The Press Association reported on 19 May 2010 that tourists with Irish roots could be given discounts at some of the country's top visitor attractions under a proposed scheme to rally the Irish Diaspora.
People with Irish ancestry will be eligible for a Certificate of Irish Heritage under new plans being thrashed out by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Although holding the document would not entitle someone to citizenship or other legal rights, the department has proposed that successful applicants would be issued with a small credit-card style card giving knock-down rates at tourist venues.
The scheme would be overseen by the department but run by an outside company funded by fees from the applicants.
Micheal Martin, Foreign Affairs Minister, said firms were being invited to come up with ideas on how to operate the project.
Currently anyone born in Ireland born abroad with an Irish parent or grandparent can qualify for Irish citizenship.
But the department said there were many people worldwide who are of Irish descent but do not qualify for citizenship and it is envisaged the certificate would recognise those people in an official way.
Those hoping to apply will have to prove their claim to Irish ancestry, by producing documents such as a birth certificate, church records of death, marriage and baptism or land records or wills.
The programme would run on a trial basis for a year and be renewed annually thereafter up to a maximum of five years if successful. It is estimated the Diaspora consists of 70 million people across the globe.
Last September Mr Martin proposed the Global Irish Network following a three-day event at Farmleigh, bringing together some of the top minds from the Irish Diaspora to help promote Ireland overseas.
Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100519/tuk-irish-roots-discount-card-planned-e1cd776.html
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
New England Historic Genealogical Society Hosts Free lecture in Dublin on Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Via DNA Testing
Marie Daly, Mary Ellen Grogan and Judy Lucey as well as 24 participants from the New England Historic Genealogical Society are very excited about their upcoming trip to Dublin.
LECTURE: Tracing Your Irish Ancestors via DNA Testing by Dr. Gianpiero Cavalleri
DATE and LOCATION: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 7:00pm Georgian Suite, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin
Dr. Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Director and Senior Scientist, of Italian parentage but born and raised in Ireland, is a population geneticist who trained with Prof Dan Bradley at Trinity College, Dublin before going on to work at Stanford with Prof Luca Cavalli-Sforza and Dr Peter Underhill. He is one of the founders of EthnoAncestry and is currently researching the genetics of epilepsy at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
This lecture is free and open to everyone. Please join us.
For more information contact Judy Lucey, jlucey@nehgs.org.
The presentation is sponsored by The New England Historic Genealogical Society (Boston) as part of their research trip to Dublin. Special thanks is given to the Genealogical Society of Ireland for their assistance in organizing this event.
Judy LuceyAssistant Archivist
New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116-3007
Tel. 617-226-1223
Fax. 617-536-7307
We collect, preserve, and interpret materials that document and make accessible the stories of families in America.
Irish Genealogical Research Society - Ireland Branch Open Day
The IGRS Ireland Branch is hosting an Open Day on Saturday, 22nd May 2010 at Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
The exciting and educational agenda is as follows:
10:00-10:20 Registration & Coffee
Tea & Coffee available in the Library Cafe on the First Floor
10:20-10:30 Chairman's Welcome
10:30-11:10 'Griffith's Valuation and Valuation Office Records: What's There and Where Is It?'
John Grenham
11:15-11:55 'The 1641 Depositions Project and genealogy'
Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer and Dr Elaine Murphy
12:00-13:30 LUNCH (at own expense)
13:45-14:25 'Natives and Newcomers in Cromwellian Ireland'
Dr John Cunningham
14:30-15:10 'The records of Glasnevin Cemetery: A Resource for family History'
Mervyn Colville and Shane Mac Thomais
15:20-16:00 Ask the Experts! Question & Answer Session
BOOK STALL
ALL WELCOME - ADMISSION FREE
For further details please contact: Linda Clayton, Hon. Sec. IGRS (ireland Branch):
(01) 285 6360 or email: lindaclayton@iol.ie
The exciting and educational agenda is as follows:
10:00-10:20 Registration & Coffee
Tea & Coffee available in the Library Cafe on the First Floor
10:20-10:30 Chairman's Welcome
10:30-11:10 'Griffith's Valuation and Valuation Office Records: What's There and Where Is It?'
John Grenham
11:15-11:55 'The 1641 Depositions Project and genealogy'
Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer and Dr Elaine Murphy
12:00-13:30 LUNCH (at own expense)
13:45-14:25 'Natives and Newcomers in Cromwellian Ireland'
Dr John Cunningham
14:30-15:10 'The records of Glasnevin Cemetery: A Resource for family History'
Mervyn Colville and Shane Mac Thomais
15:20-16:00 Ask the Experts! Question & Answer Session
BOOK STALL
ALL WELCOME - ADMISSION FREE
For further details please contact: Linda Clayton, Hon. Sec. IGRS (ireland Branch):
(01) 285 6360 or email: lindaclayton@iol.ie
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Action on Archives Committee to find solutions to Irish Archives in Crisis
Archives in Crisis, a symposium to debate the future of archives in Irish society, was held yesterday, Saturday, 10 April, 2010 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin. The moderator was Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern History, University College Dublin. The panel speakers included Catriona Crowe, Chairperson of Archivists' Branch, IMPACT; Fintan O'Toole, Columnist and assistant editor of The Irish Times; and Eunan O'halpin, Bank of ireland Professor of Contemporary Irish History, Trinity College, Dublin. The event had been organised by Dr. Peter Crooks of the Medievil History Research Course of Trinity College who is to be congratulated on his initiative and organisation skills. The lecture theatre was filled to capacity with people standing in the back and in the aisles; probably in excess of 250 people.
The forum had been organised to debate a proposed merger of the National Archives of Ireland and the Irish Manuscripts Commission into the National Library of Ireland. A stark question was posed; what will be the state of Irish archives in 2022 on the centenary of the Public Records Office destruction in the Four Courts blaze in 1922?
Presentations discussed the cultural significance of archives in Irish society. Audience members then had an opportunity to pose questions and share views on archival policy in Ireland. The meeting concluded with Dr. Peter Crooks asking participants and interested parties to contribute ideas and committee nominations to a new Action on Archives Committee which will seek to make representations to appropriate bodies. Dr. Peter Crook's email is pcrooks@tcd.ie and his teleephone number is +353 (0)1 896 1368.
Irish genealogists were well represented at the forum. This writer observed the following genealogists in the audience and probably missed several others. From the Association of Professional Genealogists of Ireland were Paul Gorry, Maire Mac Conghail, John Grenham, and Eileen O'Duill. The board of the Genealogical Society of Ireland was represented by Michael Merrigan, Fiona Tipple, Seamus O'Reilly, and John Hamrock. John Hamrock was also representing the Irish branch of the Irish Genealogical Research Society and Ancestor Network Limited. Brian Donovan participated from Eneclann Limited.
Several interesting contributions were made from the audience including:-
-Paul Gorry cited the entreaties genealogists have made over the years to safekeep and to ensure public access to the archives in the Registry of Deeds, the General Register office, the Land Commission and the 1926 census of Ireland
- Ireland needs a national digistisation strategy modelled perhaps on the American Memory project which would need dedicated funding, but has been a success at the Library of Congress
- include the Oireachtas Library in the debate
- Brian Donovan of Eneclann made an argument to show that the Irish public archives are a key motivation for overseas visitors to come to ireland and that related businesses in Ireland generate approximately euro 1 billion annually in archival related services such as genealogy and digistisation. He also noted that the budget for the combined National Archives and National Library of ireland is euro 19 million per annum versus euro 170 in the United Kingdom
- Establish a National Action on Archives Committee for a period of one year to 18 months; Diarmaid Ferriter to serve as ad hoc be chair until the committee elects an appointed chairman; representative groups to nominate committee members
In one of the closing contributions from the audience, Michael Merrigan of the Genealogical Society of Ireland advocated that a structured approach to this issue is essential, and as far as practicable and appropriate, a planned strategy should:-
- avoid an open an needless confrontation with the Minister on this so called "budgetary measure"
- welcome the possibilities afforded by the new required legislation to achive the many goals articulated in the TCD meeting
- possibly concede 'legislative amalgamation that ensures a maintenance of seoarate functions and identities of the Irish Manuscripts Commission, National Library of Ireland, and the National Archives of Ireland
- called for a meaningful public consultation on the whole governmental proposal in advance of the production of the draft legislation.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Searching for Bridget O'Malley: An Interdisciplinary study of Inis Airc, Co Galway , 1907
You are cordially invited to an event organised by the UCD Humanities Institute and the UCD School of Archaeology.
A lecture will be given by Professor Ian Kuijt ( School of Anthropology , University of Notre Dame) entitled:
Searching for Bridget O'Malley: An Interdisciplinary study of Inis Airc, Co Galway , 1907
Post-1850 coastal life, especially on remote islands such as Inis Airc, Co. Galway, illustrate changes in family structure, emigration pathways to America , and deep personal histories. Drawing upon archaeological remains, historical records, and oral accounts associated with Inis Airc from 1850 to 1960, in this presentation Dr. Kuijt develops a multi-faceted understanding of changing island life and community by tracing the life of Bridget O'Malley, an 11 year old girl who grew up on the island, and left to Boston in 1909. Her story both humanizes and helps us understand cycles of community change, the movement of people within isolated coastal communities, and demonstrates the potential for developing nuanced interpretations of changing perceptions of the social and geographic landscapes of coastal Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 1 April 2010
Time: 12 p.m.
Venue: Room H204, UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (building number 43, grid reference F9 on the UCD campus map)
Map link: http://www.ucd.ie/maps
Professor Ian Kuijt received his B.A. in History from the University of Lethbridge , an M.A. in Archaeology from Simon Fraser University , and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University . Since 2006 he has directed the Irish Cultural Landscape Heritage Initiative, an interdisciplinary project with the University of Notre Dame, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, which focuses on understanding social and cultural life in rural Ireland . His research has been supported by the National Endowments for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the British Academy . He regularly teaches the field class, The Archaeology of Ireland, in which Notre Dame undergraduate students travel through Ireland for 10 days to learn about the Cultural Heritage of Ireland.
All Welcome!
A lecture will be given by Professor Ian Kuijt ( School of Anthropology , University of Notre Dame) entitled:
Searching for Bridget O'Malley: An Interdisciplinary study of Inis Airc, Co Galway , 1907
Post-1850 coastal life, especially on remote islands such as Inis Airc, Co. Galway, illustrate changes in family structure, emigration pathways to America , and deep personal histories. Drawing upon archaeological remains, historical records, and oral accounts associated with Inis Airc from 1850 to 1960, in this presentation Dr. Kuijt develops a multi-faceted understanding of changing island life and community by tracing the life of Bridget O'Malley, an 11 year old girl who grew up on the island, and left to Boston in 1909. Her story both humanizes and helps us understand cycles of community change, the movement of people within isolated coastal communities, and demonstrates the potential for developing nuanced interpretations of changing perceptions of the social and geographic landscapes of coastal Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 1 April 2010
Time: 12 p.m.
Venue: Room H204, UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (building number 43, grid reference F9 on the UCD campus map)
Map link: http://www.ucd.ie/maps
Professor Ian Kuijt received his B.A. in History from the University of Lethbridge , an M.A. in Archaeology from Simon Fraser University , and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University . Since 2006 he has directed the Irish Cultural Landscape Heritage Initiative, an interdisciplinary project with the University of Notre Dame, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, which focuses on understanding social and cultural life in rural Ireland . His research has been supported by the National Endowments for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the British Academy . He regularly teaches the field class, The Archaeology of Ireland, in which Notre Dame undergraduate students travel through Ireland for 10 days to learn about the Cultural Heritage of Ireland.
All Welcome!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Archives in Crisis: A Symposium to Debate the Future of Archives in Irish Society
Archives in Crisis:
A Symposium to Debate the Future of Archives in Irish Society - Saturday 10 April 2010, 15.00hrs to 17.00hrs at the Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin
Moderator: Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter
Speakers: Fintan O’Toole, Catríona Crowe and Prof. Eunan O’Halpin
In 1922 the bulk of Ireland's documentary heritage was destroyed. This symposium poses a stark question: what will be the state of Irish archives in 2022 on the centenary of the Four Courts blaze?
Presentations will discuss the cultural significance of archives in Irish society and the proposed merger of the National Archives of Ireland into the National Library. This will be followed by an open forum, during which audience members will have an opportunity to pose questions and share their views on archival policy in Ireland.
The meeting will conclude by taking nominations to a new Action on Archives committee, which will seek to make representations to appropriate bodies.
Admission Free – All Welcome
For further information, contact Dr Peter Crooks, pcrooks@tcd.ie (01 896 1368)
Organized in association with the Irish Chancery Project, Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College, Dublin
A Symposium to Debate the Future of Archives in Irish Society - Saturday 10 April 2010, 15.00hrs to 17.00hrs at the Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin
Moderator: Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter
Speakers: Fintan O’Toole, Catríona Crowe and Prof. Eunan O’Halpin
In 1922 the bulk of Ireland's documentary heritage was destroyed. This symposium poses a stark question: what will be the state of Irish archives in 2022 on the centenary of the Four Courts blaze?
Presentations will discuss the cultural significance of archives in Irish society and the proposed merger of the National Archives of Ireland into the National Library. This will be followed by an open forum, during which audience members will have an opportunity to pose questions and share their views on archival policy in Ireland.
The meeting will conclude by taking nominations to a new Action on Archives committee, which will seek to make representations to appropriate bodies.
Admission Free – All Welcome
For further information, contact Dr Peter Crooks, pcrooks@tcd.ie (01 896 1368)
Organized in association with the Irish Chancery Project, Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College, Dublin
Friday, February 19, 2010
IRISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY Spring Lecture
IRELAND
SPRING LECTURE
7. 00 pm (sharp)
The National Library,
Speaker: Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú
‘A Journalistic View of
-Using Newspapers as Sources for Genealogy’
ALL WELCOME - ADMISSION
Linda Clayton, Hon. Sec. IGRS (
Tel: 01- 2856360 e-mail: lindaclayton@iol.ie
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