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Tag: Galway

  • A Name Gone, but Not Forgotten

    A Name Gone, but Not Forgotten

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    Patricia Greber
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    This week is Favorite Names prompted by Amy Johnson Crow. Melody is a surname that my family would not let die, a homage to our petit but feisty ancestress Bridget Melody. She was born in 1864 in Galway, Ireland to parents Michael Melody and Dorothy Guinnessy/McGuinness. Her parents would have experienced first-hand the Irish Potatoe Famine and…

  • The Next Step After Griffith’s Valuation

    The Next Step After Griffith’s Valuation

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    Patricia Greber
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    The next step after finding your relative in Griffith’s Valuation is to head to the Valuation Office in Dublin, either in person or remotely. Read to the end to find out exciting news about this collection. What you can find there is a record of the land you have located in Griffith’s changing hands. You…

  • Conference Day

    Conference Day

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    Patricia Greber
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    Today we drove into Nenagh, Tipperary today and I have some time before the Clans and Surnames Conference begins. It is really hard to relate all that we have experienced so far on our trip. For us the highlight has definitely been our New Inn stay. It is great to see Ireland but also to…