Ireland

Victorian Education Act of 1872

Victorian Education Act of 1872

Dr Geraldine Moore speaks on "The politics of the Victorian Education Act of 1872”, and the impacts of the withdrawal of public funding for Church schools. Five of Geraldine’s great-grandparents were either Irish born or of descent. Her talk includes the different decisions her Irish ancestors made regarding their children's education after the Act was passed.

Webcast Duration
35 minutes
Presenter
Geraldine Moore
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Immigration Schemes to Australia in the Colonial period 1788 - 1900

Immigration Schemes to Australia in the Colonial period 1788 - 1900

Graeme outlines the migration schemes, requirements and procedures for immigrants who came to Australia with particular focus to Irish emigrants. This talk builds upon the Ship Diaries series.

The Handout is available in the catalogue with the  "Immigration Schemes to Australia in the Colonial period 1788 - 1900" record.

Webcast Duration
45 minutes
Presenter
Graham Thorley
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Celebrating a quarter century of Australian Irish ancestry work

Celebrating a quarter century of Australian Irish ancestry work

Acknowledging more than three decades of work by the Irish Ancestry Group (IAG), Dr Val Noone speaks with Carmel McEvey on Des Regan and the early days of the IAG; Anne Bladeni on her father Des Regan; Linley Hooper shares some reflections on Irish ancestry work as a librarian; Dr Liz Murphy the former Vice-Chairman of the group speaks about some of the founding members and early activities; Maureen Doyle speaks about her involvement from 1999; and finally Des Dineen talks about their visit to Belfast in 1988.

Webcast Duration
79 minutes
Presenter
Val Noone and speakers
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The Family & the Poor Laws

The Family & the Poor Laws

The presentation examines the famines that occurred in Ireland and the various reports and Poor Law Acts instituted in an endeavour to alleviate poverty during the 19th century. The handout lists the reports and provides a guide to the resources available to research your ancestors during this period of Irish history.

Webcast Duration
56 minutes
Presenter
Vicki Montgomery
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Emigration Schemes

Emigration  Schemes

The presentation provides background information regarding the state of Irish society in the first half of the 19th century. The talk also examines the various emigration schemes that arose during the period of mass migration of Irish peoples to Australia and other parts around the world.

Webcast Duration
40 minutes
Presenter
Beryl O'Gorman
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Irish Prison Records

Irish Prison Records

This presentation discusses and gives examples of Irish Prison Registers and Irish Petty Sessions (lower court) records (mainly 19th century) and explains how to access them. It includes the names of more than 3 million people including the accused, victims, witnesses and others. A brief account of the British Newspaper Archives (available at the GSV) including some Irish newspapers is also given in this presentation

Webcast Duration
48 minutes
Presenter
Claire Johnson
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