The Killian Homeplace: County Longford Centre for the Irish Family History Foundation

Darien Library and Middlesex Genealogical Society welcome Joan Killian Gallagher to discuss The Killian Homeplace Family History Centre. 

On June 20, 2023, The Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF) announced that The Killian Homeplace Family History Centre has been appointed as the County Longford Centre for the IFHF. The Killian Homeplace, winner of the 2013 All Ireland Pride of Place in the Diaspora category, is located in Fermoyle, just outside Lanesborough in County Longford.

Founded in 1998 by Joan Killian Gallagher, the centre is housed in a meticulously restored cottage and is a sustainable tribute dedicated to the memory of her great, great grandmother, Anne Furey Killian, who against all odds, purchased the farm from the Land Commission in 1893. She was 82 years old and had been widowed for over 30 years.

Joan reconnected with Killian cousins in Longford and Roscommon in 1996 when she took her father to the Notre Dame Navy game in Dublin. This was the beginning of a journey of joy and discovery that Joan hopes to share with those in search of their own family history and place of origin in County Longford. It is this life changing cultural and educational exchange that is the mission of The Killian Homeplace Family History Centre.

An informal social hour will begin at 1 p.m.
Joan's lecture will begin at 2 p.m.

About the Presenter

Joan Killian Gallagher is a board member of Middlesex Genealogy Society and the founder of Warden-Brooks Ltd. New York, Makers of the Original Banker Bag. She is the proud recipient of the Enterprising Women of the Year Award.

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