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World War I ( WWI ) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based o...
This project is for notable Irish Americans. For researching your own Irish American ancestry, visit the general Irish American project . == Irish Americans are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland, especially those who identify with that ancestry, along with their cultural characteristics. About 33.3 million Americans—10.5% of the total population...
The Irish in South Africa==Nineteenth-century South Africa did not attract mass Irish migration, but Irish communities were to be found in Cape town, port Elizabeth, Kimberley, and Johannesburg, with smaller communities in Pretoria, Barberton, Durban and East London. As one would expect, a fair number of those in British colonial service in the sub-continent were Irish. A third of the Cape's go...
World War One: United Kingdom & Ireland The Great War =Head Quarters===Please link Geni profiles to this project as well as ONLY ONE of the individual projects listed below=====Object of this exercise# To link existing GENi profiles of WW1 personnel (survivors and casualties) to the relevant projects for men and women born in the Channel Islands, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This inclu...
[ ]Trinity College (Irish: Coláiste na Tríonóide), known in full as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin,[7] is a research university and the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland. The college was founded in 1592 as the "mother" of a new university,[Note 1] modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, bu...
[ ]University College Dublin (also known as UCD) (Irish: An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath (COBÁC)), formally known as UnIn the years following Catholic Emancipation in Ireland, a movement led by Dr Paul Cullen, Archbishop of Armagh and, later, Archbishop of Dublin (and later created a Cardinal), attempted to provide for the first time in Ireland higher-level education that was both acce...
People Connected to County Armagh====Northern Ireland See also >===== County Armagh - Main Page >===== Historic Buildings of County Armagh, Northern Ireland >===== County Armagh Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards
World War One: Armed Forces - Ireland=During World War I (or the Great War) (1914–1918), Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which entered the war in August 1914 as one of the Entente Powers, along with France and the Russian Empire.Over 200,000 Irishmen fought in the war, in several theatres and either 30,000 or, if one includes those who died serving in armies...
=About the Irish Portal=Portal for people who are interested in Irish genealogy.The aim of this portal is to make this a very useful tool for research, and a place to meet other people tracing their Irish ancestors=='''What can you do here?'''==* '''Ask questions.'''* '''Collaborate on your research.'''* '''Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area. '''...
People Connected to County Dublin====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Dublin - Main Page >===== County Dublin Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Dublin - Famous People >===== People Connected to "Ireland" - unknown Specific Place or County
Earl Grey famine female orphan emigration scheme===Scope==The scope of this project is to identify the girls and the families of the orphan girls who were part of the Earl Grey emigration scheme to Australia between 1848 and 1850. ==Explanation of Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme==The Orphan Emigration Scheme commenced in October 1848 and when it was wound up due to opposition from the Austra...
Peerage of Ireland=The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. The Crown of the United Ki...
Who are the Ulster Scots? The Ulster Scots are an ethnic group in Ireland, descended from Lowland Scots and English from the border of those two countries, many from the "Border Reivers" culture. These people first began to occupy Ireland in large numbers with the Plantation of Ulster, a planned process of colonisation which took place under the auspices of James VI of Scotland and I of Eng...
Corps of Royal Engineers - WW1 Including Royal Engineers Signal Services (formed in 1908) - The forerunner of the Royal Corps of Signals ===== Image right BMB Courtesy of British Military Badges - Daniel Baker The Royal Engineers (RE's) has been involved in every major conflict the British Army has fought. Their Motto is "Ubique" ("Everywhere") - awarded in 1832 as the unit has been involv...
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County Dublin - Famous people=Dublin, as the capital city of Ireland and the largest city in Ireland, has produced many noted artists, entertainers, politicians and businesspeople. In the project photograph ' John Field, composer Please add GENi profiles of people from County Dublin (not just Dublin City ) to this project. Additionally, please add information about people of renown connected to...
Irish Canadians=Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group (after the French), and comprised 24% of Canada's population. The 1931 national census counted 1,230,000 Canadians of Irish descent, half ...
People Connected to County Tyrone====Northern Ireland See also >===== County Tyrone - Main Page >===== County Tyrone - Northern Ireland, Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Tyrone - Northern Ireland
Scope == The surname Meehan is from the Irish Gaelic name Uí Miadhachain (oh mee-ach-awn) that derives from Miadhach , which means "honourable".There seem to be three major branches:* Uí Miadhachain - the original Meehan family that is said to be a branch of the McCarthys from Munster that settled in Country Leitrim, at Ballymeehan (then Ballaghameighan/Ballagh Meighan) and spread to the surrou...
Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Barnes families, from earliest origins to near modern times. How to Participate Send a request to collaborate on this project and I'll add you as a collaborator. If the profile is a public profile you have edit rights to, then navigate to the profile and under "More Actions" choose "Add to project" or...
The Doyle surname comes from the Gaelic name O Dubhghail , which means son ("O") of the dark ("dubh") stranger ("ghall"). The Doyles in Ireland are mainly found in Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford and Carlow. ==Resources==* Doyle at House of Names* Doyle at the Surname Database* Doyle at Irish Central* Doyle on the Ancestry.co.uk forums* The Doyle Clan , for descendants of Daniel Doyle and Anne Carb...
This project will keep track of the kings of ancient Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 AD to 1066 AD at the coronation of Harold II and beginning of the Middle Ages.=Naming Conventions=We will use titles in the native language. Cadeyrn Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn did not speak English, so he was never once called "King of Powys." His title would...
Trying to gather all my royal ancestors in one place. Direct ancestors only. awillissam HEnry Whiting was a descendant of King James II, KIng Charles 1st and 2nd. He waS AN uRDU INTERPRETOR IN pUNJAB AAAAAAAA SSSSSSSSSSSSSKILL HE MAAY HAVE LearntAARNT FROM aBDUL kARIM (mUNSHI) His ancestry goes back to Charlmayne and Otto of the Holy ROman Empire. IT includes the dynasties: Normandy and WEs...
Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland ==Main PageThis is the umbrella page fro Historic Buildings of England projects Image Right - Buckingham Palace London ===== Image © Copyright Lewis Clarke and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Geograph Historic houses can be stately homes, the birthplace of a famous person, or houses with interesting history or architecture.The object...
This project is to create a Collaborative template to defer to for the Medieval Irish tree on Geni . Please come & help to get it as correct as we can.I've begun by using Charles Cawley's Medlands as the initial format - mostly because he's the best laid out internet resource to cut & paste from. We can edit in / over further sources, as we go, this being a very long-term project an all :-) Sha...
Irish Families Researched by Geni UsersThis project has been created on request from the Geni users who are researching Irish families. This will replace the current Roll-Call Irish families researched discussion as this is becoming too difficult to read through . The names will be where possible listed with a place name and with a link to the profile of the person who is also researching the n...
They came from IrelandMany people who left Ireland and settled elsewhere are hard to trace back to their origins as all we know about many of them is that they came from Ireland unknown from where in Ireland. This project is a collection of profiles of people with unknown Irish origins, if you have an Irish ancestor add the profile to this project and we will try to find out where in Ireland th...
Haplogroup H1am is mostly present in the families with maternal lineages originating in the British Isles, including several families in the United States with their maternal lineages traced back to the early 17th century in the British America. Another group consists of eleven Finnish maternal lineages, of which six are traced back to the 17th century (circa 1620–circa 1700) and the rest five...
The arrival of the so-called "Dark Foreigners" in Ireland is first recorded in Irish annals in 849 when the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland state euphemistically that "Amlaib [Olaf] Conung, son of the king of Norway, came to Ireland…with a proclamation of many tributes and taxes from his father, and he departed suddenly"[1122]. Clare Downham discusses the various theories of the meaning of the te...
Irish Diaspora=The Irish diaspora Diaspóra na nGael consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil and states of the Caribbean and continental Europe. The diaspora, maximally interpreted, contains over 80 million people, which is over thirteen times the populati...
People Connected to County Tipperary====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Tipperary Burials >===== County Tipperary - Main Page >===== County Tipperary Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Tipperary
For a comparatively small population of about 6 million people, Ireland has made an an especially enormous contribution to literature. =Famous Irish * Abraham Stoker * Pierce Brosnan * W. B. Yeats * John Jack Butler Yeats * C. S. Lewis * Maureen O'Sullivan * Liam Neeson >>>>>--------------------------------------- Wikipedia
TAILORA tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, usually of wool, linen, or silk.* A tailor-made is a man's suit consisti...
The Irish War of Independence==The Irish War of Independence took place during the years of 1919 – 1921 that was concluded by the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the Irish and British government.The total number killed in the guerrilla war of 1919–1921 between republicans and British forces in what became the Irish Free State came to over 1,400. Of these, 363 were police personnel, 26...
