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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 36 MIN

From Gola Island To The World

from Come To Your Census: The Podcast · host RTÉ

In this episode, Liz Gillis speaks with Orlaith McBride, Director of the National Archives of Ireland, who reflects on the personal and national significance of the Census. From her family’s home on Gola Island in Co. Donegal, she shares how census records have helped preserve the story of a small island community across generations, and reveals the immense, labour-intensive effort undertaken by her team to transform fragile original returns into a free, searchable digital archive now accessible around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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