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A Denny’s Christmas Memory
A Denny’s Christmas Memory by Tony Hennessy, M.A.G.I. For December Image of the Month I’ve chosen a festive photo from my own family album. The photo was taken at the Denny’s Christmas party, in 1966 or 1967 I reckon. That’s me – the little lad in front left, aged 3 or 4 or maybe 5,…
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KINDRED SPIRITS
KINDRED SPIRITS by Aidan Feerick, B.A., M.A.G.I Just outside Midleton, Co Cork is a remarkable sculpture. It consists of 9, six metre, stainless steel feathers arranged in a circle around a bowl representing the gift of food. It commemorates a donation made by the Choctaw Nation in 1847 to the Irish Famine Relief Fund. The…
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JOHNVILLE PICNIC, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, AUGUST 1991
JOHNVILLE PICNIC, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, AUGUST 1991 by Brian Mitchell, MAGI We started and ended our tour in Saint John, with stops at Grand Manan, Miramichi and the Chatham Irish Festival, Bathurst, Perth-Andover and the Johnville Picnic (where residents and former residents, mainly of Irish origin, get together every August), Woodstock and Fredericton. A small…
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Professional Certificate in Family History Research
Professional Certificate in Family History Research A new term of the “Professional Certificate in Family History Research” run by City Colleges and Accredited Genealogists Ireland, commences on 26th September 2024. This is a foundation level course for those with little or no experience of family history research or those who have been exploring their own…
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Accredited Genealogists Ireland partnering with Kildare Village
Accredited Genealogists Ireland partnering with Kildare Village Over 25,000 US fans are touching down for the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic (ALCFC) between Georgia Tech and Florida State University. As part of the events surrounding this fixture, Accredited Genealogists Ireland is partnering with Kildare Village to provide an introduction to finding your Irish ancestors…
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FAMILY HISTORY COLLAGE
FAMILY HISTORY COLLAGE by Beverly Brown M.Sc., MAGI Long before I was involved with family history, craftwork played a major part in my life; crafts such as ceramics, wood carving, stained glass, metal work and creative embroidery. But it is only in the last year or so that I have started to combine the two…
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KILLESTER GARDEN VILLAGE
KILLESTER GARDEN VILLAGE by Anne-Marie Smith, MAGI Patrick Smith My paternal grandparents Patrick and Mary Smith lived at 26 Abbeyfield, Killester, Dublin, and were one of the first families to move into the newly built Killester Garden Village in 1923. As my grandfather had been a World War 1 veteran, he qualified to apply for…
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AGI would like to congratulate our members Máire MacConghail and Clare Doyle on their recent achievements
AGI would like to congratulate our members Máire MacConghail and Clare Doyle on their recent achievements Máire MacConghail AGI Fellow and former President, Máire MacConghail, contributed an essay, which she reads in beautiful Irish, for the radio series Aistí ón Aer, broadcast on Radió na Gaeltachta. Listen to the broadcast here. AGI Member Clare Doyle,…
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‘DIED AT SEA’ ….. WHAT IT DOESN’T TELL YOU
‘DIED AT SEA’…..WHAT IT DOESN’T TELL YOU by Hilary O’Connor BA, MA, MAGI P.J. Hollingsworth Patrick Joseph ‘P.J.’ Hollingsworth was the sixth of eleven children born to my great grandparents Francis and Mary Ellen Brennan. The large family lived in and around Rialto and Harold’s Cross in Dublin. P.J. worked initially as a house painter…
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