Allihies Connects 12th - 15th September

The Irish Government have initiated a project called The Gathering 2013 to bring people with an Irish connection back to Ireland this year. Allihies is on the Beara Peninsula, we are organising a Gathering Event from the 12th to the 15th September 2013 as part of the National Tourism Initiative.Allihies has strong connections with Wales and Cornwall, as skilled miners moved here in the 1800′s to work in the Copper Mines. When the mines closed most of the miners emigrated particulaly to Butte Montana, as well as Austrailia, Wales & Cornwall. Visitors will have the chance to meet with professional Genealogists who we hope will be able to trace any roots they may have to the area.