FRIDAY FOSSICKING 26th August 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

 Reveling in the beauty and history of a summer on the River Shannon

How Irish Nobel Prize winner in Medicine ended river blindness

 International lovers of Irish music rejoice at Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis (VIDEOS)

You know you were brought up by Irish parents if…  

Ten Irish emigration songs that will stir your heart (VIDEOS) 

The Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising

Ten things you never knew about the Rose of Tralee (PHOTOS) 

Ten words that are different in Ireland and America  

 “Ireland Inspires” spectacular video message from home 

"One Day in Dingle" video will make you miss Ireland

Virgin Mary said to make an appearance at Knock on this day in 1879 

‘I love Ireland because’ - Americans explain why Ireland is magic 

Top ten ghost sightings in Ireland 

 Donn, the mysterious Irish Lord of the Dead

New study reveals what Iron Age Irish ate 2,500 years ago 

Britain questioned Ireland’s WWII neutrality when German spies landed in Dingle

Evidence shows man who shot Michael Collins met him before ambush

 Neglect and death of 800 kids in Galway happened in plain sight 

Cloudless sky offers perfect view of Ireland from space (PHOTOS)

Photos of US army tanks and shipwrecks off the coast of Ireland

DNA evidence links polar bears to Irish brown bears

Gene Kelly's pride in his Irish roots on his birthday (VIDEOS)  

Facts about leprechauns and where the legends really came from 

How I learned to love my hard-to-pronounce Irish name  

Top cop John Timoney gets a hero’s farewell on Fifth Avenue 

Chicago Rose Maggie McEldowney named 2016 Rose of Tralee (VIDEOS)

Burial plot at Manhattan’s Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the market for $7 million

Irishman’s unique tale goes viral as he tries to put Longford on the map (VIDEOS)

Irish sky watchers delight as Northern Lights illuminate the skies (PHOTOS)  

Ireland’s storms unearth 6,000-year-old dwellings near Galway

Did you know Ireland has an Amish community?

Ancient logboat discovered on the banks of the River Boyne “very rare” 

US expert hits “the jackpot” after 13 summer archaeological dig in Roscommon 

Stomach churning footage show Irish lifeguards saving lives in 30-foot swells 

Rifle of Bronx Irish hero who died on D-Day found after 72 years (PHOTOS)

here are your treats...

 Celebrate Potato Day with these lovely spud recipes

Magnificent seven top Irish recipes you can’t resist

Mouth-watering Bailey’s ice cream pie recipe

 * GENERAL INTEREST

The Loop Show 31/05/16  Raidió Corca Baiscinn

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Genies Down Under by Maria Northcote

Western Australia Family History BMDs

Tasmania Baptisms of Children of Convicted Women 1833-1854

Brisbane Open House List 2016

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John Grenham  Three cheers for the weirdo obsessives

10 Types of Marriage Records for Family History Research  
One Wife or More?  
10 Top Sources for Locating Ancestor's Maiden Names  



* FIND MY PAST

Ireland, Outrage Reports 1836-1840
Middlesex, London, Old Bailey Court Records 1674-1913
Additional Records..England & Wales Non-Conformist Births & Baptisms
England & Wales Non Conformist Marriages
England & Wales Non Conformist  Burials
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Scurrilities and Animadversion archaic terms in newspapers



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FRAGILE FAITH

History of the Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1922 Reprint

 HERITAGE WEEK IN IRELAND

New Additions to Irish Graves - they who sleep in foreign lands  in Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales in Australia