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This is As They Were...
they are just waiting for you to find them.
FERMANAGH, Genealogy Archives - Church Records Garvery Marriages (C. of I.) 1869-1930 Sallaghy (CoI) Marriages 1845-1921
Aghadrumsee CoI Marriages,1825-1921
Clones Marriages CoI, 1845-1921 Cooneen CoI Marriages 1887-1921 Kinawley Parish Marriages, (Derrylin CoI) 1845-1921 *Some of these records include people from MONAGHAN http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/church.htm
GALWAY, Genealogy Archives - Newspapers Wreck of the emigrant Ship, St. John of Galway, Nov 3 1849 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/galway/news.htm
FERMANAGH, Genealogy Archives - Church Records Clogh CoI Marriages, 1846-1921 Colebrook Marriages 1871-1921 Cooltrain CoI Marriages 1845-1871 Holy Trinity Church Marriages, Crom, 1845-1921 http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/church.htm
We have added records of Air, Army and Naval personnel who died in the Great War 1914-18, for Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin (formerly Kingstown) :
Air & Army Officers born or resident in Dun Laoghaire, Rathdown who died in WW1
Record of Naval Mercantile & Marine Dun Laoghaire & Environs who died in WW1
For a full list of sources for Dun Laoghaire Heritage & Genealogyplease click here
To search these records, go todublinsouth.rootsireland.ie, choose 'Census Substitutes' and select from the 'Source' drop down list. PleaseLoginandSubscribeif required.
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We are delighted to announce the addition of over 67,000 Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist burial registers and gravestone inscriptions, along with tithe applotment records, to our database atwww.rootsireland.ie/mayo. For the full list of records,please click here. PleaseLoginandSubscribeif required.
We are delighted to announce that Wicklow genealogy centre have added over 34,000 burial records to their database at www.rootsireland.ie/wicklow. Most are Church of Ireland but three are Roman Catholic parishes. These records are as follows:
We are delighted to announce the addition of over 41,000 baptismal, marriage, death and headstone inscription records from County Armagh to the Roots Ireland database atwww.rootsireland.ie/armagh. These records are as follows:
We are delighted to announce that Westmeath genealogy centre (Dún na Sà Heritage Centre) have added over 13,000 records to their database atwww.rootsireland.ie/westmeathThese records are as follows:
Cemetery
Parish
Number
Archerstown Churchyard
Clonmellon RC
162
Ardnurcher Churchyard
Ardnurcher COI & RC
125
Crowinstown Graveyard
Delvin RC
133
Dysart Churchyard
Dysart RC
11
Gaulstown Churchyard
Rochfortbridge RC
84
Rathwire
Killucan RC
1682
Tubber Moate
Tubber and Rosemount RC
1200
Baptisms
Castlepollard RC Baptisms: 9,176 records
St Mary's Athlone RC : 249 records - previously missed records
Marriages:
Castlepollard RC Marriages: 321 records
Mayne RC : 249 records- previously missed records. NB: these records belong to Coole parish (Mayne is part of Coole parish)
Deaths:
Mullingar RC : 190 records - previously missed records 1844-1866
Clara Horseleap Updates
Hundreds of marriage records for the Roman Catholic Parish of Clara Horseleap have been updated. Marriages dating from November 1821 to October 1833 have been updated with witness names, full date of event and any other recorded information.
We are delighted to announce that 639 dog licence holders in North Dublin have been added to our database at www.rootsireland.ie/dublinnorth under 'Census Substitutes'. It includes the names and addresses of residents in the greater Swords area in the period 1923-24. It covers Swords, Malahide, Donabate and parts of rural Fingal and gives an insight into various townland names. To search these records, go to dublinsouth.rootsireland.ie , choose 'Census Substitutes' and select 'Dog Licenses' from the 'Source' drop down list. Please Login and Subscribe if required. Yours Sincerely rootsireland.ie Brought to you by the Irish Family History Foundation
We are delighted to announce that 61,505 Roman Catholic baptism and marriage records for South-West County Cork have been uploaded to the Roots Ireland database atrootsireland.ie/cork. Although these parishes are in County Cork, they are actually part of the diocese of Kerry, and are located on our County Cork sub-domain. They are as follows:
Dingle North West, Ireland - Viewed from the higher of two craggy bits near Clogher Head. Coastal features are (L-R) Clogher Strand, Sybil Head, the Three Sisters, Ballydavid Head, Beenmore, with Brandon Mountain on extreme right. CC BY 2.0
New Kerry Records
We are delighted to announce the addition of 220,000 Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records from County Kerry to the Roots Ireland database atwww.rootsireland.ie/kerry. These records are as follows:
So many of us have Irish ancestry, and if we believe all that we are told, the rest of the world wishes they did.
There are numerous sites with varying histories as to the beginning of St. Patrick's Day. I will leave you to decide which are correct ..
perhaps one of the extracts below...
As the world battles the coronavirus this year, many parades and other celebrations have been cancelled, so let's wander though some of the traditions, etc. here instead...
Of course, we couldn't celebrate this day without a smile or two...
enjoy!
Here's a recipe for St. Patrick's Day Irish stew:
Get some meat, some potatoes, onions, peas, spinach and a lot of Guinness.
Drink all of the beer.
Forget about the stew.
James said to his friend Daniel, "I know a girl who married an Irishman on St. Patrick's Day." Daniel said, "Oh really?" James said, "No, O'Reilly."
