Monday 17 October 2022

Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 17 - 30 October

Monday 17 October: The Pirate Queen, with Janice Witherspoon. An in-person and online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Larne branch. Venue: Larne Museum and Arts Centre, 2 Victoria Road, Larne, BT40 1RN. 7:15pm. All welcome. Details.

Tuesday 18 October: Early Irish maps at The National Archives. Rose Mitchell and Lucia Pereira Pardo give the 2022 D A Chart Seminar on Maps. An online event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8:15pm. All welcome. Free but need to register. Details

Tuesday 18 October: The old and new symbols of the Irish Free State, with Cathy Scuffil. Part of the Decade of Centenaries programme from South Dublin County. Hosted online by Palmerstown Digital Hub. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Details and booking.

Tuesday 18 October: War of Words: censorship, propaganda and civil war, an online lecture with Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil. Part of the Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team, University of Cork. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Need to register.

Tuesday 18 October: The Irish Transport and General Trades Union in Tipperary, with special reference to the Lewis brothers of Nenagh, with Francis Devine. An in-person event and part of the Tipperary People and Places Lecture series no.16. Host: Tipperary Studies, the local history dept. of Tipperary County Librairies. 7pm. Free. Venue: Gallery of the Source Library, Thurles. Tea and coffeee served. All welcome. Details.

Thursday 20 October: Resources for the Revolutionary Period held by Wexford County Archives, with Barry Lacey. A free, in-person event hosted by Wexford County Council. Venue: Gorey Library, Civic Square, The Avenue, Gorey, Co. Wexford. All welcome. 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Details and booking.

Friday 21 October: Ireland 1922, Year Zero, an Anatomy of Independence, an in-person lecture with Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh. Host: NTU History and Heritage Events. Venue: Newton Building (Nottingham Trent University) Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU. Free. Details.

Saturday 22 October: Meath History Workshop, a full-day conference presenting new research on the Revolution and its aftermath in County Meath and reflecting on how the county has commemorated the seminal events of the period. Host: Meath County Council's Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Programme. 9:30am to 4pm. All welcome. Light lunch included. Free but you need to book your place by Tuesday 18 October. Details and line-up.

Tuesday 25 October: Islandmagee DNA Project Update, with Anne Johnston. Online. Hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast Branch. 7:30pm–9pm BST. Free. All welcome. Non-members wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.

Tuesday 25 October: A pictorial tour of Antrim and Down through the eyes of Lord Mark Kerr, by Anne Casement. An in-person and online meeting hosted North of Ireland Family History Society, Causeway C&G Branch. Free. 8pm–9:30pm. Venue: Sandel Centre, Knocklynn Road, Coleraine, Co. LondonDerry. All welcome. Details.

Tuesday 25 October: How the ESB brought electricity to West Clare, an in-person event hosted by the Kilrush and District Historical Society. Follows the Society's AGM. Venue: Teach Ceoil in Kilrush.

Tuesday 25 October: The Irish Civil War: the British Perspective, an online lecture by Professor Heather Jones. Part of the Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team, University of Cork. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Need to register.

Wednesday 26 October: Researching and Writing The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster - Using Public Records to Resolve a Family Mystery , an in-person event with Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt. Hosts: The Ulster Historical Foundation (UHF) and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Venue: PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast BT3 9HQ. 1pm to 2pm. Need to register. Details.

Thursday, 27 October: DNA Connections, with Martin McDowell. A hybrid meeting hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Ballymena Branch. 7:15pm–8:45pm BST. In-person venue: Michelin Arts Workshop, Braid Arts Centre, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena BT43 5EJ. All welcome. Details.

Thursday 27 October: Resources for the Revolutionary Period held by Wexford County Archives, with Barry Lacey. A free, in-person event hosted by Wexford County Council. Venue: Bunclody Library, Millwood, Carrigduff, Bunclody, Co. Wexford. All welcome. 7pm to 8pm. Details and booking.