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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Mar 9
Would you like advice on starting to research your ancestors in Ireland or Scotland?

Check out a presentation I gave, together with the excellent
@glasgowgenealogy.bsky.social and @cbgenealogy.ie :

buff.ly/oQ0o2Qu

#Genealogy #ScottishGenealogy #IrishGenealogy #RootsTech #NotAtRootsTech
Scottish and Irish Genealogical Connections
This panel session is designed to help you kick-start research into your Irish and Scottish ancestors. It features three professional genealogists from Ireland and Scotland who will introduce you to…
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Find your North of Ireland ancestors - join us now!

You can upload DNA to FTDNA from other sites - instructions here: www.nifhs.org/dna/transfer...

You can join the Project here: www.familytreedna.com/groups/nifhs...
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#IrishGenealogy
irishacw.bsky.social Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · 7d
I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map
An interactive map with biographical info and addresses of 700+ women, men and children who received U.S. pensions in 19th century Ireland.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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"October is Beginners’ Month at NIFHS" presentations now ready on YouTube. Useful for anyone just starting out or wanting a recap.

Getting started with:
North of Ireland research: youtu.be/4zgeSlSzPW8
Analysing your DNA: youtu.be/a1hI2V1oVaY
Wikitree: youtu.be/sb6fmgBfwd0
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Discover new insights and future trends in #genealogy and talk to qualified genealogists at the RQG 2026 Conference in Birmingham, UK — open to everyone eager to explore #familyhistory and connect with leading experts. More information: www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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bcgs.bsky.social
The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
Finding Your Roots Season 12 Trailer
YouTube video by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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#Heraldry
patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · Oct 14
Impressive seal belonging to Thomas of Lancaster, younger brother of the future Henry V, attached to a letters patent from 1408 when Thomas was the lieutenant of Ireland at the @nlireland.bsky.social. Thomas' seal shows his coat of arms which are surmounted by a helmet and a lion crest.
Impressive seal belonging to Thomas of Lancaster, younger brother of the future Henry V, attached to a letters patent from 1408 when Thomas was the lieutenant of Ireland at the @nlireland.bsky.social. Thomas' seal shows his coat of arms which are surmounted by a helmet and a lion crest.
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#AncestryHour this is starting in a few mins...

(Close your eyes @packrat74.bsky.social!)
gensocireland.bsky.social Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann Genealogical Society of Ireland @gensocireland.bsky.social · Oct 12
Invitation to Monthly Open Meeting of the Genealogical Society of Ireland - topic: 'AI in Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy' by Gerard Corcoran, MGSI, Director of Digitisation, Genetic Genealogy & the Lecture Programme. Please share.

See also: www.familyhistory.ie
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Scottish GENES Guest Post - Early LDS Church Records in Scotland: Newly Available on FamilySearch, by Tunji Lees
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/10/scot... #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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igrs1936.bsky.social
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Apologies to those of you who follow the #IrishGenealogy or #ScottishGenealogy feed. @blueskyfeedcreator.com has, without warning, diminished the functionality of their free plan so the feeds no longer pick up all relevant posts. They don't seem to have picked up anything in the last few days. 1/6
September 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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September 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#IrishGenealogy folks might be interested in these snippets of 20th century Irish history, originally published by Dr. Éamon Phoenix in the Irish News and now being posted online daily. The AI-generated narration, using Éamon's own voice, is remarkable.

eamonphoenixfoundation.com/new-irish-hi...
New Irish history archive launched by Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation
The Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation today launched a new archive of On This Day articles on Irish history – including the use of AI to allow readers to listen to Dr Phoenix ‘reading’ his columns.
eamonphoenixfoundation.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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If only there were more of these!
#IrishGenealogy
briangurrin.bsky.social briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Sep 3
Census of Ireland, 1861

The 1861 census returns were never in PRO/never open to the public. Not knowing this, Samuel Gilmore wrote to PRO seeking info from 1861 census, providing a mock-up for the Patterson household, Lisburn. Click link: virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE...
@narireland.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I am looking forward to going to this genealogy conference in Birmingham in April...

