What is a Parish?
When: Saturday, 27 July, 2019Is a civil parish the same as a church parish in Ireland?
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Is a civil parish the same as a church parish in Ireland?
IrelandXOJohn Steinbeck, Nobel prize-winning author visited County Derry, Northern Ireland, in August 1952, in search of his roots. He wrote from Derry city, on 17 August 1952, to his friend and editor Pat Covici:
DerryThe emigration trade established Londonderry as one of the chief Irish ports for transatlantic trade in the 18th century. Links between the cities of Londonderry and Philadelphia were established through trade.
DerryPicture above: Austin's servants from the Poole Photography Collection at the National Libary of Ireland
IrelandXOAn Gorta Mór, or the Great Hunger, affected the Island of Ireland from 1845 to 1852. During those years, an estimated 2.1 million Irish, or one-fourth of Ireland's pre-famine population, left the country. The potato blight hit many countries in Europe and the Americas.
IrelandXOIreland – the first country in the world to be mapped in detail
IrelandXOKevin Izod Doherty was born in Dublin, on 7 September 1823, the son of Dr Kevin Izod Doherty and Mary Ann (Eva) Kelly.
DublinCé leis thú? Who do you belong to?
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