Coming Home to County Sligo
County Sligo Heritage & Genealogy Centre was delighted to have played a part in this touching homecoming story featured on RTE's nationwide progamme in early September, as part of the Gathering Ireland 2013. Here is another chance to enjoy the feature. Well done to the Mullaghmore & Cliffoney Historical Society and all who were involved in making this happen.
The History of Sligo Gaol - Siobhán Ryan
Sligo County Council Heritage Officer Siobhán Ryan speaks at Sligo Gaol: 1815 - 1956 - The Way We Were on 23rd Sept 2015 at the Hawk's Well Theatre.
The history evening on Sligo Gaol was hosted by The Hawk's Well Theatre in association with Friends of Sligo Gaol and County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre. See more at sligogaol.ie.
Michael Farry - The political prisoners of Sligo Gaol
Sligo historian Michael Farry speaks at Sligo Gaol: 1815 - 1956 - The way we were on 23rd Sept 2015 at The Hawk's Well Theatre. Michael gave an insightful talk on some of the political prisoners held in Sligo Gaol over the years.
The history evening on Sligo Gaol was hosted by The Hawk's Well Theatre in association with Friends of Sligo Gaol and County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre. See more at sligogaol.ie
Mayo's Armada legacy under threat
Mayo's Armada legacy
Fahy Castle which was occupied by Spanish Armada marines is threatened by coastal erosion and will be taken by the sea unless coastal protection action is taken by Mayo County Council.
On the 21st. of September 1588 Don Alonso de Leyva, the Commander-in-chief designate of the ill fated Spanish Armada, walked ashore in Tullaghan Bay in Ballycroy, County Mayo.
His flagship La Rata Santa Maria de Encoronada, an 820 ton converted merchantman carrack, had entered Blacksod Bay on the 17th September. De Leyva sought a safe anchorage in the shelter of Achill island for freshwater and ship repairs from the tempestous seas and gales. Sailing eastwards into Blacksod Bay and finding rapidly shallower waters and a tidal race he anchored. The anchor dragged and the Rata went aground near Fahy Point.
The Rata had over 450 men onboard, 335 soldiers, 84 seamen, sixty Spanish noblemen and their servants. De Leyva and his company disembarked and occupied nearby Doona castle for four days. The Rata de Encoronada was torched to deprive the English of this prize, a vanguard flagship of the Armada. Anything of value and transportable was removed however great pieces of canon, munitions, wine and oil were left behind.
De Leyva knew that two other Spanish vessels, the Duquesa Santa Ana and the Nuestra Senora de Begona were in the bay to the north. With local guides they marched around the bay and met with Captain Don Pedro Mares of the Duquesa and another Spanish company of 600 men at Tiraun and Elly castles on the Mullet peninsula.
De Leyva and Mares decided the Duquesa would sail for Scotland and the Nuestra Senora de Begona would make for Spain. By the 25th September Gerald Comerford Sir Richard Binghams Sheriff had reported, that the Spanish had gone to sea. The Duquesa was wrecked further north in Donegal. The Nuestra Senora made it home to Spain.
Of the 26 Spanish Armada vessels that were wrecked on the Irish coast in 1588 and of five in Mayo, none are as easily located in shallow water than La Rata, although its precise location has not yet been found.
In 2004 American marine archaeologist Chuck Meide after visiting the location concluded that,It is likely that, despite its burning, most of the Rata's lower hull remains intact, along with a significant amount of artefacts (possibly including cannon). The site lies in a sandy spot which has clearly facilitated the preservation of its hull for centuries.
With a magnetometre and side scan sonar, it should not prove too difficult to relocate this site, given the relatively narrow search area. The extent and condition of the site, of course, cannot be determined without being relocated and assessed by archaeologists. That being said, however, it is probably in a relatively stable condition and, having been largely forgotten, not in immediate danger of looting or other disturbance.
Given the vessels importance as the Commander in chief designate flagship of the Spanish Armada fleet, its loss in relatively shallow water, Ireland's historical ties with Spain and the potential interest from tourists a marine survey is advocated to assess if an excavation of the site could yield a potentially crowd drawing exhibition of regional tourism value.
Ireland National Monuments Service set up in 2000 an Underwater Archaeological Unit to manage and protect its underwater cultural heritage. Recently they carried out a preliminary survey and are due to revisit the site in 2014.
