PODCAST: The migration of Irish women to colonial Australia by Dr Liz Rushen
19 April 2016This podcast is a recording of The Expert Workshop talks organised by Ancestor Network and Eneclann that take place in the National Library of Ireland every month ( except for August and December), The following talk took place June 17th 2015. Thousands of Irish girls migrated to Australia in the...
Expert Workshop in NLI, June 2015. Dr. Liz Rushen 19C Irish Women to Australia
19 April 2016Outline: Thousands of Irish girls migrated to Australia in the 1830s, a decade before the Great Famine. What was it like to migrate to the far ends of the known world at this time? How did they survive the rigours of the voyage? Did they ‘swing swang’ in hammocks...
Summer Talks NLI, 2015. Andy Bielenberg – Was there a Protestant exodus from southern Ireland?
19 April 2016Andy Bielenberg Biography: Andy Bielenberg has undertaken the most in-depth demographic analysis of the decline in the Southern Protestant population, in early 20th Century Ireland. He concludes there was a much smaller rate of population decline as a result of targeting during and after the Revolutionary era, than the late Peter...
Expert Workshops NLI, December 2015. Abigail Rieley, criminal ancestors in historical records
19 April 2016Move over Sherlock: How to unmask a murderer (or any other criminal). Beyond family documents, criminal records can provide some of the richest genealogical records available. Legal History expert Abigail Rieley brings over 20 years professional experience as an author and court reporter, to her subject. Abigail discusses some famous...
Summer Talks NLI, 2015. Dr. Paul McCotter: Irish surnames
19 April 2016Outline: ‘Our surname is our oldest family heirloom, as the late Dr. Edward McLysaght once famously wrote. And this is nowhere more true than in Ireland, as the Irish invented surnames. To this day these remain a rich source of family history and pride, and the story of the evolution...
Summer Talks in the NLI, 2015. Eve Parnell, records of artists and craftsmen in Ireland
19 April 2016Eve Parnell Outline: In this podcast Eve Parnell describes the NIVAL* collections. The records are a treasury of evidence on the design studios, workshops and ateliers of small family businesses, working in the decorative arts in 19th and 20th Century Ireland; with some original material relating to artists in Ireland,...
Expert Workshops at the National Library of Ireland, September 2015. Hilary Tulloch: Records of the East India Company
19 April 2016As part of the Expert workshops series, Hilary Tulloch IGRS, gave a talk on Irish family history and the records of the India office in the National Library of Ireland. Have a listen to the podcast here. suitable for intermediate to advanced level Speaker: Hilary Tulloch The Lure...
Summer Talks in NLI, 2015. Dr. Charles Benson – the decline of the Irish language
19 April 2016In the early 1800s Galway was still a predominantly Irish speaking city, with low literacy rates. Dr. Benson considers the spread of children’s literature in English in the west of Ireland, and what it tells us about the slow decline of the Irish language in the 19th Century. Biography...
Expert Workshops at the National Library of Ireland, February 2016. Aileen Wynne – Public speaking
19 April 2016Aileen Wynne Outline: The natural environment for genealogists and family historians is a library, study or archive. So how do we prepare when we have to give a presentation: at a society monthly meeting or conference? In this podcast Toastmaster Aileen Wynne shares winning strategies and handy tips in the art...
Summer Talks in the National Library of Ireland, 2015. Jayne Shrimpton: Family Photographs
19 April 2016Dating and Understanding Family Photographs This podcast explains how to date old family photographs using various techniques, including recognising photographic formats, dating mount styles, researching studios and dating fashion clues. It also covers the kinds of special occasions that prompted our ancestors to visit the photographer, such as marriage, christening...
PODCASTS
19 April 2016The Following are podcasts from our Expert Talks in The National Library of Ireland during the Summer of 2015. Liz Rushen:The migration of Irish women to colonial Australia by Dr Liz Rushen Gianpiero Cavalleri:The Irish DNA Atlas Ray Gillespie: The house on Bunion Hill: an Irish census project Rob Goodbody: What...
Expert Workshop at the NLI, March 2016. Cecile Gordon – Revolutionary Women in the records
01 March 2016Outline: The Women in the Military Service Pensions Collection 1916-1923. Through successive commemorative exercises, the narrative of the Easter Rising 1916 as a historical event, has been subjected to a variety of filters and revisions. The event is a contested ground in Irish history and nothing leads to believe that...
