Scope of Project ===To document the Butler Family around James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond (1496-1546) .
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...
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 Reb...
People Connected to County Waterford====Republic of Ireland See also >===== County Waterford Burials >===== County Waterford - Main Page >===== County Waterford Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of County Waterford
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...
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...
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
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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:
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
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
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 Frie...
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...