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Emigrant Ship from Dingle 1847

This is a record newly come to light, thanks to Dr Conor Brosnan's research. Dingle Historical Society hosted an illustrated talk on The Great Famine in the Dingle Peninsula delivered ...
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Kerry to Denver & Back to Co. Kerry

From Denver County to County Kerry: An American Adoptee Explores Her Irish Roots (Part I) I first met Marsi in 2017 when at Lorna Moloney Clans & Surnames Conference in ...
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O’Sullivan-Glannie Kerry

I get a lot of email queries asking about different branches of the O'Sullivan (Sullivan) families in Kerry. See an earlier blog with an overall summary. To-day I have a ...
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Fitzmaurices, Lords of Kerry, Barons of Lixnaw

The Fitzmaurice family were established in Kerry c.1235. Next Sunday 28 April 2019, Lixnaw Heritage & Historical Group are holding a conference, examining the history of this important clan. I ...
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Kerry Land & Tenant Rentals

Very few Kerry Estate or Kerry Tenant Rentals have been digitised but details of some are available in various archives. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Kerry became predominantly owned ...
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