Minister Launches Dúchas.ie, giving global access to Ireland’s National Folklore Collection at University College Dublin

€1.75 million of new funding to enable further digitisation of one of the world’s largest folklore collections Dublin, Ireland, 18 December 2013—Dinny McGinley TD, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has officially launched Dúchas.ie (www.duchas.ie), a new Irish folklore repository, at an event held…

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Co. Kildare Archaeological Society AGM

Annual General Meeting 3.00pm, Saturday 16th November Maudlins House Hotel, Naas Agenda President’s Opening remarks Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 17th November 2012 Matters arising from the Minutes Reports: Honorary Secretary’s Report on behalf of the Council Honorary Treasurer’s Report and Adoption of Accounts for 2013…

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Back to Our Past

Back to Our Past   RDS, Industries Hall   18th, 19th and 20th October 2013   Visitor Information – Click Here Normal admission €10. For €5 advance tickets – Click Here. To view a selection of genealogy articles – Click Here To view the presentation schedule – Click Here. To view the…

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