PRONI (www.proni.gov.uk) has added two videos to its YouTube site in the last week:
After The Gathering: Dissonant Voices In Irish Diaspora Studies
http://youtu.be/fQheMfEihgc
Queen's University's Institute of Collaborative Research in the Humanities, DCAL and the Ministerial Advisory Group of the Ulster Scots Academy hosted this symposium focussing on diaspora histories, representations, culture and politics following the events of the Irish government's Gathering year.
This event was held in PRONI on 6th June 2014.
Speakers included in this video are:
Dr Dominic Bryan, Queen's University Belfast -- 'Defining Ireland: Those gathered for Irish Studies'
Dr Johanne Devlin Trew, University of Ulster -- 'Whose diaspora, whose migration, whose identity?' Migration and diaspora in the Northern Ireland context since 1921
Prof Mark Boyle, NUI Maynooth -- Recasting diaspora strategies within care frameworks: The case of the Ireland's the Gathering 2013
Dr Barry Vann -- 'Natural Liberty in the Bible Belt: Ulster-Scots Emigration and Explaining Voting Patterns in Southern Appalachia'
and
PRONI - Sunningdale, The Ulster Workers Council Strike & Their Legacies
http://youtu.be/6cTqR9q-0dE
'Disclaimer' - ***Please note that PRONI is not responsible for any language in this video which some people may find offensive***
The 40th anniversary of the establishment of the first power-sharing executive is an opportunity to reflect on the nature of democratic practice in Northern Ireland. This one-day conference, which took place on 23rd May 2014, aimed to explore not only the reasons for the sudden demise of the 'Sunningdale Assembly' during the Ulster Workers' Council Strike but also the divided legacies that demise bestowed on Northern Irish politics.
The questions that surround the Sunningdale power-sharing experiment continue to resonate within Northern Ireland today:
- Democracy has widened, but to what extent has it deepened?
- In what ways and in what areas are people's voices not being heard?
- How can political disenchantment, apathy and differing views on democratic legitimacy be managed?
- What do we, as a society, do about groups who feel alienated from mainstream politics?
- What are the reasons behind the resilience of violent factions?
This unique event brought together historians, journalists, commentators, eyewitnesses to the executive, archivists and political scientists to address these and other issues relating to the long struggle for democracy in Northern Ireland. It aimed to assess the lessons of the Sunningdale failure and asks how they apply to contemporary Northern Ireland.
Speakers include Professor Arthur Aughey; Sir Kenneth Bloomfield; Dr Sarah Campbell; Dr Jude Collins; Dr Anthony Craig; Dr Aaron Edwards; Dr Gordon Gillespie; Professor Thomas Hennessey; Mr David Huddleston; Mr Alex Kane; Dr Brendan Lynn; and Dr Malachi O'Doherty.
Hosted and sponsored by:
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
The Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, University of Ulster
The Political Studies Association, Irish Specialist Group
This conference took place on 23rd May 2014 in PRONI.
(With thanks to @stephenscarth)
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.
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Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Genealogy Course for Monaghan diaspora
If you have roots from County Monagahan in the Irish province of Ulster:
Genealogy Course for Monaghan Diaspora visiting from abroad announced
A unique Monaghan-focused Family History initiative is being organised as part of The Gathering 2013. It will provide two 4-day training courses within the county for tourists tracing their Monaghan ancestors.
The project is entitled ‘County Monaghan Genealogy – home to the little hills’. It will give participants information on the genealogical sources available, the cultural history of County Monaghan and the diversity of origin of its people. The courses will take place in North Monaghan from Monday to Thursday, 14-17 October, and in Carrickmacross from Monday to Thursday, 21-24 October. The courses are designed for individuals and groups with Monaghan ancestry living overseas and members of Irish societies and social clubs abroad.
This project is organised by Clogher Historical Society/Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, Monaghan County Library and the County Monaghan Heritage Gathering Committee. We would like to acknowledge the support of Cavan-Monaghan LEADER which is funding the project. The project is also being supported by the County Monaghan Fund and Monaghan Genealogy. The project will be delivered by Ancestor Network Ltd, a professional genealogy company.
Substantial funding for the project has resulted in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for overseas visitors to come to Monaghan to trace their roots, experience the warmth of a Monaghan welcome and explore its rich culture and history.
If you are a native of Monaghan or know someone who might be interested, contact: John Hamrock, info @ ancestor.ie, Tel: +353 87 0505296, Twitter: @ancestornetwork, www.facebook.com/MonaghanGenealogyTraining.
About the Training Courses
Courses will take place in October or November 2013 (Monday-Thursday and will run from 9am to 4pm each day with two evening sessions each week from 7pm to 9pm). Training packs for participants will include a surname-map of County Monaghan.
Training is aimed at roots tourists coming to County Monaghan to trace their roots, especially those staying overnight in the county, who will be prioritised in the allocation of places.
Training modules will include:
Site visits and cultural events will form an integral part of the training and might include: ancestral homes, workhouses, graveyards, library, museum, archaeological sites, estates, music, dance, language events, storytelling or walks. There will be an emphasis on active participation in events, rather than merely watching.
Training outputs for participants will include:
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers, starts May 15th - see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/scotland-1750-1850-beyond-oprs-starts.html. Time to smash a few brick walls...!
Genealogy Course for Monaghan Diaspora visiting from abroad announced
A unique Monaghan-focused Family History initiative is being organised as part of The Gathering 2013. It will provide two 4-day training courses within the county for tourists tracing their Monaghan ancestors.
The project is entitled ‘County Monaghan Genealogy – home to the little hills’. It will give participants information on the genealogical sources available, the cultural history of County Monaghan and the diversity of origin of its people. The courses will take place in North Monaghan from Monday to Thursday, 14-17 October, and in Carrickmacross from Monday to Thursday, 21-24 October. The courses are designed for individuals and groups with Monaghan ancestry living overseas and members of Irish societies and social clubs abroad.
This project is organised by Clogher Historical Society/Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, Monaghan County Library and the County Monaghan Heritage Gathering Committee. We would like to acknowledge the support of Cavan-Monaghan LEADER which is funding the project. The project is also being supported by the County Monaghan Fund and Monaghan Genealogy. The project will be delivered by Ancestor Network Ltd, a professional genealogy company.
Substantial funding for the project has resulted in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for overseas visitors to come to Monaghan to trace their roots, experience the warmth of a Monaghan welcome and explore its rich culture and history.
If you are a native of Monaghan or know someone who might be interested, contact: John Hamrock, info @ ancestor.ie, Tel: +353 87 0505296, Twitter: @ancestornetwork, www.facebook.com/MonaghanGenealogyTraining.
About the Training Courses
Courses will take place in October or November 2013 (Monday-Thursday and will run from 9am to 4pm each day with two evening sessions each week from 7pm to 9pm). Training packs for participants will include a surname-map of County Monaghan.
Training is aimed at roots tourists coming to County Monaghan to trace their roots, especially those staying overnight in the county, who will be prioritised in the allocation of places.
Training modules will include:
- A broad view of the history of the County Monaghan taking in key periods and subjects such as: the Plantation, famine, occupations, emigration, partition, the Troubles, estates, language, folklore, built & natural heritage, families, religion. This module will set County Monaghan in a national and international context.
- A close inspection of sources for Monaghan genealogy such as: church & civil records, estate records, valuation records, shipping records, census, convict records, school records, military records, wills, election records, printed records, DNA genealogy and online sources.
Site visits and cultural events will form an integral part of the training and might include: ancestral homes, workhouses, graveyards, library, museum, archaeological sites, estates, music, dance, language events, storytelling or walks. There will be an emphasis on active participation in events, rather than merely watching.
Training outputs for participants will include:
- The ability to identify, locate and reference genealogical sources for the county.
- Ability to assess and organise genealogical information and construct a basic family tree.
- Basic knowledge of the history of the county.
- Basic knowledge of the geography of the county including land divisions.
