News from Ireland
Happy Thanksgiving
When: Monday, 23 November, 2020Picture above: the Beacon of Hope Monument in Belfast's Thanksgiving Square
IrelandXOIntroducing Ireland Reaching Out Network Leaders
When: Monday, 9 December, 2019As Ireland Reaching Out grows its volunteer network across the 32 counties, it is introducing a volunteer leadership role at a County level, to ensure that guidance and assistance can be extended across the entire volunteer network, in a consistent manner.
IrelandXOFrom Massachusetts To Magic in Moyrus, County Galway
When: Monday, 16 December, 2019Jean and John’s family came from Faul Townland in the Civil Parish of Moyrus, on the Ardbear Peninsula, just outside of Clifden, County Galway.
Moyrus (Galway) GalwayIrelandXO Connections - New York and County Offaly
When: Wednesday, 18 December, 2019Anna Sharkey, Barbara’s great-grandmother, together with Anna’s siblings and parents (Barbara’s great-great grandparents) had emigrated to New York City from Birr in County Offaly in Ireland – something Barbara had always known.
Birr (Offaly) OffalyChronicles Insight - The Road to Suffrage
When: Friday, 24 January, 2020The road to suffrage in Ireland was a difficult one not without its share of battles. At a time when Ireland was experiencing rebellions, risings, and civil war, it is easy to overlook the plight of the women who wanted to have a say in the future of their country.
IrelandXOSeán Mac Mathúna and the Folklore of North-West Clare
When: Friday, 27 September, 2019Picture: L to R: Seán Ó Carúin, Seán Mac Mathúna and Pádraig Ó Flannagáin, Co. Clare. Work of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore. Written and submitted by Michelle Dunne M.A.
Killilagh (Clare) ClareIrelandXO Connections - New South Wales and Clare
When: Wednesday, 29 January, 2020Kerri's Story After having led a somewhat unusual life, I had been encouraged many years ago to write a book. However, it soon became clear to me that some of the reasons I had experienced what I had, may be contained in the lives of those who went before me.
ClareGot an ancestor named after St Patrick?
When: Sunday, 1 March, 2020IMAGE: "St. Patrick Banishes the Serpents" by jimfitzpatrick.com
IrelandXOChronicles Insight - Mountbellew Orphan Girls
When: Thursday, 29 October, 2020Assisted Migration
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