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Sources: Within the Mullet by Rita Nolan (1998); Chuck Meide (2004-2005)
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Dan Scannell – Everyday life at Sligo Gaol
Former director of Castlerea Prison Dan Scannell speaks at Sligo Gaol: 1815 - 1956 - The way we were on 23rd Sept 2015 at The Hawk's Well Theatre. Dan (a member of Friends of Sligo Gaol) provided an enthralling talk about the everyday life of a prisoner.
The history evening on Sligo Gaol was hosted by The Hawk's Well Theatre in association with Friends of Sligo Gaol and County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre. For more see sligogaol.ie
Irish History - Ancient Irish Roundhouses - Part 1 of 5
Irish history with Pat Flannery. Pat discusses early Irish architecture such as the roundhouse, Crannóg, and ringfort. This was filmed in 2/5/07.
The birth of Samhain and the first Halloween
Archaeologists from University College Dublin have completed the first excavations of a hilltop enclosure in Ireland reputed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
Using airborne laser surveys and geophysical techniques, before the excavation the archaeologists were able to identify that there are at least two forts on the site -- one measuring 150 metres in diameter which was partly built on top of another, ever larger, fort measuring almost 200 metres wide.
The surveys clearly reveal that the site - Tlachtga, known locally as the Hill of Ward - has several different phases of monumental enclosures and we believe them to be associated with festivals and rituals potentially dating back as far as 1,000BC, says Dr Steve Davis from the UCD School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Given the size, this was almost certainly a key ritual site for many generations.
During the three week excavations the archaeologists uncovered the skeletal remains of a young 6-12 month old child, which may date back some 3,000 years, from the bedrock at the base of a 1.5m trench. The remains will undergo a full scientific analysis.
Samhain which was celebrated from sunset on 31st October to sunset on 1st November marked the end of the harvest season and the start of winter. It is believed that torches were lit from the sacred fire on the site on the Hill of Tlachtga and then carried to several other hills around the county including the Hill of Tara (which is about 12 miles away).
Funding for the excavation was provided by the Office of Public Works, Meath County Council, the Heritage Council and the Royal Irish Academy. It involved a team of six professional archaeologists and about 20 volunteers.
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The Last Grasp
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Ireland, 1584: 'In the aftermath of a cattle-raid into enemy territory two Gaelic-Irish warriors - a light infantry kern and a mailed galloglass - are despatched to comb the woods for stragglers...'
The primary thinking behind Claíomh making this short film was to showcase the potential of museum-quality archaeological reproductions when utilised with modern media - in this case relating to 16th century Gaelic-Ireland when native Irish traditions were at their zenith. Set against an environment of what was the most commonly pursued 'sport' at the time i.e. cattle-raiding, and while promoting awareness of an archaeologically accurate portrayal of the visual appearance of Late Medieval Gaelic warriors - the production also lightly touches upon the complicated political situation in Ireland at the time.
As a zero-budget pilot 'The Last Grasp' was shot within a couple of hours on entirely a voluntary basis with the aim to make vividly assessable this fascinating and rich depository of Irish heritage to a wider audience beyond the conventional confines of academia.
Claíomh regards film as a forum into which latest archaeological and historical research can be utilised to harness a realistic graphic to provide a window into Ireland's history and in so doing to create an artistic whole. As short films, 'The Last Grasp' as well as our 1640's themed 'The Flag', represent proto-steps in what is hoped will be a long journey of discovery in the medium.
Reconstructed artefacts featured in this film include swords from Co Offaly (Ballylin) and Co Galway (one each from the River Corrib -- near Galway City - and the River Suck -- near Ballinasloe), and a 'sparth' axe from Co Tyrone (River Blackwater, Clonteevy). The sets of clothing worn by the characters are copied from contemporary illustrations such as the anonymous 'Drawn on the quick' (c.1544) kept in the Ashmoleum Museum in Oxford and Albrecht Dürer's 'Thus go the soldiers of Ireland, beyond England...' (1521) at the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen in Berlin.
The film was shot in Ireland in Autumn 2010 by members of Claíomh with the invaluable assistance of Josh Plunkett, Alan Mac Úa hAlpine, and Rob Hunt. The primeval soundtrack was specially composed and performed by Brian Conniffe. It's first appearance was at the Experimental Cinema of the Hunter Moon Fest in Carrick-on-Shannon in October 2011.
