Events Diary 2008

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January

8th (Tue) Cork Genealogical Society

A talk by Jean Prendergast: 'Cork and WWI '

Location: L.D.S. Family History Centre,Sarsfield Road, Wilton, at 8.00pm


30th (Wed) Raheny Heritage Society

Annual General Meeting

Location: Raheny Library, Dublin,
7.30pm.

Febuary

12th (Tue) Cork Genealogical Society

A talk by Maurice Coveney on the 'Hacketts of Carrigaline'.

Location: L.D.S. Family History Centre,Sarsfield Road, Wilton, at 8.00pm


March

Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Spring lecture - date & details to be announced.

5th (Wed) Raheny Heritage Society

A talk by Peter Costello: 'Merrion Square: Houses, Homes and Heros'

Location: Raheny Library, Dublin,
7.30pm.

11th (Tue) Cork Genealogical Society

Annual General Meeting followed by a short talk by Joe O'Reilly

Location: L.D.S. Family History Centre,Sarsfield Road, Wilton, at 8.00pm


April

5th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

11am Annual General Meeting (members only)

Afternoon talks open to non members. Free Admission.

2.15 Patricia Moorhead. 'The Doctor, his Wife and the Governess: The story of Dr Philip Henry Eustace Cross - tried and hanged in Cork Gaol in 1888 for poisoning his wife'.

3.15 Mary Beglan 'Online Sources for Irish Genealogy'.

Location: Dublin City Library & Archive, 138/144 Pearse St. Dublin 2.

8th (Tue) Cork Genealogical Society

Computer Workshop

Location: L.D.S. Family History Centre,Sarsfield Road, Wilton, at 8.00pm

12th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

2:30 Annual General Meeting (Members Only)

3:30 Post AGM Lecture (details to be announced)

May

13th (Tue) Cork Genealogical Society

A talk by Brian McGee, Cork City Archivist: 'Cork City Archive'

Location: L.D.S. Family History Centre,Sarsfield Road, Wilton, at 8.00pm


17th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Annual 'Genealogy Open Day' - All day session, full details to follow.

Location: Dublin City Library & Archive, 138/144 Pearse St. Dublin 2.

June

28th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

This year's Annual 'Summer Outing' will be to Northern Ireland where will will be given a guided tour of Stormont (Parliament Buildings) followed by lunch served in the members diningroom. In the afternoon we will be shown around Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough, Co. Down. Cost to be announced a little later when finalised. We expect this venue to be popular so it is important that expressions of interest in attending should be e-mailed to Steven Smyrl at smyrl@indigo.ie without delay.

All welcome.

July

To be updated

August

6th - 9th (Wed - Sat) British Isles Family History Society - USA

British Isles Family History Society-USA's 20th Annual Seminar; 6-9th August 2008 aboard the Queen Mary (Hotel), Long Beach, California, USA.

Presenting 39 lectures over three days focusing on researching British & Irish ancestry.

Go to www.bifhsusa.org for complete seminar details.

All welcome.

16th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

Irish Family History Society Morning Outing to  Marsh's Library, St. Patrick's Close, Dublin 8 (near to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Small charge.

Go to IFHS for more details.

All welcome.

September

To be updated

October

4th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

Full day 10am - 5pm. Open to non members. Free Admission.

10.00am Registration.

10.30am “Irish Historic Towns Atlas.” Jennifer Moore, Irish Historic Towns Atlas.

11.30am “Ireland’s Court records – what survived 1922?” Steven Smyrl M.A.P.G.I.

12.30pm-2.00pm LUNCH (At own expense)

2.15pm   “A County’s Resources for Genealogical Research – the Roscommon Example.”

                          John Hamrock, author of Tracing your Roscommon Ancestors.

3.15pm   “The new Dublin Freemen and Trade Guilds database” John Grenham

Location: Dublin City Library & Archive, 138/144 Pearse St. Dublin 2.

Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Autumn lecture - date & details to be announced.

November

8th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

Morning only 10am-1pm.

10.00am        Registration.

10.30am.      "Records of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. " Frank Pelly

11.30am.      "Irish Convict Transportation. Damnation or Salvation?"   Sean Solan

Admission free. (No Booking require)

Location: Dublin City Library & Archive, 138/144 Pearse St. Dublin 2.

December

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31a All Saints Road, Raheny, Dublin 5
Telephone: +353 (0)1 4063542
Fax: +353 (0)1 4928645
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