Monday, 5 November 2018

Irish genealogy and history events, 5-18 November

Monday 5 November: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are facilitating extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal. Details.

Monday 5 November: Workshop Evening. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. Venue: Lecture Room of Derry City’s Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, LondonDerry, BT48 6AL. 7pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday 5 November: 1798 Rebellion, with Dr David Hume. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Killyleagh Branch. Venue: Killyleagh Masonic Hall, 50 High Street, Killyleagh, Co Down. 8pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday 5 November: Using the National Library, a Research Workshop. Venue and Host: NLI, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 3pm. To reserve a place, email learning@nli.ie.

Tuesday 6 November: We Here Who Are About to Die: a lecture on the Great War, with Joe O'Muircheartaigh. Host: Part of Clare County Library's Creative Ireland programme. Venue: De Valera Public Library, Harmony Row, Ennis, Co Clare. Free of charge. All welcome.

Wednesday 7 November: The Great War and Clare, with Joe Power. Host: Part of Clare County Library's Creative Ireland programme. Venue: Kilrush Library, O'Gorman Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Free. All welcome. 6.30pm.

Thursday 8 November: Exiles of '98, a half-day conference to marks the recent publication by the Ulster Historical Foundation of 'Exiles of ’98: Ulster Presbyterians and the United States', by Peter Gilmore, Trevor Parkhill and William Roulston. Venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 2-4:30pm. Free, but need to book.

Thursday 8 November: The history of the linen industry in the Mountshannon region, with Noel Murphy. Host: South East Galway Archaeological & Historical Society. Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, St. Bridget's Road, Portumna, Co. Galway. 8pm. All welcome.

Thursday 8 November: November 1918: Back where we started, a talk on WW1 with Michael Desmond. Host: Ardmayle Historical Society. Venue: Ardmayle Church, Castlemoyle North, Ardmayle, Co. Tipperary. All welcome. Refreshments provided. 8pm.

Friday 9 November: Hidden in the landscape, with Dr James O'Neill. Hosts: This land of ire: the archaeology and landscape of Tyrone's Rebellion, a lecture series organised by Historic Environment Division. Venue: The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 1pm. Free. Details.

Saturday 10 November: Family History lecture day. Host: Irish Family History Society. Venue: Dublin City Library and Archives, 144 Pearse St, Dublin 2. 10am to 4:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Saturday 10 November: The 1918 general election – political earthquake or ‘same old, same old’? History Ireland Hedge School. Host: History Ireland magazine. Venue: Allingham Festival, Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal. 6pm. Free. Editor Tommy Graham, with Brian Hanley, Brian Walker, Pauric Travers and Margaret O’Callaghan. Free. All welcome.

Monday 12 November: Delayed (11am) opening in all NLI sites, plus NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Delayed opening due to staff development meeting. On-going Monday closures are facilitating extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal. Details.

Monday 12 November: The Priest's Tale, with Caoimhe Whelan. Host: More Tales of Medieval Dublin lecture series. Venue: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. Admission free. All welcome. 1:05 - 1:50pm.

Monday 12 November: The Dungannon Gold Rush, with Aidan Fee. Host: Donaghmore Historical Society. Venue: Donaghmore Heritage Centre, 15 Pomeroy Rd, Dungannon, Co Tyrone BT70 3HG. 8pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 13 November: Church of Ireland Records – more than just registers, with Derek Nielson. Host: Genealogical Society of Ireland. Venue: Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. All welcome. €3.

Tuesday 13 November: Interpreting your DNA results, with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Venue: Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn BT28 1XP. 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Tuesday 13 November: Three Dublin families in WW1, with David Power. Host: Tallaght Historical Society. Venue: County Library, Library Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24. 7pm. All welcome.

Thursday 15 November: Irish Records? They all went up in smoke... didn't they?, with Jill Williams FIGRS of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host and venue: Ayrshire Family History Society, Troon Portland Church Hall, South Beach, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. 7:30pm. Admission free. Details.

Friday 16 November: The Spanish Flu: A Global Pandemic – a conference. Hosts: Ulster Museum in partnership with Living Legacies. Venue: Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5AB. Free but need to book ticket. 11am to 4pm.

Friday 16 November: The Great War and Clare, with Joe Power. Host: Part of Clare County Library's Creative Ireland programme. Venue: Ennistimon Library, 10 Main St, Ennistimon, Co. Clare. Free. All welcome. 6.30pm.

Saturday 17 November: Intermediate Irish records, with Jill Williams FIGRS of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host: Scottish Genealogy Society. Venue: Family History Centre, SGS Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2JL. 10am to Noon. To book, T 0131 220 3677 or book online.

Saturday 17 November: The Great Hunger reassessed: a History Ireland Hedge School. Hosts: Dublin Book Festival. Venue: Dublin Port HQ, Alexander Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland magazine will chair the discussion with John Gibney, Patricia Byrne and Peter Gray. 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Free. Need to book.

Saturday 17 November: Getting Started with Irish Genealogy Research, an introductory level workshop, with Miles Davenport. Host: McClelland Irish Library. Venue: McClelland Library's Norton Room, 1106 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004, USA. 10:30am-12:30pm. Fee: $15 for Library/ICC members and $20 for non-members. Sold Out.

Saturday 17 November: Archives across Ireland and the UK will open their doors to host a diverse range of events and activities for ‘Explore Your Archive’, a week-long programme running to Sunday 25 November. See exploreyourarchive.org/