CASTLES OF IRELAND=Irish castle history stretches nearly 1000 years, from the Norman invasions of the 1000s to the early 20th century. Ireland was a country to subdue, and to keep the population in check, castles were built to house the new ruling families and garrison their armies. The later castles were symbols of wealth and political power, architectural homages rather than military outposts...
People Connected to County Leitrim====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Leitrim Burials >===== County Leitrim - Main Page >===== County Leitrim Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Leitrim
Castle Garden arrivals 1850-1890==This project is a sub-project of the main Castle Garden Arrivals project ==About Castle Garden==From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890, immigrants arriving in the state of New York came through Castle Garden. America's first official immigrant examining and processing center, Castle Garden welcomed approximately 8 million immigrants - most from Germany, ...
Aim of this project The aim of this project is to collect and add profiles of all Irish who were involved in World War One, including soldiers and non-combatants like nurses, medics, engineers etc ==World War One - Ireland==During World War I (or the Great War) (1914–1918), Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which entered the war in August 1914 as one of the En...
From 1848 to 1950 over six million adults and children experienced emigration from Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland. Over 2.5 million Irish departed from Cobh, making it the single most important port of emigration.This exodus from Ireland was largely a result of poverty, crop failures, the land system, and a lack of opportunity. Irish emigration from Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland reached un...
Notable Barrys==See also: Barry on Wikipedia* Sir Redmond Barry, KCMG, QC (1813-1880)==External links==* Barry project on FTDNA
Sub-Project of MEDIEVAL IRELAND ==Resources==* Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands: IRELAND * Wikipedia's List of the Kings of Leinster =KINGS of LEINSTER1. MUIREDACH (-885). King of Leinster. The Annals of Ulster record the death in 885 of "Muiredach son of Bran king of Laigin and superior of Cell Dara"[571]. m ---. The name of Muiredach´s wife is not known. Muiredach & his wife had two children:
Many Irish families can trace their lineage back to a particular sept of Irish High Kings, through surname if not generation by generation. The English invasions led to the destruction of specifics, so generally only surname info is available prior to the 1800s."Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had been ruled by an Ard Rí or High King since ancient times, and compilations l...
Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada= 200 anniversary 'The year 2025 will see a celebration of significance in celebration of the two hundreth anniversary of the arrival of the Peter Robinson settlers in the Canadian Peterborough area. ==Scope of this project==This is a project for documenting the Irish settlers brought to Ontario in 1823 and 1825 by Peter Robinson . This project aim is to help de...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
People Connected to County Cork====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Cork Burials >===== County Cork - Main Page >===== County Cork, Ireland - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== County County Cork - Famous People
People Connected to County Sligo====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Sligo Burials >===== County Sligo - Main Page >===== County Sligo Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Sligo
Irish emigration to Australia=Irish Australians form the second largest ethnic group in Australia, numbering 1,919,727 or 9.0 per cent of respondents in the 2001 Census.Irish settlers – both voluntary and forced – were crucial to the development of the Australian colonies from the earliest days of European settlement. The Irish first came over in large numbers as convicts (50,000 were transport...
People Connected to County Mayo====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Mayo Burials >===== County Mayo - Main Page >===== County Mayo Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Mayo
People Connected to County Galway====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Galway - Main Page >===== County Galway Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== People Connected to "Ireland" - unknown Specific Place or County >===== They came from Ireland - Origin Unknown
People Connected to County Limerick====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Limerick Burials >===== Historic Buildings of County Limerick >===== County Limerick - Main Page >===== County Limerick Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards
People Connected to "Ireland" of Unknown Specific Place or County The purpose of this project is to link the profiles of those Irish ancestors whose birthplace is known generally as "Ireland" with no specific place name or County of origin. ==Getting Involved Free to follow, request to collaborateTo join the project use the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page. Visit>===...
1916 Easter Rising The events of Easter 1916 are of seminal importance in Irish history. What began as a small uprising in the centre of Dublin on Easter Monday set in motion a series of developments which ultimately led to Irish independence. 2016 will see the centenary of this very important event in Irish history. The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca ), also known as the Easter Re...
Quakers in Ireland Scope of this project is to create a genealogical collection of Early Irish Quakers profiles Feel free to add profiles not already listed to the project About Quakers Quakers (or Friends) are members of a group of religious movements which is known as the Religious Society of Friends in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North America; and known as the F...
100 Greatest Britons (BBC Poll, 2002)=* 100 Greatest Britons (BBC Poll, 2002) 100 Greatest Britons was broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. The programme was based on a television poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest British people in history. The series, Great Britons, included individual programmes featuring the individuals who featured in the top ten, w...
