IP-SIG Annual General Meeting

31/10/2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Join us for our second webinar when Roger Shier of Ottawa will speak about his research into the Shier family of Brock Township and their cousins in other parts of North America. Roger will cover their emigration to Canada, their moves to other states and provinces, their business activities and successes, their military contributions… and […]

24/09/2022 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – On Saturday, September 24th at 2 p.m. (EDT), historian Claire McCormick will be presenting a webinar discussing some new perspectives on the Irish Palatines from her research. Click this Zoom link to register. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation. Claire McCormick is a final year Ph.D. student at the University of Limerick under […]

23/05/2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – With the cancellation of the OGS Conference in June, the Irish Palatine Special Interest Group will be holding its AGM via Zoom.  All SIG members should have received a Zoom link by email.

23/09/2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Courtmatrix is the site of the first Irish Palatine settlement at Rathkeale, County Limerick and is one of only four parent settlements that were successfully colonised in Ireland. The landlord Thomas Southwell’s main motivation in settling the Palatines on his estate was to develop a linen industry at Rathkeale, an idea he got from his […]