 What side of the
road do you drive on in Ireland?
Miss J O'Neil (New York) |
 Traffic in Ireland drive
on the left.
See our driving in Ireland page. |
Are there areas of
the north it is unsafe to visit?.
Mrs H Mayer (Germany) |
Generally speaking all
of Northern Ireland is safe for the tourist, although there are certain
ghetto areas where the wearing of apparel bearing symbols or emblems
not acceptable in that particularly area may elicit an unfavorable
reaction from a minority of the community.
See our safety
page. |
My great grand father
came from County Mayo, I am studying music at college and would like
to take a holiday in Ireland preferably Mayo and learn to play the
harp. Is there anywhere I can combine the two?.
Miss P Molloy (Boston) |
Ireland has a long musical
tradition, throughout the country there are many festival
and events celebrating famous musical personalities. We do not
currently have any music holidays listed, however if you visit The
Harp Net web site
you may find one. There are Summer schools specializing in traditional
music, some of which provide harp tuition, such the O'Carolan festival
at Kedue,
Co. Rosscommon .
You might be interested in our page on the history
of Irish Music. |
| Some of my ancestors
on my mothers side came to Australia from Strabane in Co Tyrone in
1847 How can I find out more?. |
There are several companies
offering this service for a fee, try our ancestry
page. The public records office have now much of their data on
line. Unfortunately there are considerable gaps in some of the records,
Prior to the partition of Ireland many of the archives were held in
Dublin, during the 1916 rebellion some of these were destroyed, some
records are said to have been lost when in May 1941 The Germans bombed
Dublin by mistake. It is likely, although not certain since your ancestors
came from Strabane that they embarked for Australia at Londonderry,
some of the passenger lists survive |
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