Co. Roscommon Ireland genealogy; Tyrell family notes; Belfast Festival of Foods IF64
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1) Tyrell is The Family Name of the Week.
2) Searching for Counihan, St. John, Brennan, Sheehan, and Ford
3) Roscommon Genealogy Centre is todays web site
4) Irish Language immersion in Ontario, Canada
5) County Roscommon, Ireland, genealogy..., is the Book of the Month
6) Belfast is home to a Festival of Fools
Search for Irish Famine Burial Mound
Went in search of a Famine Burial Mound at Silver Strand in Co Mayo.....
O'Higgins family
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Revealing the Hidden Archaeology Submerged Beneath the Connemara Coastline
Michael Gibbons giving a talk on “Revealing the Hidden Archaeology Submerged Beneath the Connemara Coastline”, from Tuesday 20th October, 2015 - For the NUIG Archaeology Society
Michael currently works in heritage tourism, specializing in academic and cultural tourism to the Boyne Valley and the West of Ireland. Michael has extensive experience guiding groups both at home and abroad. As well as Ireland, he has led groups in the Sinai Peninsula, SW Turkey, Peru, the Outer Hebrides and has guided for some of the leading international cultural and activity tourism companies including Butterfield and Robinson and Martin Randall Travel. He remains an archaeologist in private practice, and makes regular contributions to archaeological and historical conferences in Ireland as well as delivering lectures to local archaeological and historical societies and contributing to archaeological and maritime programmes on local and national radio.
He is a member of the Nautical Archaeology Society and his current research interests include the archaeology of Irish uplands and islands, in particular the maritime pilgrimage tradition. He has carried out detailed research on some of the most important of these including Skellig Michael World Heritage Site, St MacDara’s Island and Caher Island. Recent archaeological work has included mapping the intertidal zone of the Galway and North-Burren Coast with a particular focus on the prehistoric midden complexes, vernacular quays, harbours and seaweed farms.
The Great 'Potato Famine' part 1 (Irish Hedge School History #5)
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This is show #5 of 21, from our History of Ireland, as taught from the hedge rows. From the Irish Roots Cafe with Peter Reilly Adams and Michael O'Laughlin. Todays episode begins a discussion of the 'Great Famine' in Ireland, which peaked in 1847. It was not the first famine for Ireland however. The first of two episodes on the famine, including the role of the potato in Ireland, and from whence it came. Why was the disaster that hit Ireland so terrible.... and what were the other reasons it his so hard... How it came to be that the Irish were exiled from there own lands...
The Irish Roots Cafe and Hedge school features Irish Genealogy; History; travel and traditional Irish song, including old style Sean Nós singing. Founded by Michael C. O'Laughlin in 1978 with headquarters at
Here are some random notes for the podcasts (5 & 6).
The show covers much more. I recommend listening.
Changing the Face of Ireland.
Several events have had great impact on Irish history.
We have covered elsewhere the Flight of the Earls and the
Plantation in Ulster, Cromwellian times, the Battle of the
Boyne and the Treaty of Limerick (1691). The Irish famine
of 1845- 1852 is another such event. We will talk about that
in these two sessions.
From whence it came
The Potato came from the Mexican Central Highlands, by 1843
in Philadelphia, and New York. Bad Seed Potatoes sent to
Belgium farmers in 1845, etc.. Phytopthora Infestans is the
name of the disease which is a oomycete or fungus
Potatoes had become the sole food for 1/3 of Ireland. Famines
happened before and after the great famine. i.e. 1820’s, 1879.....
This famine reached Ireland in 1845.
1845- SE counties affected first, Luckily 1/6 of crop was
harvested before it struck, so milder affects.
Peel ordered 100,000 pounds of Indian Meal to help.
No one died of simple starvation 1845-46.
(per Gill History of Ireland)
1846- Total Crop failure. Whig party assumes power. Hands off
attitude.
Work Programs supported, but not so much food.
Landlords evicting tenants making things worse.
1847- Crop not as bad, but plague, disease and death in the streets till ‘52.
Canada: 16,000 of 100,000 passengers died en route or on
arrival.
1848- Crop failure worsens.
1849- Crop improves
1850- Potatoe disease is on the wane, but by now, more Irish in NYC than
Dublin.
1841-1851- Several million Irish people dead or abroad.
