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Waterford jockey Joe Widger made history when he won the Grand National at Aintree in 1895, riding Wild Man from Borneo.
This guide explores the role of DNA testing in Irish genealogical research. Through practical tips, learn how to use these tests to trace your ancestral lineage and bridge the present to the past.
We explore the origins and development of Clonakilty workhouse and especially its designated cemetery called “An Páircín a’ Chongair”, the latter continued in use up to the mid-1980s.
Brigid “Beezie” Gallagher lived much of her life as the only inhabitant on a little island called Cottage Island on Lough Gill, Co. Sligo. All attempts to encourage her to relocate proved unsuccessful.
In the medieval period, an ecclesiastical site was founded on Church Island, the largest island on Lough Gill, Co. Sligo. The island preserves the ruins of a late medieval church, a cemetery and a reliquary structure.
The latest guide from AGI reflects on how the 1901 and 1911 census records capture evidence of the social, cultural and political changes occurring in early 20th-century Ireland.
Early on Sunday morning, 23 January 1909, the RMS Republic was rammed amidships in dense fog off the coast of Nantucket Island by the SS Florida. We explore the Irish connections with this sea disaster.
This genealogy guide explains how to access Irish civil records of births, marriages and deaths, including those for Northern Ireland, both online and in person.
This guide provides a structured approach for chatting with older relatives about their memories of life in Ireland long ago. It outlines specific questions to help keep the conversation flowing.
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