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NIPR Acquisitions Oct – Dec 2012 (1)

Federations Enjoy Big Success at Joint Seminar in Inniskeen Co.Monaghan by Larry Breen, FLHS The normally quiet village of Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan came alive with a great buzz of activity at the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in the heart of the village on Saturday, 1st December when local historians from all over the island gathered to…

Report of the Annual General Meeting – 17 November 2012 By Pat Devlin The Venue The 2012 AGM was held in The HILL of THE O’NEILL & Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre, Dungannon. The Centre opened last month after major restructuring of the old Belfast Bank building and the development of parkland on the hill…

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Joint Seminar – Celebrating Local History and Folklore

NIPR Acquisitions July – Sept 2012 (1)

Ulster History Trust Conference Commemorations; Inspiration or Challenge? Brochure here

The National Library Project February-May 2012 by Pádraig Laffan, FLHS Have you ever thought how great it would be to walk along by the Liffey with your grandchild and to be able to say to them “I helped build that bridge”? Well, a great bunch of volunteers has done something just like that and about…

NIPR Publication Resource: Latest acquisitions list

Federation of Local History Societies and Federation for Ulster Local Studies blaze the Titanic Trail. 7 JULY 2012 by Larry Breen, FLHS The 2012 joint exchange visit between the two federations saw a large group of almost eighty people meet in Belfast for the annual joint event. The first port of call was the Ulster…

Here are some of Doreen’s McBride’s photographs of the event.

THE HISTORY FESTIVAL OF IRELAND, CARLOW: 9 JUNE 2012 by Larry Breen, FLHS FULS AND FLHS PROMINENT AT THE FIRST EVER HISTORY FESTIVAL The recent Festival of History held in County Carlow proved to be a great success. The event conceived and organised in conjunction with Eigse and the Carlow Arts Festival by Turtle Bunbury,…

Titanic Trip (7 July) programme and Booking Form

FLHS and FULS Joint Visit to York City and North Yorkshire: 23rd to 27th April 2012 by Larry Breen, FLHS This year’s joint event took over fifty local historians from all over the country to the historic city of York and its hinterland. All the travellersThere were representatives from Naas, Athy, Rathcoffey, Rathmichael, Enniscoe, Knocklyn,…

Speakers and Tour Guides: Update No 9 (April 2012) The information in this Updates has been incorporated in the main Register. Additions – Speakers NAME LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION SUBJECT O’Hagan, Kevin Ahoghill 07749180237 koh119@btinternet.com -The Iron Ore and Bauxite Mines of Mid-Antrim -The Benn Family of Belfast and Glenravel -Historical Highlights of the Village of…