AS THEY WERE: April 2016

Saturday, 23 April 2016

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Thursday, 21 April 2016

IRELAND GENEALOGY PROJECTS - LATEST ADDITIONS APRIL, 2016

CORK Genealogy Archives - Obituaries & Funeral Entries
Funeral Entry: Barham, Nicholas 1640

DONEGAL Genealogy Archives - Vital Records
Deaths from 1869 (Updated)

DUBLIN Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Grangegorman Military Cemetery, WWII & Vets (Updated)
Mount Jerome Cemetery - Part 126

GALWAY Genealogy Archives - Land
Encumbered Estate of CHARLES BLAKE, Esq (Ballyfruit) 1852

LIMERICK Genealogy Archives - Cemeteries
Rockstown Graveyard Memorials

MAYO Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Annagh Cemetery, Glenhest
Taugheen Cemetery, Claremorris

MEATH Genealogy Archives - Obituaries & Funeral Entries
Funeral Entry: Moony, Thomas 1638 & Nugent, James 1634

ROSCOMMON Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Ballintober Cemetery

SLIGO Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Carrentemple New Cemetery

WATERFORD Genealogy Archives - Cemeteries
Kilrush Memorials

WESTMEATH Genealogy Archives - Headstones
St. Mary's R.C. Church & Plaques, Streete

ULSTER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S " TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS " June & September, 2016

Family History Conferences 2016 - Discover your Irish roots with the Ulster Historical Foundation

Tracing your Irish Ancestors Conferences

with the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast

Places are filling up quickly for Ulster Historical Foundation's Tracing your Irish Ancestors family history conferences

in June and September 2016.

In fact the June event will shortly sell out.

If you are interested in attending this programme

we suggest that you book now to avoid disappointment.

For further details please click on the link below.

Family History Conferences 2016

Sunday, 17 April 2016

EASTER RISING RECORDS FREE 17-27 APRIL 2016

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Discover how your ancestors were affected by the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence in the biggest collection of British War Office records relating to the events of 1916-1921 ever released. These 75,000 fascinating records are are free to view on Findmypast until 27 April, and vividly expose the brutality of life on the streets under martial law in Ireland.

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How to search the Easter Rising records

The best search techniques are key to making the most of this incredible collection, so be sure to take note of these top tips to maximise your results.

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5 fascinating things you can learn in the Easter Rising records

From in-depth riot reports to eye-witness accounts, interviews with civilians, reports of the trials of the Rising's leaders, and their sentences of execution, there is an astonishing breadth of historical detail to discover.

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The Easter Rising, as reported in the British newspapers

News of the Rising started to filter through to the British newspapers on Tuesday April 25th 1916. By the weekend, vivid stories were unfolding. See history as it happened in these amazing contemporary accounts.

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10 million free Irish Catholic Parish records

Findmypast has so many Irish collections, and this incredible set is the perfect place to start. Spanning over 200 years of Ireland's history from 1671-1900, The Irish Catholic Parish Registers contain over 40 million names from over 1,000 parishes. Discover your Irish heritage »

Friday, 15 April 2016

GENETIC GENEALOGY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.....CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY 19 MAY, 2016

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY MEETING

8pm. Thursday 19^th May

Old Ground Hotel

Genetic Genealogy Question and Answer Session.

Have you sent a sample of your DNA for analysis or are you still considering doing so? Twenty people sent off samples after the November 2015 Clare Roots Society monthly meeting, addressed by Genetic Genealogist of the Year, Maurice Gleeson.

Six months on, many of them are still trying to make sense of the lists of probable distant cousins and other results that have now come back to them. Clare Roots Society's next monthly meeting in the Maguire Suite of the Old Ground Hotel at 8pm on Thursday 19 May will be a follow-up session.

If you have any questions about your DNA results, or genetic genealogy in general, please bring them along to this meeting, where Society chairperson and avid genetic genealogist Paddy Waldron will attempt to answer them.

Questions can be e-mailed in advance to chairperson@clareroots.org.

For best results, those who have already received DNA results may want to join the Clare Roots project at FamilyTreeDNA.com and copy the results to GEDmatch.com in advance of the meeting. DNA kits will be available at the meeting.

Thursday, 14 April 2016

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Wednesday, 13 April 2016

NEW WESTMEATH RECORDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

New Records Online for County Westmeath

Westmeath Genealogy has added 36,000 new records to its online database at www.westmeath.rootsireland.ie. The new records include Mullingar death records, Westmeath Gravestone inscriptions and various baptisms and marriages between the years 1900 to 1920.

The full list of available sources for the Westmeath Genealogy Centre can be viewed here .

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres.

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Saturday, 9 April 2016

McGRATH CLAN GATHERING 23rd-26th JUNE 2016

This is the second Clan Gathering for the McGrath Clan.

This is a gathering with a difference, as it includes the official launch of the McGrath DNA Project.

There has recently been a local launch as follows..