1851- 1/4 of Liverpool was Irish, 1/3 of Toronto was Irish
Perhaps 1 million dead, not from pure starvation,
but from typhus, fever, dropsy, and cholera
Worst Hit: Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Limerick, Cork, Kerry, parts of Tipperary, Cavan, Laois.
Immigration: Over 100,000 per year 1847-54. By 1860 = 48,000.
Germans then became highest foreign born in
numbers.
Some Destinations:
United States / Grosse Ile Canada / Earl Grey in Australia
United States:
The Largest Foreign born group in the U.S. from 1800-1850 (total)
First Ghettos Formed in all major U.S. cities (except Salt Lake City)
Old Irish Settlers did not always identify with the new diseased immigrants.
We now romanticize, perhaps forgetting terrible conditions.
Many came to US after initial arrival in Canada.
80% settled in cities (Mass., NY, PA, IL.)
1/4 of population in Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Volumes of ads for workers and missing friends in the papers.
(Boston Pilot, Freemans Journal.)
Political control of police and fire departments, Street building
crews, labor.
Railroad: ‘An Irishman buried under every tie” ‘Shanty Irish”
(Shanty Pole)
We also note ‘souperism’, Grosse Ile on the St. Lawrence Seaway;
The aftermath of the famine, memorials, evictions, and the
Earl Grey Scheme which mostly female orphans from Ireland
were shipped to Australia to escape the misery.
Later sessions will deal more extensively with the immigration
of the Irish to the far corners of the earth...
Thanks,
Mike O’Laughlin
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (/ˈjeɪts/ YAYTS; 13 June 1865 -- 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Irishman so honoured[1] for what the Nobel Committee described as inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation. Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929).[2] Yeats was a very good friend of American expatriate poet and Bollingen Prize laureate Ezra Pound. Yeats wrote the introduction for Gitanjali, which was about to be published by the India Society.[3]
Irish Ancestral Holidays
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ClanDonnell: A Storied History of Ireland by David K. McDonnell
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The Irish DNA Atlas - update Feb 2018 (Ed Gilbert, RCSI)
This presentation was given to the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI) on 14th Feb 2018 and repeated at GGI2018 Belfast on 17th Feb 2018. This video is used with kind permission of Tom Conlon of the GSI, who recorded and edited the video. The original can be viewed at Unfortunately our own recording of Ed's presentation failed due to technical difficulties, hence why we are using the GSI version instead.
Ed presents the latest results of the Irish DNA Atlas project, which has used genome-wide autosomal genetic data to reveal a fine scale population structure within Ireland, and found genetic evidence of historical migrations into Ireland. The Atlas is being run as a collaboration between the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Genealogical Society of Ireland. This work has provided valuable information on the history of the Irish population and compares the genetic makeup of the Irish to that in neighbouring Britain, as well as mainland Europe. It also provides fresh insights into our understanding of the role of DNA in various diseases within Ireland.
This lecture was presented at Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2018 Belfast. Please note that these GGI videos are copyrighted to the presenter and should only be used for personal study. They are not to be used for any other purpose without the presenter's express permission. Also, please note that because this is a rapidly advancing field, the content may quickly become outdated.
The lectures were sponsored by FamilyTreeDNA (at ftdna.com) and organised by Maurice Gleeson, Education Ambassador, ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy at isogg.org). ISOGG volunteers provided free DNA advice and support for members of the public at the conference.
Strange Occurrences In A Small Irish Village | RTÉ One | Wednesday 21st December 9.35pm
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Heston, Hastings names; Co. Donegal Ireland genealogy; Irish news and notes IF56
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We feature weekly videos on Irish Genealogy; History, Heraldry and Old Style 'sean nos' song, with leading author Michael C. O'Laughlin. Founded in 1978 with headquarters at
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Among Todays Topics:
1) Heston or Hastings is The Family Name of the Week.
2) U.N. Year of the Potatoe sees decline in Ireland
3) donegalancestry.com is the web site of the Day.
4) Presidential candidates ties to Ireland - who was the first to take money..
5) The new ‘County Donegal genealogy & family history” is the Book of the Month
6) One million signatures asks Congress for national ‘St. Patricks Day’.
Irish Genealogy Lecture
The Wesoly Immigrant Heritage Center will be hosting a free Irish genealogy lecture on Sunday, November 9 at 1pm.