The RCB Library recently solved a genealogical mystery concerning the family of Kinmonth from the parish of St Anne’s, Shandon. Whilst originally a family name of Norman origins, and with strong links in Scotland, Kinmonth is not a typical Cork…
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The Bank Holiday Read: the Kinmonths of Shandon, Cork
Tagged with: Cork, eighteenth century, genealogy, Kinmonths, nineteenth century, records, register, Shandon
The Leinster Tragedy: Human Interest Stories brought to life by the Church of Ireland Gazette and Other Sources
To mark last week’s 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Leinster – torpedoed and sunk just one month before the end of the First World War – the Representative Church Body Library has compiled an online exhibition entitled…
Tagged with: Church of Ireland, Cork, Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Easter Rising, First World War, Gazette, Leinster
Divided Loyalties in a West Cork Parish: the Revd George F Stoney of Berehaven
Sit back, relax, and read the hidden story behind the dismissal of the curate in the parish of Berehaven 150 years ago… Having discovered that not one but three addresses affirming support for Revd George F Stoney (1826-1869) had been…
Tagged with: Berehaven, Church of Ireland, Cork, Disestablishment, Gazette, local history, nineteenth century, parish
The value of Church of Ireland registers: Ballincollig military men & their families 1810-1922
The details of some 2,187 people – soldiers and their families – recorded in the registers of Ballincollig Garrison Chapel have been recovered using the registers of baptisms, marriages and burials between 1810 and 1922 now in the safe custody…
Tagged with: Ballincollig, baptism, burial, Church of Ireland, Cork, local history, marriage, nineteenth century, parish, register
Harry Clarke’s unique gift to Archbishop Gregg of Dublin (1922)
The fusion between books and archives is brought to life from the RCB Library, the Church of Ireland’s library and archive repository. In time for spring, the unique gift given to the former Archbishop of Dublin, The Most Revd Dr John Gregg…
Tagged with: Church of Ireland, Cork, Dublin, Harry Clarke, history of art, RCB Library, twentieth century
Church of Ireland and Culture Night 2016!
The Church of Ireland is doing its part to mark the wonderful festivity that is Culture Night 2016. Here’s just a small sample of what is going on tonight right across the country (for further details visit the Culture Night…
Local history: using parish registers & gravestone inscriptions
In the latest of fascinating accounts on the value of exploring Church of Ireland parish registers, Gerry Kearney explores his approach to tracking parochial families in Killinane and Kilconickny in County Galway. Killinane Killinane, sometimes recorded as Killinan, was a vicarage…
Tagged with: Church of Ireland, Cork, eighteenth century, Galway, local history, marriage, nineteenth century, parish, RCB Library, records, register, seventeenth century
Emigration of southern Irish Protestants in the 1920s
On Friday 8th April, Dr Andy Bielenberg of University College Cork will be delivering a paper at the Maynooth University History Forum entitled The emigration of southern Irish Protestants during the War of Independence and the Civil War. The talk will…
CofI 19c registers: escape from African slavery
The RCB Library in Dublin is custodian of over 1000 collections of Church of Ireland records which have been transferred from the parishes where they were created to the library’s safe custody. Within each collection are various categories of records,…
Tagged with: baptism, burial, Cork, marriage, nineteenth century, parish, RCB Library, records, register, slavery
Heritage week 2015 (24-29 Aug)
As is customary now, the Church of Ireland is taking part in the annual Heritage Week (24th-29th August). There will be a number of events taking place throughout the week in church and cathedrals, particularly for those with an interest in…
Tagged with: architecture, Christ Church Cathedral, Cork, Dublin, First World War, Heritage Week, Kilkenny, Limerick, local history, Medieval, music, St Patrick's Cathedral, Waterford, Whately
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