McGRATH CLAN GATHERING LAUNCHED

The 2016 McGrath Clan Gathering, which will be held in Dungarvan, was launched at a function in Dungarvan by Cllr John O'Leary, Deputy Mayor of Waterford City & County. Dates for the Clan Gathering are June 23rd to 26th, 2016.

Mayor of the Dungarvan-Lismore District, Cllr Tom Cronin opened the proceeding by welcomed everyone to the launch of the McGrath Clan Gathering. He looked forward to welcoming the visitors coming from around the world and wished the event every all the best.

Dan McGrath, Ceann Fine - McGrath Clan, spoke of the planning for this year's event, stating that it started three years ago. It had required a constant campaign, to publicize the weekend. This included lots of emails to overseas media. "As a result, we have people coming from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. There're three generations of one family of 16 traveling from Canada".

A full program of events has been drawn up for the four days. "We have a number of excellent speakers lined up, a BBQ and a heritage tour to sites of McGrath interest. There will be the Clan Dinner in the Park Hotel, which is our base for the weekend".

The night time activities includes visits to such well known pubs, Minnies Bar and The Local Bar for traditional music. Mr McGrath stated how he was looking forward to bringing the visitors out to the Gaeltacht during their time in Dungarvan.

One of the major developments taking place over the weekend is the launch of the DNA project. This has grabbed a huge amount of attention and under the administration of Anne Marie Coughlan, this will become a reality.

The final speaker was Deputy Mayor, Cllr John O'Leary, who started by commended Dan McGrath and the organizing committee on their work. He also told those present that he was part of the McGrath Clan due to his mother. Cllr O'Leary spoke of the county's rich McGrath heritage. The Deputy Mayor promised to help in any way he can, to ensure the success of the Clan Gathering, ending by officially launching the event.

Mr McGrath finished up the proceeding by saying that "there's a lot to look forward to and we're looking forward to a busy and enjoyable few days at the end of June".

The website for the event is www.mcgrathclangathering.com or by telephone on 00 353 (0)86-4072527.

McGrath Clan Gathering 2016 Launch: Pictured at the launch of this year's McGrath Clan Gathering which takes place in Dungarvan, Ireland, between the 23rd and 26th June, (L-R,) Dan McGrath, Ceann Fine McGrath Clan, Martina McGrath, local organizing committee, Cllr John O'Leary, Deputy Mayor of Waterford City & County, Martina McGrath, local organizing committee and Mark Ronayne, Park Hotel(base for the event).

Unveiling of plaque to mark the site of McGraths Castle, Abbeyside. 11.04.2015

Joanne gives the group on today's day trip a history of Sleady Castle

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR ANY ENQUIRIES...

DAN McGRATH

The Clan Chief Dan McGrath is based in County Waterford. The local McGraths are mainly from the Thomond Sept of County Clare and they worked their way here via Tipperary. The Clan also includes the Ulster Sept. The Clan had their first Gathering in 2013 here.

Dan McGrath

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Photo Journalist

47 Town Court,
Dungarvan.
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00353(0)86 4072527

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JOHN COLLARD

John Collard has authored a book about the McGraths who emigrated from Axedale in Clare.

http://www.irishdownunder.org/

ANN MARIE COGHLAN

Family Past & Place Genealogy Services

Familyandpast.com
+353 87956 2840

Member of The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
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Full information can be found on www.mcgrathclangathering.com

Any updates will appear here.

Sunday, 3 April 2016

"PEADAR CLANCY " CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY LECTURE by CORMAC Ó COMHRAÍ

"PEADAR CLANCY "

CORMAC Ó COMHRAÍ

Clare Roots Society April 21st Lecture

Old Ground Hotel 8pm

Cormac Ó Comhraí is a native of Co. Galway where he teaches history at second level. He has written several books on the Revolutionary Period 1913-23 and the First World War.

Born into a Fenian family in Cranny, West Clare, Peadar Clancy was one of the most significant revolutionaries to emerge from Clare during the twentieth century. He became involved at a young age with both Sinn Féin and the Gaelic League. A draper by trade he moved to Dublin in search of work. There he joined “C” Company, First Battalion of the Irish Volunteers.

He fought in the Easter Rising, distinguished himself because of his bravery and was promoted in the field. Clancy was one of those sentenced to death after the Rising. He was spared, however, and was imprisoned in Britain. From then on, he became an increasingly significant figure within republicanism.

He was highly respected by the leadership and popular among the rank and file members of the IRA. He was also one of the militants who were determined to force a revolution and counted Dick McKee, Michael Collins and Dan Breen among his close friends.

By 1920 he was Vice-Brigadier of the Dublin Brigade of the IRA. By the autumn of 1920 he was IRA Director of Munitions and a key planner of the attack on British intelligence agents on Bloody Sunday. Clancy was arrested hours before the Bloody Sunday attacks were to take place. Controversially he was killed in British Custody the following day. Official reports alleged that he attempted to escape, but republicans challenged this, alleging torture and murder.

N.B. There will be a new book launched a few days after this lecture..

https://allevents.in/.../book-launch-for.../1011973865537868