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irishfamilydetective
May 29, 2018
"UNKNOWN" IN IRISH BIRTH RECORDS
If you are struggling to find an ancestor in Irish Civil Registration records, it may be that they were registered with the forename of &quo
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irishfamilydetective
May 8, 2018
IRISH CHURCH & CIVIL PARISHES - THE DIFFERENCE
The difference between Church and Civil parishes in Irish Genealogy explained.
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irishfamilydetective
Apr 14, 2018
BRIDGET FOLEY: An extraordinary life
The formative years of Bridget Foley read like a movie script, as she played a daring role in the lead up & during the Irish 1916 Rising.
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irishfamilydetective
Apr 7, 2018
IRISH CENSUS 1821 – 2016
Detailed Irish Census information does not exist for the years prior to 1901 but what does the summary detail that was documented tell us?
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irishfamilydetective
Mar 10, 2018
MURDER IN NADD, 10 MARCH 1921
Revolution was rife in Ireland between 1918 and 1923, and particularly in the rebel county, Cork, where in the first quarter of 1921, approx
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irishfamilydetective
Feb 13, 2018
DANIEL CORKERY: Teacher, Writer, Corkman
Daniel Corkery was born on Valentine’s Day 1878 in Gardiner’s Hill, on the northside of Cork City. The family home was just a stone’s throw
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irishfamilydetective
Nov 18, 2017
SUNDAY'S WELL, CORK
Sunday’s Well is ‘Tobar Ri and Domhnaigh, in Irish, which translates as the Well of the King of Sunday, in this post I will relate how the a
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irishfamilydetective
Oct 26, 2017
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF IRELAND
The National Archives of Ireland not only provides incredible 1901 and 1911 but the repository at Bishop St contains documents which help u
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irishfamilydetective
Oct 2, 2017
IRISH EMIGRATION
Throughout Ireland’s history, the country has experienced an exodus of its people disproportionate to its size. This blog discusses this ph
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irishfamilydetective
Sep 17, 2017
FRANK O'CONNOR: An only child
Many Irish people of a certain vintage will remember reading ‘The First Confession’ by Frank O’Connor, including the grandmother, who consum
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irishfamilydetective
Aug 31, 2017
DIANA: Irish connections
Diana's maternal ancestors had their roots in Ireland, read more in my blog commemorating the twentieth anniversary of her death.
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irishfamilydetective
Aug 15, 2017
JACK LYNCH: Family history
John Mary Lynch was born on this day 100 years ago, 15 August 1917. Much has been written about the man, but what of his ancestors?
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irishfamilydetective
Aug 2, 2017
FOUR PILLARS OF IRISH FAMILY HISTORY
The four pillars of Irish family history are: Census of Ireland 1901 and 1911 Civil Registration (Births, Deaths and Marriages) Church...
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