The Western Family History Association (Cumann Stair Teaghlaigh an Iarthair) is a genealogy group based in County Galway. They are a self-help group for members

The Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates are delighted to announce that tickets for this year’s 24th Annual Conference,  Life Cycles and

This year, 2026, heralds the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) in 1936. This milestone anniversary will be marked

The Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI) are presenting a free webinar on RootsIreland. Date: Saturday, March 7 Brendan Scott will present from Ireland on the

The North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS) is taking part in Heritage Week which returns to libraries across Northern Ireland from 9 to 14

The Society of Genealogists is hosting a day on the topic of The London Irish. Parts are available online as well as in-person with Claire

Starting Thurs 5th March.

The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) is honoured to present the inaugural event in an international lecture series to celebrate the 90th anniversary of

Irish Genealogy Every year an additional year of Birth, Marriage and Death entries is added to the website, which is free to use, and no

Wednesday 18th February 2026 ”Exploring the making of Irish Food History: A Companion”, Speaker: Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Venue: The Royal Marine Hotel, Marine

Find My Past have free access to their newspaper archives until February 16th.

Trace Your Irish Roots from Home! Are you uncovering your Irish family history? Join the QFHS Irish Research Group for our first online meeting of

Making the most of your DNA results isn’t exactly straightforward, but we’re here to help. In fact, that’s what our annual DNA Discoveries event is

Lectures take place at 6 p.m. on the below dates in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library &Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Admission

I’m re-surfacing a nice article from Irish Heritage News Feb 1 2024 to celebrate St Brigid. St Brigid has long been one of Ireland’s most

Cork Public Museum invite you as key contributors to celebrate the launch of the newly acquired Cork Jewish Community Digital Archive on Thursday 12th February 2026

Maynooth University Department of History, in collaboration with St Patrick’s Pontifical College and Maynooth University Library, are hosting the Fourth Annual Maynooth Through the Ages

FamilySearch Roots Ireland The addition of 8278 nineteenth-century census substitute records have been added for County Kildare to the Roots Ireland database! They are as

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Federation of Local History Societies, 2026 UK Trip to North West England “A Tale of Three Cities”Liverpool, Manchester and Chester Date:  Sunday

AGM of the Western Family History Association, Wednesday, 21st January 2026, The Western Family History Association (WFHA), based in County Galway, is a self-help genealogy group

Writing Family Memories That Engage and Inspire the Next Generation Co-ordinator/Facilitator: Audrey McKeown, Editor of North Irish Roots Journal Start Date: Thursdays starting on 29th January until June.  Time

Our friends over in the Irish Genealogical Research Society are celebrating their 90th Anniversary this year. They have a global schedule of events planned, keep

Registration is now open for the 2026 Legacy Family Tree Webinars series — and this year has one clear theme: 2026 is the Year of

Save the dates: PALM BEACHSunday, March 15, 2026Dinner at Club Colette in conversation with Arthur Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh speaking about his new

We are delighted to announce that the website: orourkesofleitrim.ie is now live. This website is an initiative of Leitrim County Council Heritage Office and is an output

Here’s a selection of new books that might be of interest. New Books from County Longford Historical Society County Longford Historical Society recently co-published, with

The following archives and institutions are advertising their opening hours over the Christmas period. National Library of Ireland All NLI locations will be closed on

FamilySearch Nothing publicised since the last update. I will update this section if anything is released in December. Roots Ireland Nothing publicised since the last

SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER 2025  14.30 – 16.00 via ZOOM Rachel Fehily is a barrister, lecturer in literature and justice at UCD and is engaged in

2025 Annual Fund Appeal For any US-based folks. As we look ahead, we invite you to support our 2025 Annual Fund, which sustains the Society’s

Here’s a selection of sales news that has come into my inbox so far, most deals are for this week only: Redbubble Redbubble have a

Hit a brick wall when analyzing your DNA Matches? We’ve got you covered! We’ve updated the data for Theory of Family Relativity™, adding 103 million new theories to

An overview of the record sources created by parishes and churches in Ireland, as part of Explore Your Archives Week. Date: Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Information curtesy of the Federation of Local History Societies, here are some upcoming talks that might be of interest to family historians. Foxrock History Club:

Following an ambitious programme of conservation, cataloguing, and digitisation, over 166,000 pages of material, dating back to the early 19th century, have been digitised, and

SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER  14.30 – 16.00 via ZOOM Marguerite Fletcher will discuss, Using the Irish Naming Tradition to Build your Family Tree. The title is

The Irish Georgian Society E-Zine is out now listing upcoming talks and activities. Talk 6Ireland’s Lighthouses: Two centuries of architecture and art by David Hare6pm, Tuesday

FamilySearch Nothing of note for Ireland. Some additional Essex Parish Registers digitised for the United Kingdom, plus many more collections for Italy, among other locales.

