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Matron Emily White (left) and the Irish boys in England, 1922 - about to leave England for Australia  (Courtesy Margaret Widders)

The Ballyconree orphans in Australia

Between 1910 and 1970, through various child migration schemes operated by charitable and religious institutions with government support, about 7000 young Britons came or were sent to Australia. This article sheds light on the unique case of 22 Irish boys who were displaced from a Connemara orphanage in June 1922 during the Irish civil war.

November 26, 2021 × 3 comments

Family Stories

CLIFDEN IN THE EARLY 1890s – Anonymous memoir recounting a childhood in Clifden in the early 1890s, with introduction by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill.

CLIFDEN IN THE EARLY 1890s – Anonymous memoir recounting a childhood in Clifden in the early 1890s, with introduction by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill.

The following is a short memoir by an unknown author, recounting a period in his youth, some 70 years earlier (probably in the early 1890s), when he lived with his family in Clifden. The typed script was found among some family papers, with no information or background on the author. […]

November 10, 2020 × 17 comments

Genealogy

The 1918 Register of Electors for the Unit of Clifden and the Unit of Derrylea

The 1918 Register of Electors for the Unit of Clifden and the Unit of Derrylea

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill The 1918 Register of Electors for Clifden town and forty-seven surrounding townlands is reproduced here by kind permission of John Stanley of Market St, Clifden. The register gives the names of those eligible to vote in general and local elections, it also gives their townland of residence and […]

December 3, 2018 × 0 comments

Historical Events

History of Clifden

History of Clifden

John D’Arcy (1785 – 1839)John D’Arcy founded Clifden in 1812. At the time, he was just twenty-six years of age, married and the father of three sons. He was also the proprietor of an estate that covered over 17,000 acres on the west coast of Connemara. The lands had been […]

February 10, 2015 × 12 comments

Ongoing Research

James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor.

James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor.

An exhibition hosted by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. Please join us for the opening of a new exhibition entitled, ‘James Hack Tuke: Quaker Philanthropist and Friend to Ireland’s Poor’ on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 4:30 pm.  The exhibition, to commemorate the bicentenary of Tuke’s birth, will […]

February 7, 2019 × 1 comment

Genealogy

Cancelled Land Books for Errismore and Ballyconneely districts for the period 1872-1891.

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill

December 8, 2018 × 0 comments

Genealogy

Register of Dail Electors, Local Government Electors and Seanad Electors, and lists of General and Special Jurors for the year 1927-28, Clifden

Register of Dail Electors, Local Government Electors and Seanad Electors, and lists of General and Special Jurors for the year 1927-28, Clifden

Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill I am grateful to John Stanley for bringing this register to light and for allowing us publicise it. :

December 3, 2018 × 1 comment

Genealogy

Local Townlands- Online Resources

Roger Harrison / Forum Connemara

August 14, 2018 × 0 comments

Ongoing Research

Connemara Descendants Gathering

Connemara Descendants Gathering

Connemara Descendants Gathering 11th – 16th September 2015 Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway The history and heritage filled town of Clifden will host the Connemara Descendants Gathering from Friday 11th – Wednesday 16th September, 2015. The gathering will be officially opened by Cllr. Peter Roche, Cathaoirleach, Galway County Council. All Connemara […]

February 28, 2015 × 18 comments