#AncestryHour
regqualgenes.bsky.social RegQualGenes @regqualgenes.bsky.social · Sep 2
Early bird tickets are now available for the RQG Conference via Eventbrite and open to everyone, including non-members #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #RQGConf26 #Birmingham rqg-conference-2026.eventbrite.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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#IrishGenealogy
ryangenealogy.bsky.social David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · Sep 2
I'm really looking forward to speaking as part of this conference on Friday via Zoom. I'll be talking about the religious burial ground in South Presentation Cork and what it can tell us about the lives of the women buried there #WomensHistory #LoveIrishResearch #Archives
womenshistnet.bsky.social Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Aug 21
Our conference is approaching soon!

There is still time to book to explore & celebrate the challenges of uncovering the presence of women within archives, libraries, museums & personal collections.

Info here: womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...

#WomensHistory #GenderHist #Archives #Museums
September 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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One to follow for #IrishGenealogy...
placenamesni.bsky.social The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 2
We are the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, based in Irish & Celtic Studies at QUB since 1987. Funded by DfC since 2023, we research the origins and meanings of local names and support councils with Irish forms for signage. Explore our searchable corpus at placenamesni.org.
Experience
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September 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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strathgenealogy.bsky.social
Join us in Glasgow for a 2-day academic conference, 25–26 June 2026! Preceded by the Professional Genealogy Symposium, 24 June, with @apgenealogists.bsky.social & SIGS.

🔗 Read the full story > www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
August 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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If you are near Belfast, you may be interested in this free in-person family history event run by ‪@nifhs.bsky.social‬ at PRONI on Saturday 23 August 2025:
www.nifhs.org/events/reall...

I will be hosting a stall for @strathgenealogy.bsky.social‬ so please come and say hi!🙂

#Genealogy #AncestryHour
FHFRUS Free event!! Saturday 23rd August, 10am to 4pm. 15+ Exhibitors. Experts in genealogy, research and DNA - all there to help you! Northern Ireland FHF Really Useful Family History Show. Prize Draw, be there at midday! Presentations: 11am "The Population Portal" - Find out from the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland how this new portal provides names and detailed census records in one place. 12.30 The Incredibly Useful Introduction to PRONI's Family History Records. 2pm "We know who you are, John Linehan!" - John has taken a DNA test - join us when we reveal to him for the first time who he is and where he's from! The Really Useful Family History Show. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ.
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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European Heritage Open Days are returning next month
The 300 NI heritage spots and hidden gems you can explore for free
www.belfastlive.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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#IrishGenealogy
nlireland.bsky.social National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · Aug 11
For #HeritageWeek 2025, join us for an online talk on using the National Library’s services and collections to research your family history.

Tuesday, 19th August at 3pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Talk | Family History Research at the National Library
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August 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Another one for map fans! Check out the website of SABRE - the Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts (@maps.sabre-roads.org.uk)
- which has georeferenced 20th-century Ordnance Survey maps of Britain and Ireland...

#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #ScottishGenealogy
August 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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A fun recent discovery - fascinating historical maps of Ireland (and elsewhere) in the American Geographical Society (‪@americangeo.bsky.social‬) Library Digital Map Collection at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee:
collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/coll...

#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour
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August 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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packrat74.bsky.social
#AncestryHour Once again, I would encourage anyone who sees a record set online at Ancestry or MyHeritage or FamilySearch or findmypast etc. to go to the archive / repository which actually holds the records and learn more from the catalog descriptions and research guides there.
#genealogy
August 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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If you are near Belfast, you may be interested in this free in-person family history event run by ‪@nifhs.bsky.social‬ at PRONI on Saturday 23 August 2025:
www.nifhs.org/events/reall...

I will be hosting a stall for @strathgenealogy.bsky.social‬ so please come and say hi!🙂

#Genealogy #AncestryHour
FHFRUS Free event!! Saturday 23rd August, 10am to 4pm. 15+ Exhibitors. Experts in genealogy, research and DNA - all there to help you! Northern Ireland FHF Really Useful Family History Show. Prize Draw, be there at midday! Presentations: 11am "The Population Portal" - Find out from the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland how this new portal provides names and detailed census records in one place. 12.30 The Incredibly Useful Introduction to PRONI's Family History Records. 2pm "We know who you are, John Linehan!" - John has taken a DNA test - join us when we reveal to him for the first time who he is and where he's from! The Really Useful Family History Show. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ.
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM