FRIDAY FOSSICKING 26TH MAY, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

Incredible pencil drawing by 16-year old Irish girl 

Hundreds of metres of tunnels discovered under a historic prison island 

Frightening Irish demons and monsters from Celtic myth 

Limerick museum launches crowdfunding for new Maureen O’Hara wing 

Pope Francis will be last Pontiff Irish St. Malachy predicted 

A guide to speaking with an Irish accent (VIDEO) 

Who were the Black Irish, and what is their story? 

Irish words litter New York City slang 

Bones of 5,000-year-old Stone Age child and adult found in Irish cave 

Urgent plea to Irish adoptees and "home children" in US to tell their stories 

Ancient Irish road bowling alive and well in West Virginia (VIDEOS) 

Canadian hero claims Irish heritage helped him cope with terror attack  

Irish phrases you need to learn before you visit Ireland 

Ireland’s top seaside towns and villages (PHOTOS) 

Irish names that are most mispronounced in America  

A 2,600-year-old Celtic Princess has been discovered in Germany 

Facts about the Irish and Ireland 

What is the most common last name in Ireland? 

Irish flag repeatedly stolen from Northern Ireland road race 

What do Ireland’s county names mean?  

Top most touching Irish ballads (VIDEOS) 

Top reasons why the Irish swear so much 

Spanish documents suggest Irish arrived in America before Columbus 

Staten Island remembers their Great Hunger dead  

The history behind famous 1889 anti-Irish Puck magazine cartoon 

Top reasons to make the move to Ireland 

Is this perhaps the most perfect picture of Ireland ever taken? 

Snapshots of Irish history from British Pathe news (VIDEOS) 

An ancient Irish ring fort has been discovered in Newbridge 

Once in a lifetime stay in the “best hotel in the world” in County Mayo 

Vandals try to destroy one of Ireland's most popular tourist attractions 

Manchester has deep Celtic roots in its past 

Why applying for or renewing your Irish passport just got a whole lot harder 

and your treats... (there seems to be a common theme with most of these...)

An Irish recipe repertoire essential - simple delicious colcannon 

Warm and indulgent Guinness gingerbread recipe 

The top 10 Fish & Chip Shops in Ireland revealed 

Homemade alcoholic McDonald's Shamrock Shake recipe 

The absolutely perfect recipe for Irish coffee 

Guinness’ classic Black Velvet cocktail recipe 

Mammy’s Irish apple pie with Bailey’s ice cream recipe 

Guinness is the best secret pizza ingredient says top chef 

* GENERAL INTEREST

The Cat's out of the Bag - #congress_2018 Geniaus

The End of an Era for Inside History Magazine Lonetester

Mellifont Abbey Historical Ragbag   

British Newspaper Archive has strength in Scotland and Ireland Anglo-Celtic Connections

The Cromwell Association Online Directory of Parliamentarian Army Officers   Anglo-Celtic Connections

NSW Photographic Description Books Find My Past Louisa Collins

Aussie readers craving local stories about heritage, identity and relationships | Australian Library and Information Association

Sydney Review of Books & Publishing well worth reading

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland

The Death of a Regular: Revealing an Ireland/New Jersey/Missouri Emigrant Network Damian Shiels 

A Walk Among Storied Tombstones: The Irish of Annapolis National Cemetery Damian Shiels (photos of Irish graves)

He Had So Much Work To Do – a verse by Henry Lawson  Outback Family History

Wrestling one's way out of the Holocaust - Heritage Florida Jewish News

Diary of man who lived in Raynes Park during Second World War finds online fame (From Your Local Guardian)

The Recipe Box: Family history comes to life through food

Anzac's family history and a 102-year-old handkerchief  New Zealand

Finding your family | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Queensland State Archives

6 June 2017 - Referendum, Records and Rights: in conversation with Lesley Williams

16 June 2017 - RECONSTRUCTING RESISTANCE: Mapping Frontier Affrays

14 July 2017 - Policing a Colonial Metropolis: from Moreton Bay to Brisbane

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 * FIND MY PAST

Tracing Ancestors in Wales

Webinar Understanding Parish Records

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Welsh family history

WELSH WONDERS »

Classic Welsh recipes

Nottinghamshire Baptisms Index 1538-1917

Nottinghamshire Banns Index 1600-1812

Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929  

PERiodical Source Index

British and Irish records

Webinar Understanding Parish Records

More Expert Tips »

Using the UK census to trace your ancestors

Find the birthplace of British ancestors

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Two Lonely Graves – grave tales Outback Family History

Beyond the Internet  Cassmob  # Please note copyright

“Your husband was torn almost to pieces”: A Cork Woman Learns of her Roscommon Husband’s Death, South Carolina, 1863  

Damian Shiels  

The Sundial at Wilberforce  Hawkesbury heritage & happenings

The Family That William Carbis Left Behind  Sandra’s Ancestral Research Journal

Lessons from the Cookie Jar, 2017 May 19: An Auntie's Lesson

Roots'n'Leaves Joan Hill

SHOCKING DISASTER IN THE BAY–a Trove Tuesday post.     Pastlinks

WA Brekkie Blog  Busselton-Dunsborough Mail  Jess Barratt

… and DNA Proved It!        Lonetester HQ

Footsteps in Time family & local history conference review, May 2017 | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises

How to Write Family History More Powerfully: Tips from a Master Storyteller        Lisa Louise Cooke

 from my blogs...

TROVE TUESDAY 23rd May, 2017 - INTRODUCING 'DAISY O'DWYER OF TIPPERARY'

Headlines of Old

NEW RECORDS - GALWAY EAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY    As They Were

Additions to IRISH GRAVES..  they who sleep in foreign lands    NSW 

A Child's Prayer        The Back Fence of Genealogy