Events Diary 2009

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January

30th (Wed) Irish Family History Society

Febuary

March

30th (Mon) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Spring Lecture

7pm Speaker: Dr. Ciara Breathnach, The Nature of Wills and the Prevalence of Intestacy in Modern Ireland.

All Welcome

Location: Buswell's Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

April

4th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society

2pm Annual General Meeting (members only)

3:15pm Speaker: Dr. Miriam Moffatt, Soupers & Jumpers - The Protestant Missions in Connemara, 1848-1937

All Welcome

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

18th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

11am Annual General Meeting (members only)

Afternoon talks open to non members. Free Admission. No booking required.

2.15 Patrick Guinness Arthur's Round; the family origins of Arthur Guinness

3.15 Conor and Liam Dodd Military Research at The National Archives, Kew .

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

May

16th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Annual 'Genealogy Open Day' - All day session.

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

19th (Tue) CIGO Council meeting

6:45pm Freemasons' Hall, 17 Molesworth St., Dublin 2

21st (Thu) Clare Roots Society

Social Night.

Location: West County Hotel bar, Ennis, Co. Clare.

June

20th (Sat) Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Summer Outing - to Newbridge House and the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre

Full details to be posted soon.

All welcome.

July

28th (Tue) CIGO Council meeting

5:00pm National Archives, Bishop Street, to be followed by a meal in the Pie Dish restaurant in Stephens Green Hotel.

August

22nd (Sat) Irish Family History Society

Summer Outing - to Historic Town of Kildare

Printable booking form and full details on IFHS website.

Numbers limited - book early!

29th (Sat) Clare Roots Society Heritage Week event

ENNIS CATHEDRAL

THE BUILDING & ITS PEOPLE:

A guided tour by Clare Roots Society covering its history and the stories behind its building, burial plots and memorial plaques.

Venue: Cathedral of Ss. Peter & Paul, Ennis.

Date: Saturday: 29th. August 2009

Time: 3.00 P.M.

Admission: Free

As part of this year’s Heritage Week Programme, Clare Roots Society members are making a presentation in conjunction with guest speaker Br. Martin Brown of Glenstall Abbey, regarding Ennis Cathedral, its building, burial plots & memorial plaques.

From the individual speakers we will learn of Cathedral’s conception in 1821 to its various developments over 180 years; the deaths of a stone cutter and mason while building the Cathedral; the story of the 5 priests and 5 bishops buried within its grounds; the background to Dean Barrett, the Bishop who never was; the Cathedral Clerks who were caretakers of the wealth of records left to us; the various priests who ministered to the people of Ennis & surrounding townlands and much more.

September

14th (Mon) Who Do You Think You Are?

The RTÉ One Television series in which RTÉ employees and celebrities trace their ancestry begins a new run at 9:35pm. RTE presenter Ryan Tubridy follows his family history from poverty in Connemara to the centre of the former British Empire

16th (Wed) CIGO Council meeting

Time and venue to be confirmed.

17th (Thu) Clare Roots Society

The first meeting of the 2009/10 session takes place at 8pm in the Civic Rooms in Ennis, recently vacated by Muhammed Ali and entourage! It will be a "Who Do You Think You Are?" session with Ennisman Brian Spring leading through his family tree journey which took him back eventually to Germany. We are hoping to get a lot of interest in this event so please pass the word to family and friends who might be tempted by genealogy!

October

3rd (Sat) Irish Family History Society

All Day Seminar

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

Full day 10am - 5pm. Open to non members. Admission free. (No booking required)

10.00am. Registration.

10.30am. "Soupers & Jumpers, the Protestant missions in < st1:place>Connemara." Miriam Moffitt.

11.30am. "Researching in Public Records Office of < st1:country-region>< st1:place>Northern Ireland." Rob Davison

12.30pm-2.00pm LUNCH ( not provided )

2.15pm. "Forensic Genealogy: Finding Unknown Heirs." Eileen O'Duill

3.15pm. "St. Enda's School Rathfarnham: A Triumph or a Failure?" Eanna de Burca

November

4th (Wed) Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations

Annual General Meeting

Freemasons' Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2

AGM 7:00pm

Lecture 8:00pm

Speaker: Wendy Quirke

**staff member LDS 'FamilySearch'**

Talking about the new on-line LDS database of Irish GRO Indexes 1845-1958

Bookstall, Raffle & Bar

ALL WELCOME - FREE ADMISSION

(AGM and Lecture open to all, preceded by Council Meeting at 6:30pm.)

7th (Sat) Irish Family History Society

Morning only 10am-1pm. Open to non members.

10.00am Registration.

10.30am. "Glasnevin Cemetery Records." Mervyn Colville, Glasnevin Cemeteries Group

11.30am. "The Remarkable Dr. James Drum." James Scannell

Admission free. (No Booking required)

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

Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch

Autumn lecture - date & details to be announced.

December

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