to Medieval Ireland.
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From Irish Workhouses to Other Worlds
When: Friday, 18 January, 2019Bridget Kirby - Kilmacthomas Workhouse
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Kindred Spirits - celebrating a historic act of kindness
When: Thursday, 28 May, 2020Kindred Spirits – celebrating an act of kindness that stretches from The Great Famine in Ireland to the COvid-19 pandemic. by Kathy Scott Creative Director of The Trailblazery, Ireland
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Your MAYO parish just before the Famine
When: Wednesday, 10 June, 2020Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland is one of the most valuable and unique sources of local history in Ireland. The equivalent of a tourist's "Lonely Planet Guide" in its day, this groundbreaking publication came in two volumes, with an accompanying atlas. First published in 1837, it was
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A Day in Dublin with Joyce and Bloom
When: Thursday, 11 June, 2020The Martello Tower, Sandycove
Dublin
Making the most of your ancestors' photographs
When: Wednesday, 18 May, 2022There are more than 10,000 ancestors now on the XO Chronicles. (Thank you IrelandXO community!) Undoubtedly, those that stand out, and really bring to life the stories of the people featured, are those that have a photograph.
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Chronicles Insight - Irish in Argentina
When: Friday, 19 June, 2020Fr Anthony Dominic Fahy Father Anthony Dominic Fahy was born in County Galway in 1805 to Patrick Fahy and Belinda Cloran. Many of the Fahy children pursued lives in the Church.
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IrelandXO at The Great Irish Fair of New York
When: Tuesday, 8 September, 2020On Thursday, September 17th, join us for a LIVE webinar where you will learn all about some interesting historical characters from our New York Irish Diaspora.
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James Joyce's Bloomsday
When: Saturday, 1 May, 2021In Dublin, the home of Joyce and Ulysses, tours take place where scholars and enthusiasts alike can visit a number of the sites which feature in the novel and retrace the steps of the novel’s main character Leopold Bloom.
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