Irish Family History Society

Connecting People With Their Irish Roots

Next Event

Aug
1
Sat
2026
10:00 Family History Fair in Belfast C... @ Belfast Central Library
Family History Fair in Belfast C... @ Belfast Central Library
Aug 1 @ 10:00 – 14:00
Mel and Louise are attending the Family History Fair in Belfast Central Library with the IFHS stand. Drop by and say hello if you’re in the area! 

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About the Society

Our objectives

The Irish Family History Society (IFHS) is a voluntary non-profit making organisation, established in 1984. We are based in Ireland, but open to anyone who is interested in looking to trace their Irish roots, wherever in the world they are based.  

We’re a welcoming community of like-minded family historians who value collaboration and sharing of knowledge.

Our objectives are:

  • To promote the study of Irish family history and genealogy.
  • To promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material.
  • To promote the recording of gravestone inscriptions.
  • To advise all those interested in seeking their Irish roots.
  • To encourage the repatriation of information from overseas on Irish emigrants.
  • To collaborate with and support other societies with similar aims.

Benefits of Membership

  • Access to the online Members’ Area which includes the Family History Knowledge Centre, recordings of talks and courses, past copies of the Journal, IFHS-specific databases and the world’s first accurate and confidential AI-powered Irish Family History Assistant, Ask GRÁinne
  • Free talks delivered over Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of each month by a variety of guest speakers covering a variety of topics of interest to family historians 
  • Free quarterly Members Only ‘Meet-Ups’ via Zoom to help with questions and conundrums and brick walls
  • Members Only WhatsApp Group  where you can ask a question, recommend an event or a book or anything else of interest to family historians
  • 2 x Free Course series per year, Spring and Autumn
  • 2 x Archive In-Person visits per year, we keep costs to a minimum  
  • Annual 1 day Conference In-person and on Zoom, subsidised
  • Publication of our Annual Journal, free as a PDF to all, printed version on payment of postage
  • 33% discounted subscription rate to The Irish Newspaper Archive

If you would like to support us and/or avail of the benefits a Society Membership offers, you should join us. Follow us on social media (links in the footer of this page) and sign up to receive our monthly Newsletter (delivered via Substack). 

Membership is only €25 per year. 

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