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ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS: NAMES, PLACES AND SPACES AT UCC 2014 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK- IRISH GENEALOGY SUMMER SCHOOL, UCC 29 JUNE – 5 JULY 2014  This genealogy summer school offers a complete course in the latest Irish genealogy research, as one would expect from a summer school held by UCC, one of the world’s leading universities. All aspects of the subject are covered by a series of presentations and ‘hands on’ workshops given by a selection of Ireland’s leading genealogical lecturers and experts. The latest online and offline sources are described and explained in presentations which will be of great interest to the seeker of Irish roots and family history, whether beginner or expert. Thankfully, it is not all work. A number of trips are offered featuring sites and locations including Lismore Castle and Garden, the Waterford Experience with Reginalds’ Tower, and the Waterford treasures at the Granary, with the wonderful Waterford Crystal experience. Not forgetting, nearby Dungar...

Gaelic Medieval Historian. – see www.about.me/lorna.moloney This talk concerns the Sept of O'Catháin, part of the larger Clan Owen; a fearless, dominant clan in North east Ulster. At one point almost two-thirds of the present county of Derry was under the control of the O'Catháin Sept. This did not come about by accident, but by skill in politics, diplomacy and war. Above all, it came about because of the strong kinship bonds inherent in Gaelic lordship. This talk analyses the growth of this Gaelic lordship within the framework of anglo-norman conquest and early expansion. It assesses the strategic tools employed by a gaelic lordship to establish an ideological traditional past through genealogy, marriage and propaganda in Medieval Ireland. The concepts of gaelic lordship are comparatively analysed with their European and Irish counterparts. It sets out to tell the story of the Gaelic Lordship of the O'Cathain Sept of Ulster. Descended from the Ui Neill Kings of Ulster, ...

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The McNamara name was one of the most popular names in Co. Clare in the 1901 census with 2736 McNamara’s recorded. Visitors to the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience can enjoy a talk on the McNamara name in Co. Clare on Sunday 23rd June at 3.00pm by Lorna Moloney (Irish Ancestral Research Centre) as part of the celebration of names for the year of the Gathering. There is an ongoing exhibit of 160 names in the Visitor Centre and the most reoccurring names are featured each week for 2013. The McNamara name will be celebrated on 17th June – 23rd June. Visitors with the McNamara name will receive a complimentary commemorative certificate and a goodie bag along with entry for a grand prize at the end of the year. All are welcome. “We shall find that the members of our Sept, from the early part of the fifth to the middle of the seventeenth century, dwelt in a well defined district of Clare, a county which until comparatively recent times was isolated from the rest of Ireland; its southern...

Ancestral Connections: Names, Places and Spaces Irish Genealogy Summer School, University College Cork, June 30-July 6, 2013 This genealogy summer school offers a complete course in the latest Irish genealogy research, as one would expect from a summer school held in UCC, one of the world’s leading universities. All aspects of the subject are covered by a series of presentations and ‘hands on’ workshops given by a selection of Ireland’s leading genealogical lecturers and experts. The latest online and offline sources are described and explained in presentations which will be of great interest to the seeker of Irish roots and family history, whether beginner or expert. We have had some changes to the programme which can be viewed at with Fiona Fitzsimons delivering an extra talk on 'Sources for Fosterage & Adoption records in Ireland prior to 1952' and a change to Friday's schedule with Pedigree charts, family tree and genealogy software explored by Dr Paul MacCotter,...

This looks fascinating, Allenlibrary with some fantastic images of Michael Collins and the like seeing photo identification, well worth printing out the images and seeing if you can contribute, those with elderly relatives would love this exercise. see http://www.flickr.com/photos/allenlibrary

Fascinating research and press release from CSO in Ireland "Jack and Emily were the most popular babies’ names registered in 2012. Jack retains the top position it has held every year since 2007 and Emily has retained the number one spot that it first claimed in 2011. See tables 1 and 2. The top five boys’ names (Jack, James, Daniel, Sean and Conor) have made up the top five since 2007. Four of the top five boys’ names (Jack, Sean, Conor and James) have been in the top five since 1998, with only their order changing from year to year. The top five girls’ names and their order have remained the same as those for 2011. This is the first time since 2004/2005 that the five most popular girls’ names have remained unchanged for two consecutive years. There were three first time entries to the top 100 for boys: Isaac, Danny and Logan. The highest new entry at number 85 was Isaac, rising from 101st place in 2011. The name rising in popularity most was Danny, up 22 places from 114...