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2021 Calendars
We are delighted to announce our 2021 calendar has arrived. This publication consists of beautiful paintings from artists using various mediums from a number of east Galway parishes. We would like... Read More
Derrybrien ruins...
As part of our Society's ongoing research activities and engagement with the Diaspora near and far we are pleased to present this video of a selection of old houses, ruins and religious sites in... Read More
Irish Famine...
Kieran Tuohy's solo exhibition entitled 'Dark Shadows' which are in the medium of bog oak are beautiful sculptures which immortalize stories of our past are on display at the Woodford Heritage... Read More
Loughatorick ED...
A unique video of ruins in Loughatorick and Toorleitra, Woodford parish, Galway, Ireland which were documented and photographed as part of an MA in History of Family migration research project by... Read More
Addergoole...
As part of our Society's ongoing research activities and engagement with Ultach (Oultach) descendants and Diaspora near and far we are pleased to present this video of a selection of old houses,... Read More
Woodford Books
The East Galway Family History Society are pleased to announce that the two publications 'A Forgotten Campaign' and 'Clanricarde Country' have been reprinted and will be available for sale at the... Read More
Heritage Week...
We are pleased to announce as part of our National Heritage and Woodford Furnace Festival week, the following programme of events (click on the image on the left for more details) which are free... Read More
Diaspora In-depth...
The Glenamaddy Boyounagh Heritage Project and the East Galway Family History Society are collaborating in the planning a Diaspora In-depth Festival in Glenamaddy in 2020 - more details... Read More
Tracing Your...
On Tuesday, 20th August 2019 from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, Monica Hynes, MA History of Family will give a presentation on ‘Tracing Your Family History’ at the Woodford Heritage Centre using main sources... Read More
Sonnach ruins...
As part of our continued engagement with our Diaspora near and far, we are pleased to present these ruins and old houses mainly from Sonnach (Sonnagh) New townland, parish of Killeenadeema in the... Read More
2013 Calendar...
We are pleased to offer these much loved photographs for sale from our 2013 calendar.
These photographs along with many other photographic material are for sale from our Society, if you... Read More
Country Life 20th...
We are pleased to show these much loved photographs of country life which we originally produced for our 2015 calendar. These photographs along with many other photographic material are for sale... Read More
Postcards America...
We are pleased to offer digital copies for sale of these previously unseen postcards from America dated 1906 to 1909 themed on Romance and Valentine’s day. We will have more beautiful postcards... Read More
Happy St Patrick...
Wishing everyone near and far a Happy St, Patrick's Day in advance and as promised we have uploaded postcards dated 1908, 1909 and 1927 from America themed on St. Patrick’s Day
These... Read More
29 March 2019...
Our Society in conjunction with Galway County Council are pleased to announce the following free lecture to be held at the Woodford Heritage Centre at 7.30pm on Friday 29th March 2019, Declan... Read More
Gathering
Our Society is planning (subject to funding) as part of our Diaspora engagement a Gathering this summer in Woodford for the descendants of the people from the townlands of Loughatorick North and... Read More
Evening Heritage...
The East Galway Family History Society in association with Galway County Council are pleased to announce two evening heritage talks (7.30pm) at the Woodford Heritage Centre, 23rd November Dr Paul... Read More
Iron Industry...
Iron Industry 17th and 18th century Exhibition Heritage Week
To coincide with the Furnace Festival in Woodford in August this year, an exhibition of a scale model of a water-powered 17th... Read More
Lectures
The East Galway Family History Society successfully concluded their Spring lecture series 2017 in the Woodford Heritage Centre with the following lectures;
Monica Hynes, MA, ‘Community and... Read MoreExploring East...
The East Galway Family History Society had a very successful 2017 Heritage week beginning on Monday 24th August with Monica Hynes’ talk on Merchants, Marriage and Mobility in Woodford, 1850s to... Read More
1916 Clann...
A special edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's newsletter Clann which focuses on the family histories of the seven signatories to the Proclamation is available to download at http://... Read More
2016 Calendar
The East Galway Family History Society's 2016 bi-lingual calendar themed on 'school days east Galway' is now available for sale. This publication includes photographs from various national... Read More
Clann Newsletter...
The September 2015 edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's newsletter is available at http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/71043/356415/pub/html5.html
January 2014...
RootsIreland on behalf of the Irish Family History Foundation launched their first e-Newsletter, Clann in January 2014, to view this publication click on https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/71043... Read More
April 2014 Clann...
The April 2014 edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's Clann newsletter is now available please click https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/71043/327168/pub/ or visit www.rootsireland.ie ... Read More
Clann newsletter...
The August 2014 edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's newsletter is now available at https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/71043/334703/pub/document.pdf
Clann e-...
The January 2015 edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's e-newsletter Clann can be viewed at https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/71043/345958/pub/
Clann May 2015...
The May 2015 edition of the Irish Family History Foundation's newsletter is available to download at https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/71043/351046/pub/
2015 Calendar...
The East Galway Family History Society launched their 2015 bi-lingual heritage calendar on Friday the 5th December 2014 at 7.30pm in the Woodford Youth Hall. This year's theme incorporates east... Read More
Heritage Week...
The Galway Family History Society West are hosting a free genealogy information session discussing the nature and scope of the records available for family history research in west Galway as part... Read More
New Lough Derg...
"The Lough Derg Heritage Trail” is an app that gives you detailed routes around Lough Derg (on the Shannon). The app has detailed descriptions of all the points of interest along the way and an... Read More