The VRTI Goes to Mayo

On 13 April, the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life hosted the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland in Turlough Park House, Castlebar for a special event: Finding Mayo in the Virtual Record Treasury.

Dympna Joyce of the Mayo Genealogy Group presenting on the group’s recent projects. Photo courtesy of Jean-Philippe SanGiovanni.

Dr Brian Gurrin address a packed audience about census returns from County Mayo. Photo courtesy of Dylan O’Neill.

The event was fully booked out and the audience heard presentations from Dympna Joyce of the Mayo Genealogy Group, Dr Ciarán Wallace, Deputy Director of the VRTI, Dr Lynn Kilgallon, VRTI Research Fellow in Medieval History, and Dr Brian Gurrin, VRTI Research Fellow and Census Specialist.

Dr Lynn Kilgallon begins her presentation on Mayo Medieval Records in the VRTI. Photo courtesy of Dylan O’Neill.

Dr Ciarán Wallace addressing the audience. Photo courtesy of Katie Leach.

Photo courtesy of Dylan O’Neill.