Forthcoming Events
Western Family History Association are pleased to announce the 2nd event of our Autumn 2024 series.
Date: Wednesday 13th November, 2024
Time: 8pm
Location: Lackagh Parish Centre in the village of Lackagh (see here for directions)
Speakers: Patrick and Joe McGinley
Synopsis
A Family Tree Research Journey
Patrick and Joe McGinley, are father and son from Galway.
They have spent many years researching their own family tree, and have a wide range of interests, including currently producing the “Our Ireland Walks” series of walking guidebooks. At this event, they will describe their family tree research journey with a focus on using these resources:
- Living relatives or records left by deceased relatives
- Ancestry.com
- Irish Newspaper Archives
- DNA
- Some very interesting stories they found on their research journey.
Western Family History Association are pleased to announce the first event of our Autumn 2024 series.
Date: Wednesday 11th September, 2024
Time: 8pm
Location: Lackagh Parish Centre in the village of Lackagh (see here for directions)
Speaker: Frank Gavin
Synopsis
Frank is the author of the recently published book “The Dillons of Clonbrock: A History”. Clonbrock Estate was situated close to the village of Ahascragh in east Galway. He provides an unparalleled insight into the twilight years of the estate, and of the local families impacted.
