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Sunday, 4 August 2019
NEW RECORDS FOR COUNTY WEXFORD
Saturday, 3 August 2019
HEADLINES OF IRISH NEWS IN 1969..
Chronology of 1969 events
Courtesy of The Irish Times
January 1st: People's Democracy march from Belfast to Derry.
January 4th: Attack at Burntollet.
January 15th: Cameron Commission appointed to inquire into disturbances of 1968.
January 15th: Capt O'Neill tells Cabinet: "In resisting this molehill of reform [universal suffrage in local government], we are allowing a mountain to fall upon us."
February 24th: NI general election. "Most confused election in Northern Ireland's history," says historian Jonathon Bardon. O'Neill wins but his party is not united.
March 30th and April 25th: UVF bombings - were thought to be IRA and worsened a difficult situation for O'Neill.
April 17th: Bernadette Devlin wins Mid-Ulster by-election, takes Westminster seat.
April 22nd: O'Neill agrees, under pressure from London, universal suffrage in local elections.
April 28th: O'Neill resigns as NI prime minister: "I have tried to break the chains of ancient hatreds." Succeeded by his cousin, Maj James Chichester Clark.
May 6th: Paisley released from prison. Late May: violence in Hooker Street, a sensitive frontline between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast.
June 18th: Jack Lynch wins general election.
July 12th: protracted rioting in Belfast, trouble in Derry.
July 13th: police baton-charge Catholics storming an Orange hall.
July 21st: Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
August 12-14th: Battle of the Bogside follows Apprentice Boys parade in Derry. Lynch notes that Stormont has lost control of the situation and says: "It is clear, also, that the Irish Government can longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse." August 14th: first death of Troubles.
August 19th: Downing Street declaration commits Stormont to implementation of British standards of justice.
August 14-15th: British troops deployed on streets of Belfast and Derry.
August 27-28th: James Callaghan, British Home Secretary, visits Belfast and Derry.
September 12th: Cameron report on discrimination published. Points to unionist gerrymandering.
October 10th: Hunt report published. Recommends disarming RUC, abolishing B-Specials and formation of new part-time force, later to become the UDR.
October 11th: 3,000 loyalists, enraged by Hunt, advance on Catholic Unity flats in Belfast and fire on RUC, mortally wounding Const Victor Arbuckle. British army confronts loyalists with tear gas for first time in Belfast.
October 23rd: Samuel Beckett wins Nobel Prize for Literature.
December 22nd: Devlin sentenced to six months for her part in Bogside riots.
December 29th: Irish Press reports split in IRA. The Provisionals are about to appear.
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Where were you in 1969?
ADDITIONS TO IGP ARCHIVES IN JULY
We have been busy adding files to the IGP Archives this month. We
have a few new volunteers helping.
Enjoy looking around.
Christina
Ireland Genealogy Projects
http://www.igp-web.com/
CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Census Substitutes
Hearth Money Rolls of 1664 - Castlerahan and Mointerconaght Parish
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/censubs.htm
CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mullahoran, Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) Parts 1 & 2
St. Ultan's Cemetery, Killinkere
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mount Jerome, Dublin - Part 226-229
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/mt-jerome-ndx5.htm
LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Cemetery
Memorials from several graveyards
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/cem.htm
LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Land
Registry of Deeds - Index of Grantees, 1708-1738
Registry of Deeds - Index of Grantors, 1708-1738
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/land.htm
MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Moyna Cemetery (Finished) Pt 3
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/photos/tombstones/moyna.htm
ROSCOMMON, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Shankill Cemetery, near Elphin (UPDATE)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/roscommon/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
TIPPERARY, Genealogy Archives - Church
Thurles Parish Marriages, Dio. of Cashel & Emly (R.C.) 1841-1843
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tipperary/church.htm
have a few new volunteers helping.
Enjoy looking around.
