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Covid-19 News In Ireland
Covid-19 The Latest Covid-19 News in Ireland brought a bolt of reality to the danger facing us all in the weeks (and possibly months) ahead. With demand for testing outstripping supply, our anxiety has been piqued. What We’re Doing In these dangerous days of Covid-19, we’re doing everything we can to protect ourselves at the […]
Tales From The Workhouse – Episode 4
Forgotten Lives Ian Russell, Archaeologist and Photographer of popular Facebook Page Forgotten Lives, demonstrates the power of Imagery in this assessment of his Work in relation to the Irish Workhouse System. An Archaeologist and Photographer, Ian has been documenting the abandoned places of Ireland for quite a few years now, and that’s just in his […]
Tales From The Workhouse – Episode 3
In Tales From The Workhouse – Episode 3 we introduce you to the County Leitrim Singer/Songwriter Mick Blake. With Ireland’s rich History of Music and Literature, this Episode is simplistic in the sense of delivering a condensed Famine history through Micks song The Rich Mans Feast. Knowing Your History At www.birthsdeathsmarriages.ie we feel a responsibility to […]
Tales From The Workhouse – Episode 2
Out of the 163 Workhouses which once stood in Ireland, many of them have been restored and are in use today. Most however, are crumbling and hanging on to the last pieces of mortar with a deaths grip. Ironic isn’t it! Tales From The Workhouse – Episode 2, will introduce you to the Photography of […]
The Joke Box
From now on we thought we’d give all our service users the opportunity to drop us a joke by email. This is one came into https://www.birthsdeathsmarriages.ie/ from a client a while back and we just have to share! 😆 We’ll post all contributions here every Monday. Please feel free to email yours in to [email protected] and […]
Tales From The Workhouse – Episode One
The Starving Irish Addressing the uncomfortable history of an Irish Workhouse may not be the expected article from us on a given Monday. With the influx of applications to http://www.birthsdeathsmarriages.ie from the International Community of Irish Descent, we have decided to introduce some Irish Artists and their work to you all! In the Spirit on education […]