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Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO) is a non-profit organisation that has been helping people of Irish descent to reconnect with their ancestors’ place of origin since 2010. The organisation is founded on a vast network of volunteers who have a wealth of knowledge of local records.Ireland Reaching Out has built up a robust reputation for helping people navigate the vast amount of family history information online and in doing so has developed a large body of expert advice for those interested in finding out more about their Irish ancestry.
IrelandXO’s course has been developed hand-in-hand with some of the top genealogy practitioners in Ireland and is designed to introduce key concepts and research strategies. It allows you to not only understand your family histo
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The Great Irish Famine: History, Diaspora, and Global Legacy
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An Introduction to Irish Family History
2 - 3 horas 6.052 estudiantes
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By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Outline the first steps to take to find your Irish ancestors
- Summarize Irish naming and baptism traditions and their importance in genealogical searches
- Define what a parish and townland are and describe their importance in researching one’s heritage
- List vital genealogy records that can be accessed online and identify what information can be found therein
- List military record resources and summarize their importance in locating ancestors
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An Introduction to Irish Family History
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The Great Irish Famine: History, Diaspora, and Global Legacy
6 - 10 horas 306 estudiantes
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By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the background socio-economic conditions of pre-famine Ireland that led to reliance on the potato
- Explain the biological nature of the potato blight and the immediate social consequences of the crop failure
- Assess the British government response, focusing on the transition from the Relief Commission to the Labor Rate Act
- Evaluate the impact of the workhouse system on the displaced and starving population during the height of the crisis
- Outline the shift in relief responsibility to local Poor Law Unions and the subsequent financial collapse of the system
- Summarize the chronological progression of the famine as it evolved from a localized failure into a national catastrophe
- Analyze the relationship between landlords and tenants following the Encumbered Estates Act
- Discuss the motivations behind the Young Irelander Rebellion and the role of evictions in fueling political unrest
- Relate the patterns of mass emigration via "coffin ships" to the formation of the global Irish diaspora
- Identify the contributions of international philanthropy, including the Society of Friends and the Choctaw Nation
- Classify the causes of mortality, distinguishing between direct starvation and the prevalence of famine-related diseases
- Review the collective memory of the Great Hunger and how it is memorialized in modern Irish and global identity
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The Great Irish Famine: History, Diaspora, and Global Legacy
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El curso An Introduction to Irish Family History Great resources to start a search. For someone like me that is new to genealogy, it points a learner in the right direction from the start.
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El curso An Introduction to Irish Family History I have no Irish ancestors but genealogy is my hobby. It was interesting to see what materials are available in foreign countries. I worked only with Austrian and German databases before. Thanks
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