FRIDAY FOSSICKING 28TH APRIL, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

Irish priest to be set on path to sainthood in Dublin

All aboard! Campaign to save “The Quiet Man” train station 

Amazing video shows 550,000 folks from all backgrounds capturing the new Ireland

Breathtaking Irish landscapes and where to find them (PHOTOS)

A vision of Ireland like you’ve never seen it before (VIDEO) 

Travel Ireland in the footsteps of the Irish saints (PHOTOS) 

Ever wonder if there’s an Irish language version of your name? 

Poignant 1950s photos capture powerful images of Dubliners 

The little-known story of the Irish housekeeper of the Confederate White House  

Fighting for a sacred resting place for thousands of Famine dead on Staten Island 

President of Ireland launches biggest redwood forest outside of California 

Happy Earth Day! Ireland sure looks gorgeous from outer space  

The Irish who signed the Declaration of Independence (PHOTOS) 

Ireland from the air - photos taken by the Irish Air Corps 

The Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising  

Top Irish books that will change you 

Did you know Ireland has an Amish community? 

Ireland off the beaten track: sights and sounds of a Shannon cruise 

Ed Sheeran’s Irish granny hears his song about her for the first time (VIDEO) 

Beautiful poem for the departed adapted by Irish monks 

A Belfast soldier secretly photographed World War I (PHOTOS) 

How two Dublin kids ran away from home to NYC 

Dublin still bears scars of 1916 Easter Rising battle over 100 years later 

Michael Collins' love letters to Kitty Kiernan up for auction in New York 

Places in Ireland that can change your life (PHOTOS) 

Historic film of old Ireland from 1934 (VIDEO) 

A cat shepherd on an Irish farm? Ewe won’t believe your eyes (PHOTOS) 

Over 100 Viking treasures unearthed by metal detector enthusiast 

Uncovering your Irish ancestor’s secrets online 

The fool-proof guide to recognizing different Irish accents (VIDEO) 

Ireland’s storms unearth 6,000-year-old dwellings near Galway 

Figures give dramatic picture of Irish as the founding immigrants in the USA 

A gorgeous 2.5 years in Ireland in 2.5 minutes (VIDEO) 

Remembering the 4,000 Irish who died at Gallipoli this Anzac Day (VIDEOS) 

What people in Ireland misunderstand about Irish Americans 

History Fascinating shipwrecks across the Wild Atlantic Way (PHOTOS) 

Do you know the story behind the Irish flag?

Top tips on travel to Ireland: From the weather to the locals 

and your treats await...

How to make the perfect Irish comfort food: Shepherd's Pie 

Irish colcannon and thyme soup recipe 

Hearty and warming Irish beef and onion pie recipe 

Irish oatmeal, bacon and cheddar soufflé recipe 

Rich and creamy Kerrygold Irish mac and cheese recipe

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Queensland State Archives

 A Dynamic Map of Native Police Movements, on 19 May 2017 at QSA at Runcorn from 10.30 am to 11.30 am. Our guest speaker, Harry Gentle Resource Centre Visiting Fellow, Dr Jonathan Richards, will discuss his digital mapping project based on pre-separation records of the Native Police held at QSA.

Places are limited so please book through Eventbrite to reserve your place.

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Domesday at Lincoln Castle exhibition

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Metropolitan Police Pension Registers, 1852-1932

Blogs...   On the trail of Henry VIII… in Italy     The Battle of Vimy Ridge: memorialisation

Britain’s secret war against the Soviets

Podcasts... From the Somme to Arras  Bureau-cats: A short history of Whitehall's official felines

Tracy Borman on 'The Private Lives of the Tudors

Discover ancestors at genealogy series    The Friends of the Canton Public Library series on family history and ancestry will continue with talks on Irish immigrants fighting for the Union Army in the Civil War, getting started with Jewish genealogy, and the history of Ellis Island. 

Ireland's hidden culinary treasures... Bite into Cork  southern peninsulas

Nearly Two Million New Ancestry Records Are Now Online Allowing People To Check If They Have A Criminal In Their Family Tree

Indigenous Anzacs: Letters home from Aboriginal WWI diggers reveal humour, sadness

Recognising the role of Aboriginal diggers in the Anzac story

Review: The Anzacs by Patsy Adam-Smith

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Newspapers.com adds Guardian and Observer

"What We Leave Behind." War Memory, Vimy Ridge and the British Commonwealth

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Indigenous Digger Honoured-  Outback Family History

GAGs - GeniAus' Gems - 23 April 2017 Geniaus

English Needles from the 1850s TextileRanger

Bougainville 1945 … Pastlinks (so well presented..)

A family ANZAC: Pte Hugh Moran (Part I)   Cassmob (an inspiring story in two parts)

A family ANZAC: Pte Hugh Moran Part II

April A-Z Challenge – Q for Jane Quinn | Tracking Down The Family       Jennifer Jones

Regular mentions... why not subscribe to these blogs if you enjoy them as much as I do...

You’re Searching. But Are You Researching?  Lonetester

U is for Unibic biscuit tin  Anne Young  ( do read some of the others in this challenge, they are great)

I did it  Geniaus  (wow, what a collection...)

Udders and unders Carmel Galvin  (I'm loving her titles)

AncestorChasing: A story of Anzac by Allan FLEMING

“Dead” Soldier Returns Lonetester

and from my blogs...

NEW GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR SOUTH MAYO

TROVE TUESDAY 25TH APRIL, 2017- THE WAR THAT WENT TO THE DOGS

Just Because New addition  Please scroll through..

