Tracing landless labourers by Fiona Fitzsimons
13 June 2019Tracing agricultural labourers provides a challenge to us as family historians. The number of agricultural labourers reached a peak in the generations before the Famine. Is it ever possible to trace this social group when we have no census or civil records, and incomplete church registers? Yes, I believe we...
Reader’s Blog: A Genealogy Adventure, by Amanda Jones
13 June 2019Here we have a blog submitted by one of our reader’s. Amanda Jones has been researching her Irish family history for several years now, and has put together her top tips to remember about Irish Genealogy. The views expressed are her own. Five years ago I began my genealogy adventure into my grandmother’s...
Schedule for Rootstech London announced
13 June 2019RootsTech London 2019 Schedule has been announced. We’re delighted to say that both Brian Donovan and Fiona Fitzsimons, along with others, will be speaking on several subjects related to Irish records and research. Brian Donovan Thursday 24th October – 3.30pm: The Digital Revolution in Irish Genealogy Once upon a time...
POSTCARD FROM IRELAND: A Day in Ulster
13 June 2019Welcome to our latest ‘Postcard from Ireland’ where the Irish Family History Centre try and give you a flavour of some of the new or lesser known museums/exhibitions and attractions in Dublin and further afield in Ireland. Head of IFHC, Fiona O’Mahony, and Education Manager, Claire Murray, take a trip to...
Postcard from Ireland: Surprising Residents in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands
31 May 2019Welcome to our latest ‘Postcard from Ireland’ where the Irish Family History Centre try and give you a flavour of some of the new or lesser known museums/exhibitions and attractions in Dublin and further afield in Ireland. Head of Education, Claire Murray, takes a trip to Offaly, where she finds...
FLASH SALE at the IFHC – June Bank Holiday Weekend
28 May 2019This Bank Holiday Weekend we’re celebrating at the Irish Family History Centre by having a fabulous FLASH SALE, where you can get amazing discounts on some of our most popular products! Publications, Consultations and Research Assessments have all been discounted for you this bank holiday! It’s first come, first served!...
The 1939 Register Ireland
24 May 2019The recently aired Mrs Wilson is a British television series starring and executive produced by Ruth Wilson. Ruth plays the part of her own (real-life) grandmother Alison – a woman who, after the sudden death of her husband Alexander Wilson, discovered that he had an earlier marriage and family. Alexander Wilson was a mercurial...
EXPERT WORKSHOP: Environmental History – A West Cork Case Study
24 May 2019On Friday 10th May, Dr. Rachel Murphy gave an enlightening talk on environmental history, where she examined human responses to marine resources, and linked present-day attitudes and values with those of the past through historical, literary and visual sources. Taking the West Cork coast as a case study, Rachel showed how humanities scholars have...
Discover Your Roots with Aer Lingus Vacation Store
24 May 2019New Aer Lingus Vacation Store package, including a consultation at the Irish Family History Centre, helps travelers discover their Irish roots! There was an exciting announcement this week for anyone looking to plan a trip to Ireland to research their Irish ancestry. The Aer Lingus Vacation store launched their “Discover...
We should all be doubting Thomases
02 May 2019So much of our genealogical searches are now online – providing us with unprecedented access to records. Before the advent of digitisation, we would spend time deciding if a visit to a repository would be worthwhile, or if it would deliver the required result for the effort we put in (not to mention the...
Discover an Irish Oral History Archive
02 May 2019An Ireland-based oral history organisation, Irish Life and Lore, invites educators and scholars with an interest in Celtic Studies to browse its rich archive of audio material and books. Founded in 1990 by Tralee-based oral historians Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe for the purpose of preserving oral history across Ireland, Irish Life...
POSTCARD FROM (the edge of) IRELAND: Tory Island
02 May 2019Welcome to our latest ‘Postcard from Ireland’ where the Irish Family History Centre try and give you a flavour of some of the new or lesser known museums/exhibitions and attractions in Dublin and further afield in Ireland. Research Director, Fiona Fitzsimons, takes a trip to the edge of Ireland. To...
