The Global Research Library
The Global Research Library has announced a major new genealogical and historical search engine website, known as ‘edu.global’ https://edu.global/landing/ Noel Elliot, Director of Research, said, ‘Although our edu.global website features every academic subject one could study, it has a particularly valuable feature of both genealogy and history, because of my own personal interest over the […]
1821-51 Irish censuses
Only fragments and substitutes of the 1821-51 Irish censuses survive. Search surviving records online at FindMyPast http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/ireland-census-1821-1851
Jamie Donoughue directs The Last Kingdom
Jamie Donoughue is an Oscar® nominated British film director, producer and writer. He is best known for directing short-film Shok that earned him critical appraisal and multiple international awards including Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination at the 88th Academy Awards. In 2016, he directed two episodes of the critically acclaimed BBC […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue praises President Trump’s bold steps
Trump DESTROYS Obama-era regulations March 28, 2017 President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that will leave former President Barack Obama very angry. It’s a kill-shot straight at Obama’s unfair regulations. Trump is aiming to unshackle the U.S. economy and fulfill a campaign promise — and will unravel much of Obama’s […]
FamilySearch provide new Irish Registry of Deeds resource
With acknowledgement to Sean Murphy https://www.facebook.com/Sean-J-Murphy-777246545723294 Hitherto the only online research facility for the Irish Registry of Deeds has been the worthy indexing project at http://irishdeedsindex.net, which is very much a work in progress. The Mormon FamilySearch has now come to the fore by placing online Registry of Deeds grantor and placename indexes and transcripts […]
Royal Irish Constabulary records online at findmypast
A trio of collections, including service records and pensions, relating to the RIC have been sourced from the National Archives in Kew, London and put online by findmypast
Findmypast launch Catholic Heritage Archive
Findmypast have announced the creation of the Roman Catholic Heritage Archive in early February last which aims to digitise the historic recordsof the Catholic Church in the United States, Britain and Ireland. They have released three million exclusive records including sacramental registers for the Archdioceses of Philadelphis from 1757 bto 1916 as well as for […]
Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week
BBC2 March 2017 An ultimate endurance challenge as some of the UK's fittest men and women are pushed beyond their mental and physical limits by battle-hardened veterans from the world's toughest special forces. Meet the recruits Who thinks they are tough enough? Lynsey Donoghue Age: 34 Occupation: Firefighter
O’Donoghue pronunciation
When I visited Ross Castle about 10 years ago the lady giving the guided tour pronounced O'Donoghue exactly as my Mum did – O'Dun a hoooo. I live in the London area and my Mum said that her father re-introduced the O' back into the name after most of Ireland went back to being Irish! […]
The pronunciation of our name
This subject gave rise to the longest forum thread on the old site. I have captured it as a blog – there is some extraneous material but it might get a few folk going… 13/01/2000 00:00 Pronunciation Sharon (Donohue) Guerra My maiden name is Donohue, which I always pronounced as Don-Ah-Who (as in 'dawn'). As a matter […]