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On this day in 1770, the fiddler Denis McCabe drowned in Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh. The Journals show his violin-shaped gravestone, which tells the tale of his demise: bit.ly/mccabe1770

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On this day in 1756, James Donnelly died aged 28. The Journals describe the symbols on his gravestone at Eglish, Co. Armagh, which they link to the legend of the Red Hand of Ulster: bit.ly/don1756

Find out more about the Red Hand of Ulster: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hand

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On this day in 1838, John Helsham of Hebron died aged 82. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. John's, Kilkenny, in the Journals: bit.ly/hels1838

Find out more about Hebron House at the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage: buildingsofireland.ie/building

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On this day in 1778, John Jackson and Anne Cooper were married at Belfast Parish Church. See more transcripts of the marriage registers for this parish in the Journals: bit.ly/jackcoop

This wedding was at the building now known as St. Anne's Cathedral but prior to 1774 the Belfast Parish Church was elsewhere - find out more here: lordbelmontinnorthernireland.b

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On this day in 1691, Giles Mee died aged 63. The Journals show a drawing of a monument (now missing) erected for him at St. James's, Dublin, by his son-in-law, Mark Rainsford: bit.ly/mee1691

Find out how Giles Mee's death is connected to Guinness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rai

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The Irish word péist was used to describe the water monster - see its definition here:
teanglann.ie/en/fgb/p%C3%A9ist

And hear how it is pronounced here:
teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/p%C3%A9i

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

Donaghanie graveyard in Clogherny, Co. Tyrone, is named after a legend about St. Patrick using a horse to drive a monster out of a nearby lake! Find out more about Donaghanie in the Journals: bit.ly/donaghanie

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Happy International Women's Day!

Relignaman "women's graveyard" is near Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone. The Journals tell the story associated with its origin: bit.ly/relignaman

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On this day in 1860, James Blackburn and his son, Michael, died. The Journals show their gravestone inscription from Rathregan, Co. Meath, and tell a local tradition about their family's exceptional misfortune: bit.ly/blackburn1860

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On this day in 1839, coastguard Wintringham Seacole was murdered near Millisle, Co. Down. The Journals describe his gravestone at Donaghadee and identify the perpetrator: bit.ly/seacole1839

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On this day in 1815, Richard Alfred Millikin died. "Honest Dick" was a Corkonian of many talents: doi.org/10.3318/dib.005825.v1

The Journals give his gravestone inscription, which they had recut in the 1880s: bit.ly/millikin1815

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You never know what you're going to find in the Journals… Have you heard the one about the holy trout in Westport, Co. Mayo? bit.ly/holytroutmayo
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On this day in 1844, Sarah Harrison of Liverpool died in Tuam, Co. Galway, aged 26. Her brother, John, erected a gravestone there.

See this, and other gravestone inscriptions from Tuam, in the Journals: bit.ly/sarahharrison1844

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Discover the Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland (also known as the Journal of the Irish Memorials Association) at MemsDead.com.

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MemsDead.com is a tool to help you make the most of a wonderful source for researching Irish family history and local history: the Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, also known as the Journal of the Irish Memorials Association.

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