The Duhallow Ancestry group will be launching ‘The Aldworth Family of Newmarket’ this Friday, October 17th. The exhibition will be open until October 22nd 2014.

Times:
Fri 17th: 7:30pm
Sat 18th – Sun 19th: 10.00am – 6:00pm
Mon 20th – Wed 22nd: 10:00am – 8:00pm

Collections kindly donated to the James O’Keeffe Institute by the late Mrs. Jane Stocks and family and the Cochrane family, descendents of Major John Charles Oliver Aldworth, last Aldworth owner of Newmarket Court.

Duhallow ancestry, a working group of IRD Duhallow, opens a unique exhibition, The Aldowrth Family of Newmarket Court; their influence and contribution to life in Duhallow and beyond.  The exhibition addresses themes around the local landed society in Duhallow, with a focus on the history and genealogical network of the Aldworth family from their arrival in Ireland in the early 17th century to their departure during the War of Independence in the 1920s.  The exhibition highlights both well and little known information on the Aldworths’ fascinating history as well as the everyday life of the local community in the days of the Big Houses.  This exhibition will consist of various letters, documents, photos, deeds and leasesdating from the period the Aldworth family lived in Newmarket.

For more information or to register please call James at IRD Duhallow on 029 60633