Top Tips for Managing Your DNA Matches
When: Thursday, 9 February, 2023When you first open your DNA results, you are faced with thousands of matches. These are people who share some identical segments of DNA that you have.
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Romance and Scandal in the Irish Big Houses
When: Wednesday, 8 February, 2023The two main homes of the LePoer-Trench family are Garbally Court in Ballinasloe and Coorheen House in Loughrea. Garbally was the home of the Earl of Clancarty, and Coorheen House was the home of the Dowager.
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Imbolc Celebration, The Celtic Goddess Brigid & St Brigid of Kildare, Ireland
When: Wednesday, 1 February, 2023Every year without fail its welcome arrival brings down the curtain on the darkness of Winter and heralds in the reawakening of the natural world and the promise for us all of the new beginnings and a fresh start.
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Ten FAQs about Irish Marriage Records
When: Monday, 30 January, 2023Among all the records we might hope to see on our Irish family history quest, a glimpse at the marriage of both ancestors probably tops the list.
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Researching Irish Traveller Ancestors
When: Saturday, 21 January, 2023This resource is a work in progress; please feel free to add recommendations and suggestions to this message board thread.
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Registry of Deeds - A Repository of Wills & Land Transactions
When: Wednesday, 18 January, 2023The importance of the Registry of Deeds is built on the fact that it is a repository holding memorials of deeds and wills that mention the names, ages, life events, places and family relationships of people involved in land and financial transactions from the mid-1600s to the present day.
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County in Focus: Roscommon
When: Saturday, 14 January, 2023County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland.
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IrelandXO Insight - Irish Proverbs
When: Wednesday, 11 January, 2023"Cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú?" What would the cat’s son do but kill mice? Explanation: Why would the child behave any other way when its parents are the very same?
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IrelandXO Favourite FREE Irish genealogy resources
When: Monday, 9 January, 2023The National Archives of Ireland What records do they hold?
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Chronicles Insight - Ships and Steerage
When: Wednesday, 28 December, 2022The dreadful conditions faced by the poorest passengers on board the many emigration ships which crossed the Atlantic during the 19th century have been well-documented, and at times romanticised in books, film, and television.
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