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From Ireland to Scotland – A Tale for Burns Night (#201)
You can listen to the show on your computer/smartphone by clicking on the play button above (the triangle with the circle around it). You can also download the show onto your computer by clicking on the download symbol. Enjoy! Episode Summary: Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of the Letter from Ireland Show. In this […]
Continue readingA Journey from Ireland to Scotland
Side by side with only a bit of sea between, the countries of Ireland and Scotland have many shared histories. In this letter we will celebrate one of Scotland’s finest treasures, the gifted poet Robert Burns, for whom the holiday Burns Night is celebrated. Céad Míle Failte and you are very welcome to your Letter […]
Continue readingPhilomena
Do you have any ancestors with the name of Philomena? One painful chapter for Ireland involves the forceful adoption of children whose unmarried mothers were not allowed to keep them. In this letter we meet Philomena Lee, who as a young girl was made to give up her son, and whose story went on to […]
Continue readingA Letter from Australia to Ireland
While the people of Ireland migrated to the four corners of the world, one destination was picked for many of them, the far-off land of Australia. In this letter, we meet a reader who shares the story of her family’s journey from Wicklow to Melbourne. Céad Míle Failte and you are very welcome to this […]
Continue readingThe Surnames of County Westmeath
These are the surnames of our readers whose ancestors came from County Westmeath. Is your County Westmeath surname here?
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