- Familiarity with emigration patterns and the reasons for emigration.
- An appreciation of the cultural history of County Monaghan and the diversity of origins of County Monaghan people.
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers, starts May 15th - see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/scotland-1750-1850-beyond-oprs-starts.html. Time to smash a few brick walls...!
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Ireland's Family History Year
In case you're still not aware...!
Tourism Ireland (www.tourismireland.com) has announced that 2013 is to be Ireland’s “Family History Year” in a bid to encourage people around the world to find out more about their Irish ancestry. Hundreds of clan gatherings, as well as genealogy and local history events, are planned all over Ireland this year, as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013.
Mark Henry, Tourism Ireland’s central marketing director, said: “In this special year of The Gathering, people all over Ireland are organising events to welcome home those with Irish heritage. We are calling it “The Gathering – Ireland’s Family History Year”. With an estimated 70 million people across the world claiming links or affiliations with the island of Ireland, Tourism Ireland is actively reaching out to our diaspora this year. We are inviting them to visit Ireland, learn more about their heritage and explore the places their ancestors came from. For those with a deeper interest in their ancestry, there are more talks, seminars and clan gathering taking place in 2013 than ever before.”
(With thanks to Mark Henry)
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers, starts May 15th - see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/scotland-1750-1850-beyond-oprs-starts.html. Time to smash a few brick walls...!
Tourism Ireland (www.tourismireland.com) has announced that 2013 is to be Ireland’s “Family History Year” in a bid to encourage people around the world to find out more about their Irish ancestry. Hundreds of clan gatherings, as well as genealogy and local history events, are planned all over Ireland this year, as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013.
(With thanks to Mark Henry)
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers, starts May 15th - see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/scotland-1750-1850-beyond-oprs-starts.html. Time to smash a few brick walls...!
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Kilkenny Conference - Emigration Through the Centuries
Kilkenny Archaeological Society is hosting a conference at Rothe House and Garden, Kilkenny, from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th April. The programme is entitled Emigration Through the Centuries.
For details on the programme and on how to register visit http://rothehouse.com/2013/01/15/the-gathering-ireland-at-rothe-house-garden/.
(With thanks to the Tourism Ireland stand at WDYTYA Live!)
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
For details on the programme and on how to register visit http://rothehouse.com/2013/01/15/the-gathering-ireland-at-rothe-house-garden/.
(With thanks to the Tourism Ireland stand at WDYTYA Live!)
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Ireland's Family History Year
Tourism Ireland has announced that this year has been designated as Ireland's Family History Year, as part of plans for this years's Gathering on the island. Amongst the offerings will be a drop in centre in Dublin for people to carry out their family history research, which will get up and running throughout the Saint Patrick's Festival, and there's a dedicated Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IrelandFamilyHistory.
For the full story visit www.travelandtourworld.com/2013-announced-as-irelands-family-history-year/.
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
For the full story visit www.travelandtourworld.com/2013-announced-as-irelands-family-history-year/.
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Conference - The Gathering: Local History, Heritage and Diaspora
I've been asked by Professor Marion Lyons of the National University of Ireland at Maynooth to try to help spread the word on a forthcoming conference entitled The Gathering: Local History, Heritage and Diaspora, which will be taking place on Saturday 24th November 2012, from 9.30am-4.00pm, at Renehan Hall, Maynooth University (south campus). Here goes...!
A quick summary of the conference aims from Marion:
The purpose of the conference is to bring a number of innovative projects that our researchers are engaged in to the attention of professionals working in the field of genealogy/Diaspora studies, i.e. people who might benefit from hearing about projects that have been developed in order to help Irish emigrants track their ancestors' migrant experiences and journeys.
The emphasis is on specialists show-casing their original work, highlighting the sources that they accessed, how they used them, what they were able to derive from those sources, how they would advise people to go about accessing and using those sources for other research, and in some cases e.g. John Joe Conwell, how one goes about setting up an initiative such as the Reaching Out project.
