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Happy St. Brigid's Day! The Journals record how this day was commemorated in Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny, in the late 19th century: tinyurl.com/stbrig

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Saint Brigid of Kildare is the patroness of the Parish of Ballycallan. Her festival is observed on the 1st of February. On the eve of the festival children and men may be observed wending their way to the churchyard. The surface of the graves is dug up; sand is placed upon them; they are raised, made smooth and neatly rounded; they are then decked with holly and ivy and other evergreens, together with such flowers as can be procured.
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1774, Anne Whinnery died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Mullaghglass, Co. Armagh, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/whin1774

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Armagh
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1795, Patrick Niblock died aged 104. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Templepatrick graveyard, Donaghadee, Co. Down, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/niblock1795

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1845, Emily Catherine Batty died aged 17. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral, Co. Londonderry, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/batt1845

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Derry #Londonderry #Meath
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1892, Robert Malcomson died aged 72. Freemason symbols were engraved on his gravestone. See this + other gravestone inscriptions from Killeshin, Co. Laois (Queen's), in the Journals: tinyurl.com/malc1892

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Laois
Transcript of a gravestone inscription along with symbols of a compass, carpenter's square and the letter G.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1846, Catherine Gillaspie died aged 30. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Myross, Co. Cork, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/gill1846

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Cork #Donegal
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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On this day in 1707/8, John Comock died aged 46. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the old graveyard in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/como1707

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Antrim
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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As many people celebrate the Scottish poet Robert Burns today, we remember his sister Agnes. The Journals show her gravestone inscription at St. Nicholas's, Dundalk, Co. Louth: tinyurl.com/burns1834

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #ScottishGenealogy #Louth
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1788, Rebeckah Abraham died aged 73. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral, Co. Londonderry: tinyurl.com/abr1788

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Derry #Londonderry
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1788, John Palmer of Cornmarket died aged 70. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drumcondra, Dublin, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/palm1788

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Dublin
Transcript of a gravestone inscription with a drawing of a crest that was inscribed on the gravestone (demi wild cat, holding palm branch).
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1697/8, Robert Kinkaid died aged 66. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballykeel, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/kinkaid1698

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Antrim
Transcript of a gravestone inscription along with a drawing of a coat of arms that was carved on the gravestone.
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1723/4, Edward Drury died aged 58. See this and other Drury gravestone inscriptions from Kilnamanagh, Co. Roscommon, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/drury1724

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Roscommon
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1785, Joseph Kerr died aged 50. The Journals show his gravestone inscription from Ardtrea, Co. Tyrone, plus information on his career and family: tinyurl.com/kerr1785

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Tyrone
Transcript of a gravestone inscription with a snippet of family history.
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1860, Alice Browne Nolan died aged 64. The Journals show a family tree for the Brownes of Harpoonstown and Bridgetown, Co. Wexford: tinyurl.com/browneft

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Wexford
Extract from a pedigree chart.
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1743/4, Martha Ferguson died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derrykeighan, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/ferg1743

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Antrim
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1849, John Nicholas Christen died aged 45. Born in Lübeck (now Germany), he was buried at Derry Cathedral. See more gravestone inscriptions from Derry in the Journals: tinyurl.com/chri1849

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Londonderry #Derry
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1865, Arthur W. S. Auchmuty died in Chicago. See this and other gravestone inscriptions at Kilmore, Co. Roscommon, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/auch1865

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Roscommon
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1861, John Cherry died aged 52. The Journals explain the story behind his mysterious gravestone inscription at Tinnaclash, Co. Carlow: tinyurl.com/cher1861

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Carlow
Transcript of a gravestone inscription. Explanation of John Cherry's curious gravestone inscription.
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1793, Hugh Maguire died aged 19. The Journals show how his untimely death was captured on his gravestone at Trinity Abbey, Lough Oughter, Co. Cavan: tinyurl.com/magu1793

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Cavan
Transcript of a gravestone inscription and commentary explaining the carving that accompanies it. Drawing of a carving on a gravestone showing a rampant deer being pursued by a man on horseback, alongside a fish.
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1858, Mary Dunne Broderick died aged 36. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Killenard, Co. Laois (Queen's) in the Journals: tinyurl.com/brod1858

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Laois
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1713/4, Helen Alcorne (daughter of George) was baptised at Cloncha (Clonca), Co. Donegal. The parish register has been lost but transcripts survive in the Journals: tinyurl.com/alco1714

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Donegal
Transcripts of parish register entries.
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On this day in 1860 - or was it 1861? - Mary Jane Gettings died aged 7 and was buried at Crumlin, Dublin. The Journals demonstrate that gravestone inscriptions are not always reliable: tinyurl.com/get186X

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Dublin
Transcripts of gravestone inscriptions.
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1752 (the year the new style calendar was adopted in Ireland), Mary O'Loughlen Thynn died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Kilfarboy, Co. Clare, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/thynn1752

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Clare
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1822, Catherine Foley Greene died aged 36. See her gravestone inscription from Kilrush, and others from Co. Waterford, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/fole1822

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Waterford
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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On this day in 1687/8, Agnes Smith Banckes died. The Journals show her gravestone inscription - the only one found at St. Francis Abbey in Kilkenny: tinyurl.com/banckes1688

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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Kilkenny
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM