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Delphi Lodge, Connemara, County Galway, acknowledges its part in the deaths of Irish people during the Great Hunger

A collection of Cromwellian Plantation maps, from 1670, at Trinity College Dublin show ownership of lands plundered in Ireland

Unique genealogy and educational experience available in Monaghan for The Gathering

Delphi Lodge takes responsibility for turning away those in need during Ireland’s Great Hunger

Connemara country house turned away hundreds of people who later perished from hunger, cold and disease.

Stunning new maps will outline what Irish land Cromwell stole – and who owned it

Trinity professor hails ‘staggering’ results of world’s first land survey

Genealogy course announced for County Monaghan Diaspora visiting for The Gathering

Irish coming home from abroad can now learn about tracking down their family’s history at four-day training course

Ancestral home of American singer Bing Crosby found in Cork - VIDEO

After years of research Dr. Noel Buckley has traced legendary singer and actor Bing Crosby’s lineage back to his great-great-grandfather’s home in West Cork. ...

May 07, 2013 by MATT KEOUGH 1

"Burying The Child" by Lilian Lucy Davidson (1893-1954) at Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University.

Connecticut university hosts symposium on the legacy of Ireland’s Great Hunger

A Connecticut university will host the symposium, “Exploring the Legacies of the Great Hunger: The Cultural, Spiritual, Psychological and Political Consequences for Today’s Ireland from Centuries of Colonization” on May 17. ...

May 04, 2013 by JANE WALSH 1

James Watson, DNA discoverer says Irish downfall is not alcohol but ignorance

James Watson, 85, one half of the legendary Watson and Crick pairing who discovered the structure of DNA, made the front pages this week, but not for a new discovery, instead he caused uproar when he savaged Irish intellects. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 29

2,000 Irish per year died in Britain leaving no obvious next-of-kin. British Treasury list shows millions of unclaimed inheritance.

Hundreds of Irish heirs to unclaimed British inheritance - Treasury list shows estates worth millions

Hundreds of Irish people stand to inherit millions of British pounds according to the British Treasury, which keeps a list of unclaimed estates. ...

April 30, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 1

Ireland's cloudy weather could be behind the prevalence of fiery red hair and pale skin

Irish redheads owe their unique coloring to a lack of sunlight says new research

Irish redheads can thank a lack of sunlight for the look that has made them so distinctive according to new DNA research. ...

April 29, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 8

Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) wants to find the most local person in Irish communities to find out the parishes from where the Irish Diaspora worldwide came from.

Search on in Irish villages for person with deepest DNA roots

Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) wants to find the most local person in Irish communities, defined as the person in the community who has the highest number of great, and great grandparents in the area. ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 0

An aerial shot of the Guinness Record breaking Gallagher Gathering in 2007

Gallagher Clan launches second global Gathering and the Gallagher Global Award

The Gallagher Clan has launched a detailed itinerary of the second Gallagher Global Gathering, which is being held in Co. Donegal from 6th – 14th September 2013. ...

by JANE WALSH 0

The Irish and American descendants of John Lane (born c.1775) are reunited in Cork in June 2011.

Making The Gathering Ireland 2013 come alive - one family’s story

Being Irish not just an Irish thing, of the 70 million people worldwide who claim Irish ancestry, only about 5 million are actually Irish citizens. ...

by RORY FITZGERALD 15

Dr Kevin Cahill on the balcony of the American Irish Historic Society on Fifth Avenue, in New York City.

Bringing it all back home for the Cahill family Gathering in Kerry - PHOTOS

Doctor Kevin Cahill is one of America’s best known physicians and also Director General of the American Irish Historical Society which is located on Fifth Avenue opposite the Metropolitan Museum. ...

by DR KEVIN CAHILL 3

Hollywood royalty Tom Cruise enjoys a pint of the black stuff at the Guinness Storehouse during his visit to Ireland

The US stars that the Emerald Isle has adopted as their own - Irish roots or not

Many American celebrities have traced their roots and have found a nugget of Irish blood somewhere in their ancestry, at which point they are welcomed by the Irish with open arms and bombarded with invites to visit again soon. ...

April 13, 2013 by AMANDA DRISCOLL 4

Those who went before us - the white sailed boats that set sail from Galway during Ireland’s Great Hunger

Illustration by Caty Bartholomew There is a lazy wind blowing from the east as I stand in bright sunshine in Connemara again transfixed by an incredible ...

by Cormac MacConnell 3

Maureen Feeney Roser is planning to visit her ancestral home thanks to the flights she won on IrishCentral's latest Facebook contest

IrishCentral are delighted to announce another Facebook contest winner

IrishCentral are delighted to announce another winner. Maureen Feeney Roser and her friend Diane Doyle are planning to hook up with friends in Ireland and see everything it has to offer this summer having won a free trip on our r ...