As part of the event, there will be an opportunity for delegates to view the Morpeth Testimonial Roll and to hear a presentation on what it is, how it might be of use to genealogists as a major census substitute, etc. This will be given by Christopher Ridgway who is curator of Castlehoward where the Roll was discovered.
An important feature of the day's proceedings will be a presentation, made by Mario Corrigan, County Librarian for Kildare, about how local historians, genealogists, librarians, heritage officers and others can help us with the task of identifying the approximately 250,000 people whose signatures or marks are recorded on the Morpeth Testimonial Roll. The hope is to get local communities on board in the coming months to share their knowledge of local history and local families in order to help us identify as many of these people as possible.
And here is the programme for the day:
9.15am Registration
9.30am Welcome & introduction - Professor Marian Lyons (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
9.35am Opening address: The Gathering 2013 - Tim O’Connor (Chairman, Board of The Gathering)
10.00-10.20am ‘The global Irish family and its history’ - Patrick Fitzgerald (Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Omagh)
10.20-10.40am ‘Working with the Irish abroad - a perspective from the Department of Foreign Affairs and trade’ - Niall Burgess (Department of Foreign Affairs)
10.40-11.00am ‘The Ireland Reaching Out Programme’ - John Joe Conwell (Community Liaison Officer for the Ireland Reaching Out Programme)
Q & A
11.20am Coffee
11.4 0-12.00 Searching for your lost ancestors: using transmigration studies - Dr Gerard Moran (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
12.00-12.20 Entrepreneurs, innovators and philanthropists: the Irish imprint on the American Midwest, 1850-1900 - Ms Regina Donlon (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
12.20-12.40 ‘In search of the Strokestown Famine emigrants’ - Dr Ciarán Reilly (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
Q & A
1.00pm Lunch & viewing of the Morpeth Roll
2.00-2.20pm The Morpeth Roll: an introduction - Christopher Ridgway (Curator, Castle Howard, York & Adjunct Professor, Department of History, NUI Maynooth) - Chairperson: Professor Terence Dooley (Centre for Historic Irish Houses & Estates, Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
2.20-3.00pm Bringing the Morpeth Roll to life: a challenge for local historians - Mario Corrigan (Executive Librarian, Kildare Library & Arts Services) - Chairperson: Professor Raymond Gillespie (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
3.00-4.00pm Plenary discussion led by Dr Patrick Fitzgerald
Q & A session: What contribution can local historians make to The Gathering?
Registration fee: €25 (light lunch, tea & coffee included). Advanced booking recommended. For further information and to book, contact the History Department, NUI Maynooth log on to www.nuim.ie/academic/history and follow the links for the conference. Alternatively, tel. 01-7083729 or email history.department@nuim.ie
NB: the booking form gives Friday 16th November as the closing date for receipt of registration forms - but Marion informs me that if people submit their forms by Wednesday 21st November, that will be acceptable
COMMENT: for more on the Morpeth Roll (and this is going to be major folks!), read my post in the Scottish GENES archive at http://scottishancestry.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/1841-document-with-300000-irish-names.html
(With thanks to Marion)
Chris
Scotland 1750-1850 - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 2 NOV 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
A quick summary of the conference aims from Marion:
The purpose of the conference is to bring a number of innovative projects that our researchers are engaged in to the attention of professionals working in the field of genealogy/Diaspora studies, i.e. people who might benefit from hearing about projects that have been developed in order to help Irish emigrants track their ancestors' migrant experiences and journeys.
The emphasis is on specialists show-casing their original work, highlighting the sources that they accessed, how they used them, what they were able to derive from those sources, how they would advise people to go about accessing and using those sources for other research, and in some cases e.g. John Joe Conwell, how one goes about setting up an initiative such as the Reaching Out project.
As part of the event, there will be an opportunity for delegates to view the Morpeth Testimonial Roll and to hear a presentation on what it is, how it might be of use to genealogists as a major census substitute, etc. This will be given by Christopher Ridgway who is curator of Castlehoward where the Roll was discovered.
