Join the Mayo Genealogy Group for a series of talks celebrating a decade of their work with a run through past and present projects. Discover how this community group has connected to the wider diaspora and hear stories of how people have reconnected with their past, like our keynote speaker Maura Mulligan who will recall an emigration tale.

Booking required contact Bookings and Information Office: educationtph@museum.ie 

Layout of Day 

11am	Mayo Genealogy Group Meeting
11.15am	A decade of collaboration revisited	Tom Doyle (NMI)
11.30am	Home to Mayo	Margaret Connell (MCC)
11.40am	Mayo Genealogy Group Members Projects Knockatemple Old Church Ruins Clogher Heritage Centre: Heritage/Folklore project:	Teresa Filan Breege Blake Sean Leach
12.00noon	Key Note Speaker: The Call of the Lark an emigration story from Aghamore to New Jersey.	Maura Mulligan
12.30pm	Open Floor Discussion	Mick Baynes + Diaspora
1pm	Lunch
2pm	Public tour with an emigration focus	Panel of Freelance Guides
3pm	Public tour with an emigration focus	Panel of Freelance Guides

Details of Keynote Speaker 



A native of Cahir Achadh Mór, Maura Mulligan dibbled the spuds and danced on the stage in the 1940’s & 50’s. She sailed to America in 1958. In the bustling new world of New York, she has had a few interesting jobs that you can read about in her memoir, “Call of the Lark” published in 2012 by Greenpoint Press, New York.

A retired NYC Public School teacher, Maura Mulligan earned a Master’s Degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Currently, she writes articles for the Irish Echo newspaper and teaches Irish language and Céilí dance in NYC. A member of Irish America Writers & Artists, she has given readings in N.Y, N.J, Philadelphia and several venues in Ireland. She is founder of Nollaig Na mBan NY – a group dedicated to celebrating Celtic Fire festivals.

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