"Alex,
Thanks for your very kind offer. Looking back over my notes, however, it appears that I was mistaken, in that although two of my ancestors were connected with the sea, they were not dockers, as such. One of my maternal GG-Grandfathers was…"
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Irish History Lantern Slides Digitised
Started this discussion. Last reply by Annemarie Healy Mar 21, 2014. 1 Reply 3 Likes
More than 1,500 lantern slides…Continue
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Online access to Irish Wills
Started Mar 17, 2014 0 Replies 1 Like
Just for St. Patrick's Day, origins.net is allowing free access to their Irish Wills Index 1484-1858…Continue
Irish Army Census records now searchable by name
Started this discussion. Last reply by Terry Lloyd Mar 12, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
The Irish Army Census was a snapshot of the National (Free State) Army taken at midnight on 12/13 November, 1922, during the guerrilla phase of the Irish Civil War. The census records details of more…Continue
Irish Prison Registers now available online
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gerry Regan Nov 14, 2011. 1 Reply 1 Like
The Irish National Archives collection of Irish Prison Registers from 1790-1924 has been digitised and made available through the family history site findmypast.ieThe collection contains over 130,000…Continue
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Alex Ombler commented on Kieron Punch's blog post Paddy the Navvy"Hi Kieron, thanks for your message, it's interesting to hear about your docker ancestors. The book will be out later this year and there is a lot in there about Liverpool. In the meantime, if you want to send me some names and dates I can…"
"Thanks for your kind comments, Alex. All of the images used in that article are copyright expired. I realise that I should have attributed the source, and cannot now remember exactly where I found the images, but they were probably from a free to…"
Alex Ombler commented on Kieron Punch's blog post Paddy the Navvy"Hello Kieron,
I very much enjoyed reading this article. I am currently writing a guide book for family historians tracing their dock labour ancestors. I have written a section about the role of Irish navvies who played a…"
The Irish in the American Revolution
When the Continental Congress called for Americans to rise up to form a new nation, the Irish answered that call.See More
Free access to NEHGS databases
The New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering FREE access to many of its databases, covering 1.4 billion names, until 23:59 on Wednesday 10th January, 2017. Sign up for a free account at the following:https://www.americanancestors.org/Free-BillionSee More
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Paddy the Navvy
Posted on June 2, 2017 at 10:30am 5 Comments 5 Likes
"In eighteen hundred and forty-four
I landed on the Liverpool shore
Me belly was empty me hands were raw
With working on the railway, the railway
I'm weary of the railway
Poor paddy works on the railway"
(from Poor Paddy on the Railway by The Dubliners…
Free Access to Irish Family History Resources
Posted on March 15, 2017 at 10:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is allowing free access to its online Irish family history resources from 15-22 March. Sign up for access via the NEHGS's American Ancestors database at the following:…
Tallying the Irish in Britain Over the Past Two Centuries
Posted on March 21, 2016 at 1:00pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
Although the first census of the United Kingdom was held in 1801, it was not until the 1841 census that respondents were asked to state their country of birth, thereby enabling us to see the size of the Irish population in Britain. We cannot, therefore, accurately judge…
Easter Rising to Irish Civil War Archive Available Online
Posted on February 28, 2016 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
The Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick Library has digitised a selection of photographs, booklets, postcards and reports relating to the Easter Rising, Irish War for Independence and Irish Civil War. The collection is free to view …
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 11:00am on September 20, 2011,
Gerry Regan said… - Kieron, great to have you aboard here. I'm hoping you might share, as your time allows, some of your family history here, which I've always found fascinating.
- At 1:16pm on March 17, 2013,
James Francis Smith said… Kieron
I'm delighted that you're providing such detail about the Irish. I'm trying to flesh out their contributions on this side of the pond. Visit my blog www.theirish-americanstory.com, when you have a few moments.
James Francis Smith
- At 1:13pm on November 23, 2015, Jean rice said…
- Hi Kieron
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