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James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor.

James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor.

An exhibition hosted by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. Please join us for the opening of a new exhibition entitled, ‘James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor’ on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 4:30 pm.  The exhibition, to commemorate the bicentenary of Tuke’s birth, will […]

February 7, 2019 × 1 comment

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County of Galway and Poor Law Union of Clifden. General List of Jurors

County of Galway and Poor Law Union of Clifden. General List of Jurors

December 10, 2018 × 0 comments

Genealogy

Cancelled Land Books for Errismore and Ballyconneely districts for the period 1872-1891.

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill

December 8, 2018 × 0 comments

Genealogy

Register of Dail Electors, Local Government Electors and Seanad Electors, and lists of General and Special Jurors for the year 1927-28, Clifden

Register of Dail Electors, Local Government Electors and Seanad Electors, and lists of General and Special Jurors for the year 1927-28, Clifden

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill I am grateful to John Stanley for bringing this register to light and for allowing us publicise it. :

December 3, 2018 × 1 comment

Genealogy

The 1918 Register of Electors for the Unit of Clifden and the Unit of Derrylea

The 1918 Register of Electors for the Unit of Clifden and the Unit of Derrylea

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill The 1918 Register of Electors for Clifden town and forty-seven surrounding townlands is reproduced here by kind permission of John Stanley of Market St, Clifden. The register gives the names of those eligible to vote in general and local elections, it also gives their townland of residence and […]

December 3, 2018 × 0 comments

Genealogy

Local Townlands- Online Resources

Roger Harrison / Forum Connemara

August 14, 2018 × 0 comments

Ongoing Research

Connemara Descendants Gathering

Connemara Descendants Gathering

Connemara Descendants Gathering 11th – 16th September 2015 Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway The history and heritage filled town of Clifden will host the Connemara Descendants Gathering from Friday 11th – Wednesday 16th September, 2015. The gathering will be officially opened by Cllr. Peter Roche, Cathaoirleach, Galway County Council. All Connemara […]

February 28, 2015 × 20 comments

Family Stories

The Olden Days in Connemara: Nees, Collins, Mannions, Tooles

The Olden Days in Connemara: Nees, Collins, Mannions, Tooles

I have many unanswered questions about the olden days in Connemara.  Perhaps writing will help to crystalise them and assist in the process of answering some. Having, now, some rudimentary knowledge about my forebears I can’t help but wonder about the day to day quality of their lives. What was […]

February 28, 2015 × 28 comments