Christina
Ireland Genealogy Projects
http://www.igp-web.com/
CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Census Substitutes
Hearth Money Rolls of 1664 - Castlerahan and Mointerconaght Parish
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/censubs.htm
CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mullahoran, Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) Parts 1 & 2
St. Ultan's Cemetery, Killinkere
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mount Jerome, Dublin - Part 226-229
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/mt-jerome-ndx5.htm
LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Cemetery
Memorials from several graveyards
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/cem.htm
LONGFORD, Genealogy Archives - Land
Registry of Deeds - Index of Grantees, 1708-1738
Registry of Deeds - Index of Grantors, 1708-1738
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/longford/land.htm
MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Moyna Cemetery (Finished) Pt 3
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/photos/tombstones/moyna.htm
ROSCOMMON, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Shankill Cemetery, near Elphin (UPDATE)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/roscommon/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
TIPPERARY, Genealogy Archives - Church
Thurles Parish Marriages, Dio. of Cashel & Emly (R.C.) 1841-1843
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tipperary/church.htm
Friday, 5 July 2019
IGP ARCHIVES JUNE 2019 UPDATE
Here is our June update.
Ireland Genealogy Projects - Archives
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Ballyconnell, Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) Graveyard
Mullahoran, Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) (partial)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
CORK, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Castletownroche, Bridgetown Priory Graveyard
St. Edmund's Church Graveyard, (CoI) Coolkelure (near Dunmanaway)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cork/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
DONEGAL, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Raphoe, Presbyterian Church
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/donegal/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mount Jerome, Dublin - Part 223-225
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/mt-jerome-ndx5.htm
TIPPERARY, Genealogy Archives - Church
Thurles Parish Marriages, Dio. of Cashel & Emly (R.C.) 1838-1840
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/tipperary/church.htm
Have a Happy Independence day (U.S.)
Christina
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
KILRUSH & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY....... SUMMER OUTING: BIRR CASTLE
- Sunday, 30 June 2019 from 12:00-16:00 UTC+01
Contact us at KilrushHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
Instead of our usual lecture on the last Tuesday of the month, our June event is a summer outing to Birr Castle. This trip will take place on Sunday June 30th 2019. Noon start at the castle, pay and display car park located opposite the castle gates. Please organise your own transport to the castle.
The castle and estate at Birr have been owned by the Parsons family for almost 400 years. In this time, Birr Castle Demesne has seen a host of scientific and technological achievement, much of which has changed the world.
A main feature on the grounds of the castle is the "Great Telescope" of the third Earl of Rosse, an astronomical telescope with a 183-cm reflector. It was completed in 1845 and was used for several decades before the last observations were made in the first years of the 20th century.
Admission is €15 to the castle, science centre and grounds. Places are limited so please e-mail kilrushhistoricalsociety@gmail.com with the subject line "Birr Castle booking" to let us know how many people will be coming and to indicate whether you will be driving (approx. 2 hours each way from Kilrush) or looking for transport.
The Society AGM which normally precedes the last lecture before the summer has been deferred to the evening of our September lecture.
The castle and estate at Birr have been owned by the Parsons family for almost 400 years. In this time, Birr Castle Demesne has seen a host of scientific and technological achievement, much of which has changed the world.
A main feature on the grounds of the castle is the "Great Telescope" of the third Earl of Rosse, an astronomical telescope with a 183-cm reflector. It was completed in 1845 and was used for several decades before the last observations were made in the first years of the 20th century.
Admission is €15 to the castle, science centre and grounds. Places are limited so please e-mail kilrushhistoricalsociety@gmail.com with the subject line "Birr Castle booking" to let us know how many people will be coming and to indicate whether you will be driving (approx. 2 hours each way from Kilrush) or looking for transport.
The Society AGM which normally precedes the last lecture before the summer has been deferred to the evening of our September lecture.
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
NEW RECORDS FOR COUNTY CORK
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Sunday, 26 May 2019
KDHS LECTURE: THE PLACENAMES OF WEST CLARE Tues 28 May 2019
- Tuesday, 28 May 2019 from 20:00-21:00 UTC+01
Risteard (Dick) UaCroinin, Architectural Conservation Officer and County Archaeologist will talk on the Placenames of West Clare with reference to the origins, translations, value and recording of our townlands and fieldnames over the past millennium.
Dick has also served as chairman of the Clare Placenames Committee for the past decade.
There are over 51,000 townlands in the Republic of Ireland and each one is named.
KDHS lectures are free to members, EUR5 for non-members, payable on the night only. New members are welcome. The annual membership fee (July-June) is EUR20. For new members joining now, their first year's membership will run to June 2020.
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Contact us at KilrushHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
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