News from Ireland
Got an Irish Ancestor named Mary or Maureen?
When: Sunday, 15 August, 2021Lá Fhéile Muire ~ St Mary's Day (August 15th) is celebrated on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. It was marked as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Roman Catholic Church and as a festival (under various names) in the Anglican Communi
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County in Focus: Cavan
When: Friday, 25 November, 2022Clogh Oughter Castle, (pictured below) located on a small island in Lough Oughter, was the stronghold of the O’Reilly clan from the mid 13th century up until around 1600. The O’Reilly name is synonymous with Cavan.
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IrelandXO Guide to Irish Monasteries
When: Thursday, 6 August, 2020Early Christian Ireland has inspired wonder and intrigue in both the inhabitants of Ireland and visitors to her shores for countless years. Here we have listed 10 of our favourite Irish Monastic Sites dating as far back as the 6th century.
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County in Focus: Waterford
When: Monday, 8 May, 2023County Waterford (Irish: Contae Phort Láirge) is located in the province of Munster.
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Hurling - The Fastest Game in the World
When: Friday, 15 July, 2022Nothing feels more Irish to us than taking in the excitement of an All-Ireland Final.
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What is a Parish?
When: Saturday, 27 July, 2019Is a civil parish the same as a church parish in Ireland?
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John Steinbeck: I Go Back To Ireland
When: Tuesday, 11 July, 2023John 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:
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The Story of the Ship Faithful Steward
When:The 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.
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Irish Serving Girls & Housemaids
When: Friday, 30 June, 2023Picture above: Austin's servants from the Poole Photography Collection at the National Libary of Ireland
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An Irish Rebel in Queensland - Kevin Doherty
When: Tuesday, 16 May, 2023Kevin Izod Doherty was born in Dublin, on 7 September 1823, the son of Dr Kevin Izod Doherty and Mary Ann (Eva) Kelly.
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