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A Rebel Hand Blog - Nicholas Delaney Blog mainly about one Irish convict transported to Australia but covering the United Irish rebellion of 1798, early Australian settlement, family history and genealogy. Nicholas Delaney of Ballyellis on the Wicklow/Wexford borders was accused of murder during the Rebellion, sentenced to death but transported to New South Wales where he worked as a roadbuilder, became an innkeeper and farmer and founded a large family. The blog is maintained by his great-great-great granddaughter. View
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County Wicklow Vocational Education Committee County Wicklow VEC provides a Life Long Learning Service. All our Colleges and Centres welcome those who wish to avail of our education provision. We endeavour to provide as many opportunities as possible for all learners so that they can achieve their educational goals. Society must become a learning society in order to deal with the requirements of modern living. View
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Heighington Burial Ground, County Wicklow Very old cemetery on the ruins of an old church. It is just off a laneway at the back of the village of Donard. View
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Wicklow Family History Centre The homepage of County Wicklow's Genealogical resource established by Wicklow County Council & FÀS to promote the rich heritage of the County Wicklow. View
Saint Nicholas Cemetery, County Wicklow This is a very old cemetery about a mile from the Village of Dunlavin. It is very neglected and the headstones are unreadable except for one. View
Kilranalagh Graveyard, County Wicklow This cemetery is hidden in a pine forest high up in the Co. Wicklow Mountains. It is situated a few miles from the Village of Kiltegan and is signposted from the road. View
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Arklow Hearth Money Rolls, 1669 You are advised to read through any grouping for the letter beginning with any surname you are interested in (at least) as there are phonetical variations on surnames in these tables. View
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County Wicklow Genealogy Gravestone records, Gravestone photographs, 1901 Census records, 1911 Census records, 1931 Trade Directory records, Birth records, Marriage records, Death records, Lewis' Topographical records, Griffith's Valuation records, and much more. View
1931 Trade Directory Directories set out to record the 'principal inhabitants' of a community, particularly those in trade or the professions. View
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary This topographical dictionary comprises of several counties, cities, boroughs, parish and villages - with historical and statistical descriptions - of Ireland. View
Using The IreAtlas Townland Data Base The book was transcribed by a large number of volunteers under a man who we knew as Sean Ruad. View
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Irish Alliance & The Tenant Right League A good deal of prominence was given in 'The Nation' to the report of an "Aggregate Meeting" held in the Music Hall, Lower Abbey Street, on the 20th November 1849, and called on the requisition of "80 dignitaries and 110 curates of the Catholic Church; 22 members of the regular clergy; 120 magistrates; landed proprietors, corporators, and poor law guardians; 200 members of the learned professions; 700 land-owners,and farmers, and 900 merchants, traders and artizans. View
Fair Towns Of Ireland, 1834 The Fair towns were very important towns and people walked for miles on a fair day to go to sell their produce. Until the Fair Day people would have no money and so once the produce or the animals were sold then the bills would be paid. View
Emigration & Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Wicklow Wicklow, a maritime county in the province of Leinster, is bounded on the north by county Dublin, on the east by St. George’s Channel, on the south by county Wexford and on the west by counties Carlow and Kildare. View
Arklow Hearth Money Rolls, 1669 The index is alphabetical, each link brings you to all names beginning with those of the link and names beginning with other letters up to those of the next link. View
Official Authorities, 1834, Co. Wicklow Henry Maxwell, Esq., nephew of Lord Farnham, and of he Earl of Carrick. 10, Upper Berkeley street, London, England ; & Farnham. County Cavan, John Young, Esq., eldest son of Sir William Young, Bart. 24, Upper Wimpole street, London, England ; & Bailieborough Castle, County Cavan. View
Parish Records, Clonegal Baptisms, 1833 Overall, the register was easy to read and organise. The mother's name is given as the same as her husband for most of 1833, it is assumed that in the majority of entries this is not her maiden name. View
Roman Catholic Parish Records On Microfilm, Co. Wicklow Parish records do not all contain the same information - some list only the names of those directly involved in the event - some list the townlands or addresses of these people - some marriage records will list the names of the parents of those being married and the towland that they came from - while, then there are parish records that list only the names of the people inivolved in the event giving no indcation as to where they lived. View
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