Irish DNA project Participating in the Irish DNA project gives an opportunity to uncover information not provided in the paper records, which will help with your research of your family tree. We will also discover which family trees are related. If you have taken an DNA test and you have Irish ancestors or are Irish please join this DNA group to learn more about your DNA and ancestors. I...
The Great famine=In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852.It is also known, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine. In the Irish language it is called an Gorta Mór , meaning "the Great Hunger")[ or an Drochshaol meaning "the bad times").During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated...
This project is for people engaged in the politics of Ireland .Please add profiles for anyone who has ever been engaged in Irish politics -- TDs, MEPs, local officials, candidates, presidents, taoisigh, etc.=Presidents of Ireland=# Douglas Hyde (25 June 1938 - 24 June 1945)# Seán T. O'Kelly (25 June 1945 - 24 June 1959)# Éamon de Valera (25 June 1959 - 24 June 1973)# Erskine H. Childers (25 Jun...
Scope and aims ==Father Patrick Comerford has done a lot of research into the Comerford surname , registering it at the Guild of One Name Studies and posting his findings on his blog. He has cut through a lot of the unsubstantiated older family history and has pinpointed two origins for the name and its variants - Comberford in Staffordshire and Quemerford in Wiltshire near Calne. The Irish Com...
Original MacDonald settlers in South Africa and their desendants MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are surnames of Scottish Origin. In the Scottish Gaelic and Irish languages they are patronymic, referring to an ancestor with given name Donald. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill or Dòmhnallach. The name is a patronym meaning 'son of Dòmhna...
People Connected to County Antrim====Northern Ireland See also >===== County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Main Page >===== County Antrim Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Antrim >===== People Connected to "Ireland" - unknown Specific Place or County
Scope== Gildea is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Dhe - son ( mac ) of the servant ( giolla ) of God ( dhe ).The surname is concentrated in Donegal and Mayo, but is also commonly found down the west coast in Galway and Clare. There is a Ballykilladea in Galway and a Ballykildea in Clare.There have been suggestions that the name ultimately has its origins in the English Beniso...
People Connected to County Meath====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Meath Burials >===== County Meath - Main Page >===== County Meath Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Meath
Scope of Project ===To document the Butler Family around James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond (1496-1546) .
People Connected to County Louth====Republic of Ireland See also>===== Count Louth Burials >===== County Louth - Main Page >===== County Louth Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Louth
IRELAND Place Projects= Fáilte! This is a sub-project of International Places Project Index Every person is born somewhere, marries, lives, works and dies somewhere. Places are a key component to family history research. This project aims to be the starting point in your search for a place in IRELAND on Geni to discover more about your ancestors. If a place you are looking for in IRELAND is not...
Cumann na mBan is an Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation supporting the republican cause. Formed in Dublin on 2 April 1914, it merged with and dissolved Inghinidhe na hÉireann. In 1916, it became an auxiliary of the Irish Volunteers and played a critical role in the Easter Rising. Although it was otherwise an independent organisation, its executive was subordinate to that of the ...
People Connected to County Clare ====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Clare - Main Page >===== County Clare Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Clare >===== People Connected to "Ireland" - unknown Specific Place or County
Ellis Island Irish arrivals==On the 2e January 1892 the new emigration building Ellis Island opened its doors to emigrants from all over the globe.The first person to arrive was an Irish girl called Annie Moore ' many Irish emigrants followed in Annie's footsteps. ==Aim of this project==This project aims to create a collection of profiles of the Irish emigrants who arrived at Ellis Island an...
Project: Documenting lives, families and descendants of young Irish Revolutionaries involved in the movement to nationalize Ireland. Description: Young Ireland was a political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century. It led changes in Irish nationalism, including an abortive rebellion known as the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. Many of the latter's leaders were tried for sedit...
< BACK =====.=====UNDER CONSTRUCTION=====.* 1938-1945 : Douglas Hyde (See Wikipedia... ) * 1945-1959 : Seán T. O'Kelly (See Wikipedia... ) * 1959-1973 : Éamon de Valera (See Wikipedia... ) * 1973-1974 : Erskine Hamilton Childers (see Wikipedia... ) * 1974-1976 : Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (See Wikipedia... ) * 1976-1990 : Patrick Hillery (See Wikipedia... )
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This project aims to collect all the profiles of people listed in "A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland" By Sir Bernard Burke, 1899. This book is freely viewable (and searchable) at: A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland By Sir Bernard Burke If you have a profile for one or more people listed in this book, please follow the project an...
