To find a convict ancestor is no longer a matter of shame but can be cause for reflection and indeed celebration. Continue reading
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Voices of strangers
Irish opens the door to an extraordinary world Continue reading
The Foggy Dew
This is an extract from a paper given by Andrew Scott to the 23rd Irish Australasian conference in Adelaide in December 2016. The use of folk songs to help teach Irish history has not been sufficiently developed in Australia. The evocative power of historical Irish ballads can spark people’s interest in that history and can … Continue reading
2017 Global Irish Diaspora Congress, Dublin, August 15-19
Proposals are invited for Research Papers and/or Sessions and/or Posters Continue reading
Irish girls and their Famine story honoured
It’s a memory I’ll hold forever, it’s made me take an interest in our history. Continue reading
Ulster Historical Foundation Irish Family History Lecture Tour
Whether you are just beginning your Irish research or have been at it for years, you won’t want to miss these workshops.
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Paddy Gleeson and the Clare Valley
Many of these wine also have Irish roots.
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New Irish Research Group in South Australia
All of this growth and the desire of the group to continue sharing research interests has led to the idea of a history of the Irish in South Australia. Continue reading
An Enduring Legacy: the work of Nicholas O’Donnell
An unconventional autobiography, but a fine account of a community. Continue reading
Mountbellew Workhouse Project
The aim, once they have collated all the descendants, is to reconnect them with their ancestors in Ireland. Continue reading
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