Merriman Research & Training

Culture Vultures are a group comprising of three cooperative students from UL. Brenda Ryan, Michael Hall and James Reidy. They are being mentored by Lorna Moloney at Merriman Research & Training and Springboard Coordinator at UCC. Lorna is also coordinating Ancestral Connections International genealogy summer school for 2014. Mentoring and training this group for 2014 involves the project of 'The Aldworths' of Newmarket Court: Their influence on Duhallow and Beyond' and 'The Genealogy Event', Culture Vultures and they are based in Limerick University at the Nexus Centre, Tierney Building under the direct supervision of Lorna Moloney: Merriman Research & Training Ltd. "The University of Limerick has been selected as a finalist for the “Best University Placement” award. The University is one of only five finalists from a total of 350 applications and it is the only Irish higher education institution to be selected as a finalist. The award is part of th...

Eileen Munnelly's Irish Lives Remembered: FREE Irish Genealogy magazine is a must read for January 2014. It has a special feature on New Jersey and a wonderful article on Meryl Streep's Donegal roots. Who Knew!  This magazine is going from strength to strength and really is a wonderful offering for those interested in tracing their Irish roots https://interactivepdf.uniflip.com/2/71043/321104/pub/

Ancestral Connections 2013 received their award last thurday presented by Cllr. Catherine Clancy, Lord Mayor of Cork. This Irish Genealogy summer school has now attained legacy status and is running with a fantastic programme for 2014. To see the programme go to  An cestral Connections Genealogy school 2014

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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