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Discover the people and places that matter to you. Hire Ciara Chivers, Qualified Genealogist, to research your family tree or house history: http://shamrockroots.com

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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 :

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#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…

www.familysearch.org

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 2h

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#Heraldry

Dr Patrick McDonagh @patrickmcdonagh98.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 21h

#AncestryHour this is starting in a few mins...

(Close your eyes @packrat74.bsky.social!)

Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann Genealogical Society of Ireland @gensocireland.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 5d

Same here, the 'journeys' bit is bang on. They should probably emphasise it over the 'origins'!

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 5d

Majority Donegal (which is oddly specific, I suspect there's an issue there). I've only 1 GGGM from there so that does not explain it. The rest is Connacht, Leinster and Hebrides & Western Highlands - no known ancestors in any of them. Even allowing that people moved 300-1000y ago, it seems way off.

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 5d

Wow, my new origins are so far wrong, it's bonkers! All my ancestors lived in Ulster going back at least five generations, based on documentary research, backed up by DNA test results. The new origins show just 3% "Central Scotland & Northern Ireland" 🤷‍♀️ Other kits I manage look equally mad.

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

Spooky! 😱

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 21d

See www.lostcousins.com. On the left-hand menu there is an option to view the latest newsletter. From there it is possible to search the back-catalogue of newsletters. To start receiving new newsletters by email, it is necessary to register and select the option to 'Receive our email newsletter'.

Lost Cousins - Putting Relatives In Touch

LostCousins finds living relatives, people who share your ancestors, and can help you discover more about your family tree.

www.lostcousins.com

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 23d

One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...