An excerpt from “The John Bernard Coyne Family in America” by Robert Paul Hoffman We are not alone in this life. We take comfort in knowing that the spirits of our ancestors surround us in many ways, especially in the form of their teachings and the enrichment they have given […]
Compiled by Bernie Jeffries Memorial Roll of Honour of West Connemara Men who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. BERRY, Martin.Clifden Reg No: K/6653 Royal Navy 31 May 1916 age 24 BETTS, Conrad.Recess. G Sqdn Royal Air Force 17 April 1918. Age 19 BINGHAM, George. Roundstone ,Reg No […]
Land records, Rob Goodbody There are several types of records relating to land that can be of use to the genealogist or the local historian. Two of the most useful, as they cover the whole country, are valuation records and deeds. One source is the Tithe Applotment books, held in […]
There have been several periods in Irish history when significant numbers of towns were founded in a relatively short time scale, one being the so-called landlord towns of the 18th and 19th centuries. In essence, all towns were landlord towns, as all land was owned by someone, but the degree […]
photo courtesy of fergal A journey into Connemara is a journey into a landscape of spectacular scenery and ancient history. The natural backdrop of mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers in Connemara is the result of natural events that occurred over the last 600 million years since Connemara’s rocks first […]
Summary of Lecture given by Gregory O’Connor at Clifden bicentennial festival, 31 May 2012 The lecture aimed to give the audience an appreciation of the wide variety of records held by the National Archives containing genealogical information. The great loss of Irish genealogical records sustained by the burning of the […]
Paper delivered by Simon Fowler, a leading authority on family history, author of Tracing Your Naval Ancestors and currently working on a guide to First World War research Tracing ancestors who served in the British armed forces. Tens of thousands of Irish men (and a few women) have served in […]
Paper delivered by Kevin Whelan, Director of the Keough Naughton Centre of the University of Notra Dame, Dublin, at Connemara Before Clifden seminar held in Clifden on 26th May 2012. Connemara In 1756 it was noted of Connemara and the Joyce country that ‘wheeled carriages are not much used in […]
