News from Ireland

County in Focus: Tipperary

When: Wednesday, 29 March, 2023

Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann) often called the premier county is the largest inland county and the twelfth largest of the thirty-two counties.

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Earl Main Street, County Tipperary

Remembering our Irish Grandmothers

When: Sunday, 19 March, 2023

Researching Irish ancestry becomes more challenging when tracing the maternal branches of our family tree. The good news is, we can help each other out by sharing what we know about our maternal line. 

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Irish grandmother standing in front of her rural house

Landed Estate Court 'Rentals'

When: Wednesday, 15 February, 2023

Until about 1900 the majority of land in Ireland (97% in 1870) was rented out to tenant farmers rather than used by the owner himself.

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Landed Estate Court Rentals

Three Irish Love Stories

When: Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

In 1836, Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) gave Dublin's Fr John Spratt a reliquary containing the remains of Saint Valentine, as a gift of esteem.

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Unforgetable Irish Love Stories