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Frances Sheridan was a pioneering 18th-century Dublin-born writer whose novels and literary accomplishments contributed to Ireland’s early literary tradition and inspired generations of writers within her own family.
The National Archives of Ireland has launched a new system for accessing the 1901 and 1911 census records, as well as earlier census fragments.
O’Doherty’s Keep, a medieval tower house linked to the O’Doherty clan, is best known for its role in Cahir O’Doherty’s 1608 rebellion. Financial struggles led to its recent sale despite restoration efforts.
Our useful step-by-step genealogy guide outlines which church records have survived for Northern Ireland, what information they contain and where/how to access the resources.
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.
Clogagh cemetery holds a number of casualties of the War of Independence including Vol. Lt Patrick Crowley, Comdt Charlie Hurley and Capt Con Murphy.
As anticipation builds for the release of the 1926 census, Accredited Genealogists Ireland has published the second in its series of census guides, with the latest instalment taking a closer look at the 1901 census.
We chart the momentous rise and fall of Deasys Brewery in Clonakilty, “The Brewery Town”, from the establishment of the company by Catholic merchant Timothy Deasy in c.1768 to its closure over 200 years later.
A mass grave recently discovered in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, may hold up to 120 Irish immigrants, many showing signs of having suffered violent deaths amid the 1832 cholera epidemic.
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