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Virtual Lectures also have taken place as part of the

O Mahony Society 70th Anniversary Celebration!

Your O Mahony Society Council worked hard to make the Society’s 70th Anniversary engaging and enchanting!
In addition to the in-person Gathering in Ireland, the Virtual Gathering Celebration from ÉireannRidge, and the
Boston North American Celebration, we also offered virtual lectures throughout the year by subject matter experts on Irish topics.
The virtual lectures have been fascinating and we enjoyed participants from all over the world. The lectures have been recorded
and members view them by getting the link to our YouTube Channel on our website: www.omahonysociety.com/lectures

CELEBRATING ST. BRIGIT IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND AND BEYOND
by Dr. Ann O Mahony Buckley, O Mahony Society Member and Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin.

IF WALLS COULD TALK – THE DREADED WORKHOUSE
by Michelle O Mahony O Driscoll – O Mahony Society Council, noted historian, author, and founder of OM History Consultant.

IRISH CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTHRIGHT OR DESCENT
by Michelle O Mahony O Driscoll – O Mahony Society Council, noted historian, author, and founder of OM History Consultant;
and William O'Mahoney Badzmierowski, O Mahony Society Council and Publications Editor, author, Irish citizen by descent,
and Educational Specialist for the University of North Carolina Health System.

END OF OCTOBER: THE O MAHONY DIASPORA FROM IRELAND TO NORTH AMERICA IN THE 1800S
by Margaret Murphy of the Skibbereen Heritage Centre, West Cork, Ireland.

We have also planned a special end of the year/holiday toast virtual celebration later this year!
Watch for details on the O Mahony Society website at www.omahonysociety.com and on the O Mahony Society Friends Facebook.

Did You Know? Recently, The O Mahony Society received a kind message from friend of the Society,
Linda Robertson, who was researching her family tree. Her message included this:
THE O MAHONY SOCIETY I'm currently working on a family tree project to find out more about my roots. For

REACHES MORE THAN WE REALIZE! this project I'm exploring part of my family tree looking at my mother’s side and
learning more about my Greek heritage and the page: www.omahonysociety.com/
links had a lot of great information on researching genealogy and family history
that really helped me with this project.

As a thank you, while I was researching, I found another page that I want to pass
along to you: "Exploring Greece and Your Greek Heritage." If you like it, I was
thinking it would make a great addition to [your] links page. It has a lot of helpful
information on learning about Greek culture and the language. I would be thrilled
to know that I'm helping contribute to [your] website and helping people learn
more about Greek culture!
This led to an internet (aka, not exhaustive) search of the history of Irish immigration
into the Mediterranean. Granted, there is much information regarding the Flight
of the Earls and the Flight of the Wild Geese onto the European mainland, but we
cannot exclude the Irish immigrant presence into Europe, especially the Iberian
Peninsula. From there, did any Irish migrate eastward toward Greece?
It’s an interesting hypothesis. In the event O Mahony’s find Mediterranean or Greek
lines in their family trees, we are happy to add Ms. Robertson’s information to our
website! www.greekcitizenship.net/exploring-greece-and-your-greek-heritage/
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