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Protestant Parishoners Diocese, 1802, Co. Louth Early 19th Century Lists of Protestant Parishoners in the Diocese of Meath. Rev. C.C. Ellison, Irish Ancestor, 1973, Vol. V, No. 1, pp. 37-52. View
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Trade Directory, 1831, Co. Meath In Ireland, many of the towns had a square, and around the square were houses (homes) with one or two shops or business's. The streets of the town all went from that square. Most towns had a 'Main street' - some called it a High street, and it was usually on that main street that the majority of shops and businesses were located. View
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Kells District Marriage Records, Co. Meath This page features civil Marriage Records for the district of Kells in Co. Meath and includes full names (where possible), the year of marriage, and the quarter in which the marriage occurred. View
The Great Rush of Birds on the Night of March 29th-30th, 1911 THE GREAT RUSH OF BIRDS ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 29TH-30TH, AS OBSERVED IN IRELAND. By R. M. Barrington, M.A. Published in the Irish Naturalist Vol. XX, June 1911 On the night of March 29th, a great rush of birds was observed in several towns of S. E. Ireland, and also at some light-stations long the coast from Balbriggan to the Old Head of Kinsale. View
Research Help: Where Do Your Family Come From in Ireland? People ask me all the time where in Ireland their surname may be found. A lot of these people, their ancestor/s left Ireland pre the ‘main’ famine time so they never think to look in records that we have which are for a time later than that famine period, and they should, they should particularly look at the distribution in the Griffiths Primary Valuation as per the examples I give below. View
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Ireland and The Olympics Dan Ahearne won world Championship in Hop Step and Jump July 4th 1909 at Celtic Park. Edward Barrett of Rahela, Ballyduff Edward Barrett was born in Rahela, Ballyduff in 1882. father Thomas and mother Bridget Whelan. View
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Co. Meath Surnames, 1100-1600 Barnwall, Baron, Bathe, De, Butler, Baron, Dillon, Dowdall, Fitz-Eustace, Baron, Chevers, Cruise, Fitzgerald (or Fitzgibbon), Cusack (O'Cisoghe) The White Knight, Dalton, Baron, Darcy, Dardis, Fleming, Baron, Geneville, De, Lord, Lacey, De, View
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