Eneclann’s own Fiona Fitzsimons met up recently with Lorna Moloney to discuss the annual Ancestral Connections Summer School in Genealogy. The Summer School is now in it’s 4th year, and has rapidly become a fixture in the genealogy calendar. In 2016 Ancestral Connections will be held 19th to 24th June....
If you’re interested in genealogy, a fascinating way to explore it is by researching famous people and their family trees. One celebrity whose ancestry can be traced back to Ireland is Tom Cruise, the actor known for the films Mission Impossible, The Color of Money, and Risky Business, among others....
On 11th August 1825 Patrick Russell Cruise married Teresa Johnson in Warrenstown House, the ancestral seat of the Johnson family in county Meath.[1] The marriage united two ancient families, with origins in competing cultural and political traditions. Left: reproduced with the permission of the board of Trinity College Library Below: marriage...
As a younger son Patrick Russell Cruise had not inherited the family ancestral seat of Drynam House. However, he had inherited a half share in approximately 500 acres of land, comprising the townlands of Paristown and Dardistown, in the Barony of Delvin in county Westmeath.[1] These lands had been set out to...
For the first time the historic parish registers held by Christ Church Limerick are being made available online. They contain the names of thousands of people who were members of the Presbyterian and Methodist congregations of Limerick city as well as Kilrush in County Clare and Killarney in County Kerry....
Focus One of the most important aspects of genealogical research, which is often overlooked, is the focus of the research. Knowing exactly what information one is hoping to uncover is arguably the most important part of the research process. One of the first questions we ask our clients before beginning...
Everyone with an interest in Irish genealogy knows about Griffith’s Valuation, a survey of all property in Ireland, to calculate the local tax rates paid towards the Poor Law system. Griffith’s Valuation (1847-64) was the third survey by the Valuation Office to calculate what taxes should be charged. Each of...
In researching a family on Census returns recently I came across an interesting anomaly. To protect the anonymity of the family involved I have changed the details in the example below, but the point remains the same. Having identified the family on the 1901 Census, parents and 4 young children,...
By expert researcher Carmel Gilbride If an emigrant left Ireland before 1901, researchers often assume that’s the end of their story in Irish records. However, recent searches show the usefulness of tracing an emigrant’s parents in the 1901 Census. Follow along to discover how you can use the 1901 census...
A couple of tips ago Carmel wrote about how an index reference is no substitute for viewing the document itself. My tip this week is in a similar vein. With the ongoing digitisation of genealogical and historical material it can sometimes feel like all the records we need are at our finger...
I am continually surprised that family historians are satisfied to simply look at an online index and assume it relates to their family. Whilst I realize it can be expensive purchasing civil records, without the certificates, we can set ourselves on the wrong path. Recently, an entire project had to be reconfigured because...
Anyone who has spent hours in the GRO sifting through the indexes will be aware of the phenomenon of ‘late registrations’. Like a product from the Ronseal factory, they are exactly what they say on tin, late registrations of births, marriage or deaths. These are indicated in the indexes of...