RMS Lusitania=On May 7, 2015 it was 100 years ago the Lusitania disaster took place. This project aims to identify and list the survivors and casualties of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania . The Lusitania project will become an ongoing project with the aim to build all passenger family-trees ==Overview==The sinking of the RMS Lusitania , of the Cunard Line After being torpedoed off the Irish co...
Historic Buildings of County Kilkenny (G - K) ==Republic of Ireland Image right - Kilkenny Castle Due to the numerous Historical buildings and castles in of County Kilkenny the project has been split into 4 projects. (The arrowed buttons below are linked to the other pages).
The Milesian dynasty of the kings of Ireland were largely mythological kings of Ireland descended from Érimón do become the first kings of the Milesian dynasty.# Érimón (1287-1286 BC*) (1700 BC**)# Érimón (1286-1272 BC*) (1700-1684 BC**)# Laigne (1272-1269 BC*) (1684-1681 BC**)# Fergna (1269 BC*) (1681 BC**)
Patrick de Size and Bridget Evans arrived in South Australia on the "William Nichol" on 7th July 1840 with some of their children.Please add profiles of the ancestors and decedents that have been matched by DNA testing. This usually requires a few results and some are not able to be shared, please be scientific in your approach in adding profiles.If you have been tested and feel you are connect...
< BACK =====.=====UNDER CONSTRUCTION=====.===Príomh Aire======== (President of Dáil Éireann) =====* 1905-1919 : Cathal Brugha * 1919-1921 : Éamon de Valera ===Chairman of the Provisional Government of Southern Ireland===* 1921-1922 : Éamon de Valera * 1922-1922 : Arthur Griffith * 1922-1922 : Michael Collins * 1922-1922 : W. T. Cosgrave ===Uachtarán ar Ard-Chomhairle Shaorstát Éireann======== (...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION=====.=====This is a 'master project' that groups projects relative to the political leadership of Ireland throughout the ages: kings, presidents, prime ministers... The subprojects will offer brief information about how the political structures evolved. But, primarily, these projects offer an inventory of major political leaders - thus facilitating genealogical identification...
Glasnevin Cemetery, created by the mother of Charles Stewart Parnell, "the uncrowned king of Ireland", is the first modern Catholic cemetery in Ireland. Although Parnell himself, the product of a mixed marriage, was Protestant, he is buried in Parnell Circle, as is his mother.Another notable occupant of the cemetery is Constance Georgine Markievecz, Countess Markievicz. She fought for Irish ind...
Grand Lodge of Ireland=The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second most senior Grand Lodge of Freemasons in the world, and the oldest in continuous existence. Since no specific record of its foundation exists, 1725 is the year celebrated in Grand Lodge anniversaries, as the oldest reference to Grand Lodge of Ireland comes from the Dublin Weekly Journal of 26 June 1725. This describes a meeting of ...
Symbols on …Church of Ireland… graves==alfabetical*Anchors and Ships--- Hope or Seafaring profession*Arches---Victory in Death* Arrows---Mortality* Bouquets/flowers---condolences, grief, sorrow* Broken Column---Loss of head of family*Broken Ring---Family circle severed*Buds/Rosebud---Morning of life or renewal of life*Bugles---Resurrection and the military*Butterfly---Short-lived; early death*C...
This project is set up to track Welsh, Walsh, Welch, Walshe, etc. Family members who migrated to the New World, especially the Caribbean and North America. ==Summary== ==Notables== ==Locations=====Jamaica===* Robert Welsh arrived in Barbados or Jamaica in 1690.* Robert Welsh arrived in Barbados or Jamaica in 1691.* Robert Welsh arrived in Jamaica in 1725.* Robert, age na, arrived in Jamaica ...
Immigrants at Grosse-Ile Quarantine Station Canada 1832-1937==Grosse Isle is located in Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the islands of the 21-island Isle-aux-Grues archipelago. It is part of the municipality of Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of the province.Also known as Grosse Isle and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site...
County Kilkenny - Main Page==Republic of IrelandThis is the Umbrella Project Page for County Kilkenny - Ireland ===Related Projects>===== County Kilkenny Burials >===== County Kilkenny - Famous People >===== County Kilkenny, Ireland - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Kilkenny A- B >===== Historic Buildings of County Kilkenny C - F
Saoi (Irish pronunciation: [s%CB%A0i%CB%90], plural Saoithe; literally "wise one"; historically the title of the head of a bardic school) is the highest honour bestowed by Aosdána, a state-supported association of Irish creative artists. The title is awarded for life and held by at most seven people at a time. The limit was increased from five in 2007–08. At the conferring ceremony, a torc (a t...
