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  • michael madden on Trail Stop 16

    30/11/2019
    My dad Patrick Madden, came from Drumslide, Ballycroy. He was a rug weaver and is in the book Deeds Not...

  • Michael Madden on Grattan Freyer

    23/11/2019
    My dad Patrick Madden, Ireland's best known hand weaver wove rugs for Gratton in his shop in the 60s. My...

  • Jennifer Pates on Ford-Mears/Meer Family: Ballina to Chicago

    21/11/2019
    This is amazing. F.J. was my great grandfather. His son Thomas Lewis was my grandfather. Such a cool article to...

  • louis on DONEGAL – BY DESIGN

    30/10/2019
    Fergal Maguie - I am so glad I looked afresh at this article that my mother wrote in 2014!! I...

  • Bernd Unstaedt on History of The Irish Currach

    29/10/2019
    Excellent documentation: RTÉ documentary series exploring the craft traditions of Ireland. Eddie Hutch building a curragh (1978). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1uTlZH2HJ8

  • Bernd Unstaedt on History of The Irish Currach

    29/10/2019
    One of the most experienced masters of curragh-building on the Dingle Peninsula is Eddie Hutch. The traditional fishing-curragh is going...

  • Bernd Unstaedt on History of The Irish Currach

    27/10/2019
    Detailed Information in: Hornell, James (11 February 1939), "British Coracles and Irish Curraghs: ISSN 1476-4687, retrieved 12 June 2018 Hornell,...

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe. on Captain Thomas O ‘Malley Baines

    24/10/2019
    Delighted to hear from you Autumn. Congrats on researching your family tree. You must be proud of his achievements.

  • Autumn Harrison on Captain Thomas O ‘Malley Baines

    24/10/2019
    He is my great great great grandfather.

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe. on Rev. Fr. Joseph P. Shiel

    04/10/2019
    Many thanks for this information on his place in family.

  • peter shiel on Rev. Fr. Joseph P. Shiel

    04/10/2019
    He was one of nineteen children and one of three sets of twins.

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe. on Sr John Gray

    24/09/2019
    As can be seen Gray is mentioned among these illustrious novelists etc; at Mayo’s Carnegie Library at the Courthouse in...

  • ultan cowley on Pat McNicholas

    16/08/2019
    I would be very interested in discussing this piece with Patricia, having written extensively on this area of Irish migrant...

  • Angela on Information on the Halpin family blacksmiths.

    15/08/2019
    We look forward to getting your information on the Halpin family of Kilfinane, Co Limerick

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe on Index for 101 Mayo People

    15/08/2019
    Thank you for your contribution Joseph. It is lovely to honour your father's life on this site.

  • Joseph Callaghan on Index for 101 Mayo People

    14/08/2019
    My Father Martin Callaghan emigrated from Co. Mayo in the 1920 s. He was 18. Settled in San Francisco and...

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe on Believe in Ballinrobe 2

    06/08/2019
    Beautiful images.

  • Cathy Duggan Sheehan on Honour Kilbane

    29/07/2019
    What a hard life she had. Our ancestors were such hard working people. My great grandmother was Sabina Kilbane who...

  • William McAuliffe on The Maple Ballroom Kilfinane

    27/07/2019
    Willie did most of the work building the hall. He dug the foundations, built the dwarf walls, built the walls,...

  • Lorna Elms on Contact us

    13/07/2019
    Hi Dana Thanks for your enquiry. You can visit the website of Meitheal Mara who are a team of craft...

  • Judith Gass on Honour Kilbane

    13/07/2019
    Lovely story! My grand mother is Anne Kilbane (1905-1995. One of 12 children born to James Kilbane (1942 - ?)...

  • Dana B. on Contact us

    09/07/2019
    I would like to have a small model of a curragh made for a book shelf in my home. Is...

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe. on Westport

    02/07/2019
    Beautiful picture.

  • Noelene Beckett Crowe on Rev. Fr. Michael Lavelle

    29/06/2019
    Thank you for your comment. How wonderful that you remember this extraordinary person. Yes: very sad his demise occurred at...
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