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Rentals as a Source for Irish Family History

September 05, 2021 12:30 - 9 minutes - 2.26 MB

Dr. James Ryan is a writer and publisher who has been active in Irish genealogy for the past 35 years. He founded Flyleaf Press in 1987 and this has now been merged with Ancestor Network.

Working Wildflowers: How Three Generations of Women Turned CP Traill’s Field Notes into a Best Seller

September 05, 2021 12:20 - 9 minutes - 2.09 MB

Kyla Ubbink is a professionally accredited book and paper conservator, Mrs. Ubbink owns and operates Ubbink Book and Paper Conservation and has been a practising conservator for the past 20 years.

Finding Herstory in the Archives: Researching Female Ancestors

September 05, 2021 12:10 - 9 minutes - 2.23 MB

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social history and women·s history. She holds a master·s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women·s Studies) and a master·s degree in Religion.

Targeting your Irish Ancestors with DNA

September 05, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 1.73 MB

Maurice Gleeson is a psychiatrist and pharmaceutical physician as well as a genetic genealogist. He is administrator of several surname DNA projects, including the Gleason, Spearin, Farrell, Ryan, and O·Malley projects.

Clonakilty Guitar Festival 2021

August 29, 2021 12:50 - 6 minutes - 1.49 MB

Ray Blackwell - The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival returns this September 10th – 19th for its 17th iteration,

In Conversation With

August 29, 2021 12:35 - 9 minutes - 2.2 MB

Dylan Smyth & Chris Boldt of 24_7

The Irish Towns Diaspora Network

August 29, 2021 12:20 - 18 minutes - 4.24 MB

Colin Kotin-Hogan talks about the Heritage Council of Ireland to engage with the Irish diaspora and establish an Irish Towns Diaspora Network.

The Phoenix Park Way by Ray Bassett

August 29, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 4.85 MB

Former Irish Ambassador to Canada, Dr Ray Bassett, has published a book about Dublin's Phoenix Park and its environs. It is redolent with history, as well as containing a rich variety of wildlife.

Bridwell Tarbert Courthouse & Jail

August 22, 2021 12:55 - 2 minutes - 710 KB

Rosemarie Smyth updates of the museum at the Bridewell in Tarbert Co Kerry

Caher Bridge Garden Part 2

August 22, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 12.8 MB

Carl Wright provides a tour of his garden in The Burren. Part 2

Tourism Ireland Preparing for Ireland Re-opening to Canadian Travellers

August 15, 2021 12:50 - 11 minutes - 2.6 MB

Sandra Moffatt, Tourism Ireland Toronto Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas as a leading holiday destination.

Caher Bridge Garden Part 1

August 15, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 11.2 MB

Carl Wright: Set in the beautiful Burren region of County Clare, Caher Bridge Garden is found near Fanore. It is based around a restored riverside cottage and blends sensitively with its surroundings.

Gougane Barra

August 08, 2021 12:45 - 14 minutes - 3.45 MB

Neil Lucey Owner The Gougane Barra Hotel

Celtic Cross Commemoration Ottawa 2021

August 08, 2021 12:40 - 3 minutes - 742 KB

Sean Kealey - Irish Society NCR

A Guided Tour of Ennis Friary

August 08, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 9.39 MB

Carmel Shaw - OPW Ireland

Hen Harrier on Scattery Island

August 01, 2021 12:50 - 6 minutes - 1.6 MB

Stan Nugent of Waxwing Wildlife Productions Ltd, based in Ennis, Co. Clare,

Scattery Island tour with John Mulqueen

August 01, 2021 12:35 - 15 minutes - 3.51 MB

Scattery Island off Kilrush Co Clare : John Mulqueen OPW (Thanks to OPW for permission to record)

Dungarvan Castle

August 01, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 8.16 MB

Dungarvan Castle Tour with Mary Murray - OPW ( Thanks to OPW for permission to record)

A Tour of Askeaton Abbey

July 25, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 13.8 MB

Anthony Sheehy

Caherconnell Fort is owned and run by the Davoren family who have lived in this area for over 1000 years.

July 18, 2021 12:40 - 22 minutes - 5.14 MB

Sean Davoren provides a guided tour.

St Mary's Cathedral. Limerick

July 18, 2021 12:25 - 15 minutes - 3.46 MB

Tim O'Connell provides a guided tour

Dr. Jill Cousins as Director and CEO of the Museum

July 18, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes - 5.3 MB

Jill Cousins has worked with cultural heritage organisations across Europe to increase the use and visibility of their collections in education, research, creative industry and towards the general public.

The Rose of Tralee and COVID

July 11, 2021 12:45 - 16 minutes - 3.77 MB

Anthony O'Gara CEO Rose of Tralee International Festival.