Q: Why do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day? A: Regular rocks are too heavy.
Q: What do you call a leprechaun who gets sent to jail?
A: A lepre-con!
Paddy was driving his lorry when he saw a bridge with a sign saying 10 foot max. headroom. He slowed down wondering if he could drive under it or not , 'A shure I'll give it a go, he thought, only to find that his lorry got stuck underneath it.
Paddy sat back in his seat, poured out a cup of tea and lit a cigarette. A policeman arrived a short time later and knocked on the cab door which Paddy then opened, 'what do you think you are doing? asked the policeman in a sharp tone, 'Sure I'm having me tea break, replied Paddy, 'And what do you work at? asked the policeman, 'Agh shure I deliver bridges,! smiled Paddy!
St. Patrick's Day
St Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century.
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries with people of Irish descent.
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in many parts of the world, especially by Irish communities and organizations. Many people wear an item of green clothing on the day. Parties featuring Irish food and drinks that are dyed in green food color are part of this celebration. It is a time when children can indulge in sweets and adults can enjoy a “pint” of beer at a local pub. Many restaurants and pubs offer Irish food or drink, which include:
Irish brown bread.
Corned beef and cabbage.
Beef and Guinness pie.
Irish cream chocolate mousse cake.
Irish coffee.
Irish potato champ, also known as poundies, cally or pandy.
Irish stew.
Irish potato soup.
Some people plan a pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Purgatory, which is commonly associated with penance and spiritual healing since the early 13th century. It is on Station Island in Lough Derg in County Donegal where St Patrick had a vision promising that all who came to the sanctuary in penitence and faith would receive a pardon for their sins.
Public Life
St Patrick's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and the Republicof Ireland. St Patrick’s Day is also a festive occasion in some parts of the world where it is not a public holiday. Therefore traffic and parking may be temporarily affected in streets and public areas where parades are held in towns and cities.
Background
St Patrick is one of the patron saints of Ireland. He is said to have died on March 17 in or around the year 493. He grew up in Roman Britain, but was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave when he was a young adult. After some years he returned to his family and entered the church, like his father and grandfather before him. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary and worked in the north and west of the country.
According to popular legend, St Patrick rid Ireland of snakes. However, it is thought that there have been no snakes in Ireland since the last ice age. The "snakes" that St Patrick banished from Ireland, may refer to the druids or pagan worshipers of snake or serpent gods. He is said to be buried under Down Cathedral in Downpatrick, Ireland. Ireland’s other patron saints are St Brigid and St Columba.
Luke Wadding, a Franciscan scholar born in 1588 in Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland, was influential in ensuring that the anniversary of St Patrick's death became a feast day in the Catholic Church. Many Catholic churches traditionally move St Patrick's Day to another date if March 17 falls during Holy Week.
Many immigrants from Ireland fled to other parts of the world, including Australia,Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Irish customs, including the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, became quite popular in these countries. However, much of the interest in the St Patrick’s Day events is largely commercially driven in the 21st century.
More Irish emigrants leaving the country than returning again
Number of emigrants falls to 54,900, the lowest level recorded since 2008
The number of Irish people emigrating from Irelandhas overtaken the number of people returning again.
An estimated 29,000 Irish nationals emigrated in the year to April 2019 compared with 26,900 who returned to the country during the year, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office.
This marks a return to net outward migration after a year when, for the first time in nine years, the number of Irish people returning to live in Ireland from abroad marginally (100) overtook the number emigrating.
The net outward migration of 2,100 during the year – compared with net inward migration of 100 in 2017/2018 – contrasts starkly with the net inward migration of foreign nationals moving to Ireland.
The number of non-Irish nationals moving to Ireland exceeded the number leaving by 35,800 during the year, an increase of 5.6 per cent on the corresponding period for the previous 12-month period.
Some 88,600 people moved to Ireland during the year, down almost 2 per cent on the previous year. Of these, 26,900, or 30.4 per cent, were returning Irish nationals.
The 54,900 people who emigrated from Ireland, both Irish and other nationalities, during the year was the lowest figure recorded since 2008, down 2.5 per cent on the figure covering the same period last year. The number of emigrants peaked at 83,000 in 2012.
Population change
The population increased by 64,500, or 1.3 per cent, to 4.92 million people at April 2019. There were 622,700 non-Irish nationals – up almost 5 per cent – in the State, accounting for 12.7 per cent of the population.
It was estimated that there were almost 1.4 million people living in Dublin in April, or 28.4 per cent of the population. All regions recorded a population increase, ranging from the Mid West with an increase of 2,600 people, or 0.5 per cent of the population, to 25,100, or 1.8 per cent, in Dublin.
The United Kingdomremains the most popular country for emigrants from Ireland.
Migration to the UK increased by almost 2 per cent to 11,600 during the year, bucking several years of decline, while the numbers moving from the UK to Ireland fell by 2 per cent, to 19,700.
Immigration from “rest of world” countries (which excludes the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and the US) rose from 27,400 to 31,400, an increase of 14 per cent.
There was a surge in emigration to Australia, as the numbers leaving Ireland for the country increased by 2,000 to 6,500 in the year to April 2019 - a figure last recorded in 2015.
The numbers heading to Australia had been declining or remained flat in the intervening period. Emigrants leaving for the country peaked at 17,400 in 2012 in the wake of the economic crash.
The number of people returning or immigrating from Australia declined from 7,200 to 5,800.