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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 21ST APRIL, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

50,000 Irish dancers and guests in Dublin and Belfast for rival World Championships

The Irish who lived and died on the Titanic (PHOTOS)

Irishman sent a message in a bottle as the Titanic sank 

Spectacular 1800s color postcards of an Ireland you’d love to visit (PHOTOS) 

Irish dog goes to school every day greet students as they leave 

Chilling photograph of iceberg that sank the Titanic 

The one reason why this Titanic passenger survived 

Irishman captured Abraham Lincoln’s killer John Wilkes Booth 

The Great Hunger and Ireland’s lasting bond with the US 

Major movie on Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish patriot, US hero, to be shot  

Irishman who received 2nd highest military honor during Vietnam remembered in Irish ceremony 

Unsinkable Titanic replica to become amusement park attraction in China 

Ireland looks stunning in new Star Wars trailer for The Last Jedi  

Immerse yourself in 1916 Dublin with this Colin Farrell-narrated tour (PHOTOS) 

Titanic’s great mystery finally solved  

“Growing up in Ireland, I scraped my black skin hoping to be white” 

Irish priest remembers role in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp liberation  

Amazing stories about “The Quiet Man” from Maureen O’Hara 

The American Civil War through the eyes of an Irish photographer 

Top Irish inventions that changed the world 

What the secret police files on the 1916 Rising reveal 

The eleven most annoying things about US/Irish flights and things annoying passengers do   

United Ireland closer than ever this Easter Rising anniversary 

Haunting Irish mugshots from 1850s home in NYC Library 

Irish people we love: Kara Ross, unleashing women’s potential in poor communities 

Are your skills in demand in Ireland? The most in demand job sectors revealed 

Why more schools in the United States should offer Irish studies 

Ireland from outer space is truly an amazing jewel 

Kate Middleton can trace Irish lineage to High King Brian Boru 

Hot Irish farmers pose with cute animals 

The Irish language is in crisis and must find new ways to survive  

The dos and don'ts of moving back home to Ireland 

Top ten best wild places in Ireland (PHOTOS) 

Top ten Irish rock 'n’ roll songs of all time (VIDEOS) 

Ireland’s only Holocaust victim: the story of Ettie Steinberg 

Embrace change: How to legally work in Ireland 

Irish church fast running out of priests as vocation crisis worsens 

Michael Collins' secret -- who was in charge of the "Twelve Apostles" hit squad? 

The amazing Tommy Makem -- the bard of Ireland and his “Four Green Fields” 

Crowd of 15,000 belt out Galway Girl breaking record (VIDEO) 

How England feared the Irish would take over Australia after Easter Rising 

here they are......

Our Irish chef has perfect pancake recipe for Pecan Day

 Breakfast! Irish potato cakes with bacon, eggs and mojo sauce recipe (VIDEO) 

Do you know who invented Eggs Benedict? 

Pork chops with Guinness and onion gravy recipe 

How to make traditional Irish potato cakes or "boxty" 

IrishCentral's most popular potato recipe 

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Discovering Links: 25 FREE Links for Western Australian Genealogy Research  Lonetester

Win a Research Voucher from Archival Access Victoria - 

Genealogy & History News

Mummies and more than 1,000 statues uncovered in Egypt

Map of Adelaide 1949

Why You Should Download Your Files From Ancestry and Every Other Website - Amy Johnson Crow

Trove Roadshows | Help centre

How to identify Irish places – John Grenham – Irish Roots

Age Calculator

YouTube: Sources for Genealogical Research in the National Archives, Ireland        Anglo-Celtic Connections

London, England, Metropolitan Police Pension Registers, 1852-1932  Ancestry

Queenslanders who fought in WW1 x TROVE  FREE download

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* JUST RELEASED

from John Grenham  :

• April 19 2017: Added 382 sets of gravestone transcripts from historicgraves.com (e.g Limerick, now close to complete).
• Mar 27 2017: Added 142 local histories published 2011-2015 (e.g Carlow).
• April 1 2017: Added county civil parish map links to townland listing.
• Mar 27 2017: Corrected links for Carlow Tithe Books
• Mar 25 2017: New links added to online IMC Civil Survey Publications (e.g. Clare)

Try the WIZARD.. you never know how much you'll be able to find..

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Irish Central...

Hero Irish firefighter carried unconscious runner to Boston Marathon finish line 

Where does the name Ireland come from? 

How Australia, New Zealand and US visa changes will effect the Irish 

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General Interest..

How to Create a Floating Tree and Merge Duplicates on Ancestry.com - YouTube  Thanks Cassmob

1000 Irish Genealogy Books on hand, displayed in our research library

Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics

War Memorial buys WWII heroes' headstones once bound for scrap heap

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 * INTERESTING BLOGS

Wirreandah Wandering: Big Sister, Little Brother Jo Featherston

Licence Plate Number 21-419                     Memorabilia House

Welcome back to... Cassmob

The Reddans from Gortnaglogh: Part I                  

The Reddan and Liddy Families: Part II

Voices From The Graveyard – St Peters Cooks River History Group

An Early Post Office  Jenny Coates

How do I Know? socialbridge

‘Preserving the spirit of the movement’: The IRA, the Broadway Cinema and the 1943 Easter Rising commemoration  The Irish Story

“She Hates Men”: An Interview With A Troubled Irish Famine Emigrant  Damian Shiels

15 April 1912 – The Day the “Titanic” Sank  Lonetester

 Regular mentions...  why not subscribe if you enjoy these as much as I do...

Anne's family history  Anne Young

socialbridge Jean Turbridy

In Days Gone by...........  Carmel Galvin

Anglo-Celtic Connections

The Irish Story

Irish in the American Civil War      Damian Shiels

Lonetester HQ news

Outback Family History

from my blogs..

TROVE TUESDAY 18TH APRIL, 2017.. WHAT'S IN A NAME?

FOLLOWING THE TRAIL AT EASTER

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