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· Mar 9
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
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
Check out a presentation I gave, together with the excellent
@glasgowgenealogy.bsky.social and @cbgenealogy.ie :
buff.ly/oQ0o2Qu
#Genealogy #ScottishGenealogy #IrishGenealogy #RootsTech #NotAtRootsTech
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🍀 Join us for a hands‑on intro to Irish family history research. Learn from expert genealogists, explore key records & archives, and build practical research skills.
📅 21–22 April 2026
💷 Course fee: £165.00
📍 On-campus
🎟️Book your place today! > bit.ly/SIGSIrish26
📅 21–22 April 2026
💷 Course fee: £165.00
📍 On-campus
🎟️Book your place today! > bit.ly/SIGSIrish26
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 AM
🍀 Join us for a hands‑on intro to Irish family history research. Learn from expert genealogists, explore key records & archives, and build practical research skills.
📅 21–22 April 2026
💷 Course fee: £165.00
📍 On-campus
🎟️Book your place today! > bit.ly/SIGSIrish26
📅 21–22 April 2026
💷 Course fee: £165.00
📍 On-campus
🎟️Book your place today! > bit.ly/SIGSIrish26
I had a great day today at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, at a conference about the Ulster Plantation. I think #GenHour folks will appreciate a few photos of things that genealogists love...
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I had a great day today at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, at a conference about the Ulster Plantation. I think #GenHour folks will appreciate a few photos of things that genealogists love...
Are you within reach of Glasgow and interested in exploring your Irish ancestry? 🔎👨👩👧👦☘️ Join us on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April 2026 at the University of Strathclyde for an engaging two‑day introduction to Irish family history research!
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
Irish Family Research | University of Strathclyde
www.strath.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Are you within reach of Glasgow and interested in exploring your Irish ancestry? 🔎👨👩👧👦☘️ Join us on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April 2026 at the University of Strathclyde for an engaging two‑day introduction to Irish family history research!
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
The Big DNA Giveaway is back with 80 free kits for the over 80s!
This was a huge hit last year so we thought we would do it again.
Get in quick!
This was a huge hit last year so we thought we would do it again.
Get in quick!
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
#IrishGenealogy folks - you might enjoy this new newsletter from the Dictionary of Irish Biography...
We are delighted to announce the publication of our first quarterly newsletter LifeLines: News from the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ria.ie/grang...
And sign up here: mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...
You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ria.ie/grang...
And sign up here: mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
#IrishGenealogy folks - you might enjoy this new newsletter from the Dictionary of Irish Biography...
AGI Publishes New Resource on the Social Context of Ireland’s 1901 and 1911 Census Records: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-publishe...
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Excitement is building for the release of the 1926 Irish census records on 18 April! See a great article and interview about it at the link below...
#IrishGenealogy
#IrishGenealogy
How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926
The first major administrative act by an independent Irish government, what was involved in compiling the census 100 years ago?
www.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Excitement is building for the release of the 1926 Irish census records on 18 April! See a great article and interview about it at the link below...
#IrishGenealogy
#IrishGenealogy
Bargainous #genealogy books! #AncestryHour
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Bargainous #genealogy books! #AncestryHour
Now published online. A remarkable resource for birth, death and marriage in Cork in 19th century. Thanks to Heritage Council for funding it. 🗃️ douglasunionparishrecords.ie
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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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...
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
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...
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...
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.
storymaps.arcgis.com
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
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-...
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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
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
"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
Getting started with:
North of Ireland research: youtu.be/4zgeSlSzPW8
Analysing your DNA: youtu.be/a1hI2V1oVaY
Wikitree: youtu.be/sb6fmgBfwd0
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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
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...
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The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
Finding Your Roots Season 12 Trailer
YouTube video by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
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
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
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
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/10/scot... #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/10/scot... #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy
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One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
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
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
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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...
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
#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...
eamonphoenixfoundation.com/new-irish-hi...
If only there were more of these!
#IrishGenealogy
#IrishGenealogy
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
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
If only there were more of these!
#IrishGenealogy
#IrishGenealogy
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
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
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
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