An important feature of the day's proceedings will be a presentation, made by Mario Corrigan, County Librarian for Kildare, about how local historians, genealogists, librarians, heritage officers and others can help us with the task of identifying the approximately 250,000 people whose signatures or marks are recorded on the Morpeth Testimonial Roll. The hope is to get local communities on board in the coming months to share their knowledge of local history and local families in order to help us identify as many of these people as possible.
And here is the programme for the day:
9.15am Registration
9.30am Welcome & introduction - Professor Marian Lyons (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
9.35am Opening address: The Gathering 2013 - Tim O’Connor (Chairman, Board of The Gathering)
10.00-10.20am ‘The global Irish family and its history’ - Patrick Fitzgerald (Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Omagh)
10.20-10.40am ‘Working with the Irish abroad - a perspective from the Department of Foreign Affairs and trade’ - Niall Burgess (Department of Foreign Affairs)
10.40-11.00am ‘The Ireland Reaching Out Programme’ - John Joe Conwell (Community Liaison Officer for the Ireland Reaching Out Programme)
Q & A
11.20am Coffee
11.4 0-12.00 Searching for your lost ancestors: using transmigration studies - Dr Gerard Moran (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
12.00-12.20 Entrepreneurs, innovators and philanthropists: the Irish imprint on the American Midwest, 1850-1900 - Ms Regina Donlon (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
12.20-12.40 ‘In search of the Strokestown Famine emigrants’ - Dr Ciarán Reilly (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
Q & A
1.00pm Lunch & viewing of the Morpeth Roll
2.00-2.20pm The Morpeth Roll: an introduction - Christopher Ridgway (Curator, Castle Howard, York & Adjunct Professor, Department of History, NUI Maynooth) - Chairperson: Professor Terence Dooley (Centre for Historic Irish Houses & Estates, Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
2.20-3.00pm Bringing the Morpeth Roll to life: a challenge for local historians - Mario Corrigan (Executive Librarian, Kildare Library & Arts Services) - Chairperson: Professor Raymond Gillespie (Department of History, NUI Maynooth)
3.00-4.00pm Plenary discussion led by Dr Patrick Fitzgerald
Q & A session: What contribution can local historians make to The Gathering?
Registration fee: €25 (light lunch, tea & coffee included). Advanced booking recommended. For further information and to book, contact the History Department, NUI Maynooth log on to www.nuim.ie/academic/history and follow the links for the conference. Alternatively, tel. 01-7083729 or email history.department@nuim.ie
NB: the booking form gives Friday 16th November as the closing date for receipt of registration forms - but Marion informs me that if people submit their forms by Wednesday 21st November, that will be acceptable
COMMENT: for more on the Morpeth Roll (and this is going to be major folks!), read my post in the Scottish GENES archive at http://scottishancestry.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/1841-document-with-300000-irish-names.html
(With thanks to Marion)
Chris
Scotland 1750-1850 - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 2 NOV 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Thursday, 25 October 2012
The Gathering: Homeward Bound - Bressie
Here's another episode from RTE's The Gathering: Homeward Bound, this time with musician Bressie from Mullingar, Westmeath:
Enjoy!
For more on next year's The Gathering in Ireland, visit www.thegatheringireland.com
Chris
Scotland 1750-1850 - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 2 NOV 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Enjoy!
For more on next year's The Gathering in Ireland, visit www.thegatheringireland.com
Chris
Scotland 1750-1850 - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 2 NOV 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
Saturday, 20 October 2012
The Gathering: Homeward Bound - Trevor Brennan
Another episode from RTE's The Gathering: Homeward Bound, this time featuring former Leinster rugby player Trevor Brennan on his way back home to Kildare from Toulouse. Enjoy!
I have to say - I absolutely LOVE this series! :) So simple a concept, and a great mission. For more on The Gathering in Ireland in 2013 visit www.thegatheringireland.com.
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
I have to say - I absolutely LOVE this series! :) So simple a concept, and a great mission. For more on The Gathering in Ireland in 2013 visit www.thegatheringireland.com.
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
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