Passengers arriving onboard the Fortitude= This project page belongs to the main project Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada A return of Irish Emigrants proceeding to Canada, to be settled at the Expense of His Majesty's Government, under the superintendence of Mr. Peter Robinson, Embarked at Cove on board of the FORTITUDE for passage to Quebec - Mr. Francis Connin, Surgeon in charge. Ship Fortit...
The following is from Richard Wilson's Find A Grave Profile 73681317Birth: 1767, Ireland Death: Apr. 11, 1850 Savannah Jackson County North Carolina, USARichard Wilson was married to Rachel Strain (1773-1851), daughter of Andrew Strain, Sr. and his wife Mary (Burgin?) Strain, about 1794 in North Carolina (either Iredell or Burke County). Together they have nine known children. It has been sai...
About the Healy project==There are currently 6723 profiles with the Healy name,and 549 members who have the name in the tree.The aim of this project is to find collaborators and build the tree together.==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.* Problem finding an ancestors , open a ...
Irish Immigration in Argentina=Irish settlement in Argentina is part of the story of immigration in Argentina and the Irish diaspora. Irish emigrants from the Midlands, Wexford and many counties of Ireland arrived in Argentina mainly from 1830 to 1930, with the largest wave taking place in 1850–1870. The modern Irish-Argentine community is composed of some of their descendants, and the total nu...
County Kilkenny Ireland - arrivals in South Australia - Index Many single persons and some families arrived in South Australia, a free settlers State in the 1850's to 1880's. In working with these records it has been noticed that many did not stay in South Australia.They may have gone directly to the Goldfields, many appear in Victoria Australia and Queensland. This project will list these pers...
Irish Gangs in America==== Aim of this project is to create a collection of profiles of Irish gang members, please feel free to add anyone not already listed in this project.=== The Irish Mob is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs of the 19th century Irish gangs date at least to the ...
People Connected to County Kilkenny===Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Kilkenny Burials >===== County Kilkenny - Main Page >===== County Kilkenny Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Kilkenny A- B
This project is a genealogical collection of profiles of people born in North Cork Ireland who emigrated to the United States arriving at Ellis Island. ==People who left North Cork to start a new life elsewhere:==* Murphy families - between 1898 and 1904 24 people with this surname arrived at Ellis Island in New York.* Healy families - between 1899 and 1902 6 people with this surname arrived...
Nine Years' War (Ireland)= Nine Years' War (Irish: Cogadh na Naoi mBlian) or Tyrone's Rebellion took place in Ireland from 1594 to 1603. It was fought between the forces of Gaelic Irish chieftains Hugh O'Neill of Tír Eoghain, Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tír Chonaill and their allies, against English rule in Ireland. The war was fought in all parts of the country, but mainly in the northern province o...
Civilans killed during the Easter Rising Ireland==Almost 500 people were killed in the Easter Rising. About 54% were civilians, 30% were British military and police, and 16% were Irish rebels. More than 2,600 were wounded. Many of the civilians were killed as a result of the British using artillery and heavy machine guns, or mistaking civilians for rebels.==Aim==The aim of this project is to cr...
WORK IN PROGRESS===The Irish Civil War 1922-1923==The Irish Civil War 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923 followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British EmpireThe conflict was waged between two opposing groups, Irish republicans and Irish nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The f...
Historic Buildings of Ireland - Main Page=The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in Ireland, with links to sub-projects for specific County Pages or buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.===For castles see Castles of Ireland
Passengers arriving onboard the Hebe= This project page belongs to the main project Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada This page will list all the passengers who traveled from ]
The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the head of Dublin City Council and first citizen of the Dublin. The title was created in 1229 as Mayor of Dublin. It was elevated to Lord Mayor in 1665. The date of election is the end of June, and the term of office is 1 year.==18th century==* 1701–02 Samuel Walton* 1702–03 Thomas Bell* 1703–04 John Page* 1704–05 Sir Francis Stoyte* 1705–06 William Gibbons* 1706–07...
Queenstown ,county Cork (now Cobh)==From 1848 - 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland - over 2.5 million departed from Cobh county Cork Ireland , making it the single most important port of emigration.Cork was the major emigration port, although every port in Ireland was used as a point of emigration at some stage.==Liverpool==The port city of Liverpool, with a current ...