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Travels through Tang

As we visit these places(http://reyndr.com/group/2543) in Tang we are following in the footsteps of the people who have gone before us, family, friends, neighbours and strangers. Friend and foe.

Read this guide at the café, hotel or at home. And when you get to the place ‘be there’. Meet, chat and visit. Think of those who have gone before us and reflect on our own contribution to our shared heritage.

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A short screencast video showing how we use maps.google.ie to find places and also how to record their exact location. We copy the resultant coordinates into a research spreadsheet and then use this location when uploading related digital media to various websites.

Type the address for your point of interest into the search bar and hit return.

The schoolchildren of Ardmore National School are currently working on a project examining the old school roll books as a source for local history. I know this because, even though I am working 'up the country', I got a call last night to ask me how much the average school fees were in 19th century Ireland. (6 shillings seems to have been at the upper end of the cost range). The children and their teacher are examining the family names, occupations, health and even wealth of the past pupils of Ardmore.