August Record Collection Updates

The following are the updates to Irish family history record collections and Irish genealogy record collections for August 2026. Do let us know of any others this month by emailing info@ifhs.ie.

FamilySearch

• Nothing specifically related to Ireland this month.

Roots Ireland

New Armagh Records Added!

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 22,000 new Armagh records to our Roots Ireland database! They are as follows:

Graveyards:

• St Gobhans CI (1875-1986) – Seagoe Parish;
• Ballylane Reformed Presbyterian (1855-1984) – Kilclooney Parish;
• Clare Reformed Presbyterian (1872-2012) – Ballymore Parish;
• Kernan Interdenominational (1989-1995) – Seagoe Parish.
• Church Records;
• Shankill (Lurgan) CI (bapts 1681-1864; Marriages 1676-1921; burials 1754-1756);
• Ballymoyer (Ballymyre) CI (bapts 1820-1836; Marriages 1820-1836; burials 1820-1836);
• Derrynoose CI (burials 1835-1870);
• Armagh CI (bapts 1860-1864; marriages 1840-1845).

There are 19,123 baptisms, 1642 marriage records, 525 burial records and 1112 headstone records, making a total of 22,402 new records for County Armagh. 

For an up to date list of sources for Armagh and to search these records, go to rootsireland.ie/armagh and login or subscribe as required.

Find My Past

Nothing new specific to Ireland this month but there have been additions to Royal Navy collections and railway and canal record collections that may be of interest. See: What’s New

Ancestry

New collections:

• Nothing relevant this month

Updated:

• Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
• UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

See: Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

Nothing new this month.

Irish Genealogy Projects

• DERRY, Genealogy Archives – Headstones: Drumachose Presbyterian Graveyard, Limavady
• See: https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives

Registry of Deeds Index Project Ireland

See: Facebook. Also: This is the home page of the Registry of Deeds Index Project

Update of 15 August 2026 – 655,624 index records from 67,099 memorials of deeds.

Thanks again to our magnificent volunteers I completed an update yesterday that has 655,624 index records from 67,099 memorials of deeds. As always, these and all other of the project databases are fully searchable at: https://irishdeedsindex.net/search/search.php

This index and the other indexes on our site are fully searchable at: https://irishdeedsindex.net/search/search.php.

Ulster Historical Foundation

For almost seven decades, the Ulster Historical Foundation has been helping people uncover the stories of their ancestors, families and communities. Now, we are delighted to introduce a new database that offers a fascinating insight into that work: the Ulster Historical Foundation Search Reports Database.

The reports cover a remarkably broad range of subjects. They include investigations into:

• Individuals and families
• Surnames and family relationships
• Places and townlands
• Estates and landholding
• Churches and religious communities
• Occupations and local communities
• Historical events and circumstances
• Genealogical and historical records

Irish Newspaper Archives

New Title Released:

• No new titles this month

Updated titles:

• Anglo-Celt
• Antrim Newsletter
• Connaught Tribune
• Cork Constitution
• Donegal Democrat
• Dundalk Democrat
• Donegal News
• Derry Journal
• Echo West & Clondalkin
• Echo Tallaght
• Evening Echo
• Fermanagh Herald
• Gaelic Life
• Galway Advertiser
• Galway City Tribune
• Irish Examiner
• Irish Farmers Journal
• Irish News
• Kildare Nationalist
• Kilkenny People
• Leinster Express
• Leinster Leader
• Laois Nationalist
• Longford Leader
• Leitrim Observer
• Midland Tribune
• Munster Express
• Strabane Chronicle
• Tipperary Star
• The Nationalist & Munster Times
• Tuam Herald
• Tullamore Tribune
• Waterford News & Star