Irish Murals Artist Neil O'Dwyer

July 11, 2021 12:15 - 31 minutes - 7.17 MB

Neil O'Dwyer - My murals and artwork have featured in the press and on national television, in documentaries about renowned sports personalities such as Micheál O Muircheartaigh and the late great Moss Keane.

School Mural Project in Miltown Malbay

July 11, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 2.71 MB

Lourda Talty's Junior Art Students help out with Miltown Malbay Gets a Facelift.

A tour around Kylemore Abbey

July 04, 2021 12:40 - 22 minutes - 5.06 MB

Jessica Ridge, Tim Heanue, Anja Gohlke

Desmond Castle Newcastlewest

July 04, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 8.63 MB

Padraig O Ruairc OPW

My Aran Life In Me

June 27, 2021 12:50 - 6 minutes - 1.45 MB

Ronan Faherty

Roundstone Ceramics

June 27, 2021 12:35 - 21 minutes - 4.98 MB

Seamus Laffan Potter

Malachy Kearns The Bodhran Maker

June 27, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 6.96 MB

In the hands of a skilled player the Bodhrán can be a subtle and exciting instrument - striking the skin in a variety of ways, one hand tucked in behind the skin, pressing and moving to vary the colour and intensity of the sound.

Roundstone Market Trish Ui Chonfhaola

June 20, 2021 12:45 - 15 minutes - 3.55 MB

Caladh is the Irish for a landing place for a boat. I enjoy the beauty and the imagination that I create with all my pebbles and items collected as two pieces are never the same. Freisin cártaí Gaeilge agus framaí do gach ócáid.

Roundstone Market The Food Experience

June 20, 2021 12:40 - 6 minutes - 1.61 MB

Francis Coen

Roundstone Market Galway Bay Soap

June 20, 2021 12:30 - 5 minutes - 1.25 MB

Lisa King, Natural handmade soap scented with essential oils and coloured using spices, herbs and natural colours. Minimal paper packaging. Kind to your skin and kind to the environment https://www.facebook.com/galwaysoap/

Roundstone Market Edwin Smyth The Green Bee

June 20, 2021 12:20 - 11 minutes - 2.56 MB

Edwin Smyth & Donna Sturm and together we run The Green Bee.

Roundstone Market Nora McDonnell

June 20, 2021 12:10 - 8 minutes - 1.92 MB

Nora McDonnell is an organic free range egg producer from Louisburg.

Roundstone Market Richard Colson, Woodturning

June 20, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 2.77 MB

“Woodcraft and wood-turning in particular gives me immense pleasure, but what gives me even greater pleasure is the the smiling faces and looks of happiness and appreciation that it creates in others” – Richard Colson

The Shed Distillery Drumshanbo

June 15, 2021 09:16 - 23 minutes - 5.51 MB

Ciara Maxwell & Michael Cassidy

Les SalAmandas

June 15, 2021 09:16 - 17 minutes - 4.08 MB

Les SalAmandas - Julie O’Sullivan & Colyne Laverriere

Bloomsday Canada 2021

June 15, 2021 09:16 - 8 minutes - 1.87 MB

Rosemary O'Brien

Vancouver Irish Movie

June 14, 2021 07:54 - 15 minutes - 3.63 MB

DamienMcElgunn

Music of Ireland the Kingdom of Ireland 1500-1600

June 14, 2021 07:54 - 21 minutes - 4.86 MB

Siobhan Armstrong

The Port

June 14, 2021 07:54 - 14 minutes - 3.22 MB

SJ McArdle

Rosemary O'Brien, Ottawa Joyce Association

June 13, 2021 12:50 - 8 minutes - 1.87 MB

Bloomsday Canada 2021

Ciara Maxwell & Michael Cassidy

June 13, 2021 12:15 - 23 minutes - 5.51 MB

The Shed Distillery Drumshanbo

Julie O’Sullivan (Ballydehob, West Cork) and Colyne Laverriere (Hostun, France)

June 13, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 4.08 MB

Speaking about their debut single ‘Now Is The Time’

Damian McElgunn Vancouver Irish Movie

June 06, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 3.63 MB

DamienMcElgunn Idir Muir agus Spéir, which means Sea to Sky in Irish, was released in March ahead of St. Patrick's Day

Robin Grundy Canadian Artist in Wexford

May 30, 2021 12:45 - 14 minutes - 3.25 MB

Robin Grundy captures portraits of people in her 5k radius

Joanne Hickey Sleady Castle 400

May 30, 2021 12:20 - 24 minutes - 5.6 MB

Joanne Hickey

Susan Quirke Singer/Songwriter

May 30, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 3.94 MB

Susan Quirke is thrilled to have released my debut album 'Into the sea'

Dungarvan Art Trail - The Vertigo Project

May 23, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 13.5 MB

Waterford artist and dye transfer printer Jean Curran has created an exhibition of original dye transfer prints from Technicolor movies in the form of an immersive Art Trail and has just been launched in Dungarvan.

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