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Great Famine in Kerry (Ballylongford & Tarbert) 1847

Great Famine in Kerry (Ballylongford & Tarbert) 1847

The County of Kerry suffered a drop on population of 19% between the Census of  1841 and the Census of 1851 as a result of An Gorta Mór –  from starvation, disease or emigration.  While this was the overall drop, ...
The Great Famine in Kerry (Ardfert) 1847

The Great Famine in Kerry (Ardfert) 1847

The County of Kerry suffered a drop on population of 19% between the Census of  1841 and the Census of 1851 as a result of An Gorta Mór -  from starvation, disease or emigration.  While this was the overall drop, ...
Kathy Hochul - Kerry Girl

Kathy Hochul – Kerry Girl

Comhghairdeas to Kathy Hochul, making history today, elected Governor of New York state,   Kathy is a 'Kerry Girl'!  Her grandfather John Courtney was born in 1909 at Fahamore Castlegregory. We find Kathy Hochul's grandfather John Courtney/Cournane aged 2 with his ...

 

Webinar on the Fall of the Fitzmaurices (By Kay Caball)

 

Oct 2020 with the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society

The book is available for purchase at O’Mahonys Booksellers Limerick. 


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