Holocaust Education Ireland (HEI) have their annual lecture Thursday 6th November in Trinity College Dublin. This is a free event, but you must register in

Men and women born before April 18th, 1926, have been invited to become centenarian ambassadors and they and their families are being asked to share

Firstly, the MyHeritage DNA test has been upgraded to use Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), the most comprehensive method for reading DNA available today. Powered by

Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty. Discover the history of our beautiful Victorian building on Kildare Street and meet the

A new guide to Ireland’s 1901 census, published by Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI), introduces family historians to one of the country’s most important historical record

Recent updates relevant to Irish family history research at Ancestry (.com, .co.uk etc) include:

Takes place on 18 and 19 October. Nine speakers will explore the dark times when many British citizens struggled with little or no income, inferior housing,

See: Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives [IGP Free Irish Genealogy]

New collection released by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland in partnership with the National Archives of Ireland presents a series of documents that capture

Wednesday, 8 October 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58 A lecture by Dr. Sarah Hendriks, curator of

Update of 21 September 2025 – 636,519 index records from 65,322 memorials of deeds. Thanks to the wonderful work of our great volunteers we now

Katie Hannon delves into the secrets held in Ireland’s National Archives in a new series of The Records Show Sundays on RTÉ One and RTÉ

Irish Bigamy: New Insights into Colonial New South Wales (Colonial Press, Goulburn, NSW, 2025) Author: Damian Gleeson PhD (UNSW), PhD (UNE) Drawing on a large

Webtember 2025 is the annual online conference dedicated to family history and genealogy delivered by Legacy Family Tree Webinars. For four Wednesdays in September, they’ll

Inner Lives and Outer Realities Hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Department of History How does the individual experience history?

The 1916–1921 Club invites you to a special commemoration of Roger Casement on Sunday, August 31st, at 2:00 PM at Glasnevin Cemetery,Dublin.The event will include

Friday 19th September 2025 We are joining in the celebrations for Culture Night 2025 and will be open to visitors throughout the evening of Friday

Tuesday, 19 August 2025 | 3.00pm – 4.00pm. Online via Teams. Free, booking information available here. As part of Heritage Week, join Steven Skeldon, National Library of

There are kits and bundles on offer for the month of August. Summer Sale ends August 31, 2025, at 11:59 pm PDT See pricing for Bundles.

Date: 16 Aug Following a successful year of growth, the NIFHS are holding their AGM on August 16th. . The Guest Speaker is:Chris Paton BA

National Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage. Date: 16 – 24 August 2025 It brings together volunteers, community groups and heritage enthusiasts

The North of Ireland Family History Society’s DNA Summer School is back for the sixth year! And it’s better than ever. This year’s theme is

Spaces are currently available for new students to join the MA History of Family programme at the University of Limerick this September. This unique course

Thanks to the collaboration with our partner archives and libraries in Ireland, Britain and North America, the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland is delighted to

The Ulster Historical Foundation is delighted to announce that the Townland Atlas of Ulster is once again available to purchase from their online bookstore Fundamental to ‘place’

RootsIreland are delighted to announce the addition of almost 9000 new Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records from South Tipperary to the Roots Ireland database!

Saturday 19th July 2025    9.00 – 17.00 Emo Court Demesne and Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery, Co Laois This in an “in person” event. John Brennan

Does anyone have family connections to women who were part of the Blueshirts in Ireland? My name is Ryan, and I’m currently producing a one-hour

Ancestry DNA Kits just £49 plus p+p. Offer ends 14 Jun 2025 11:59pm.

Date: Tues 10th June, 6pm Location: The Substation, Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1.

Application deadline: 10 June 2025. We are pleased to announce that the RIA Colonial Legacies Fellowship Scheme 2025-2026 is now open for applications. Following a

Registry of Deeds Index Project Update of 01 June 2025 – 629,064 index records from 64,636 memorials of deeds. Thanks again to the continuing tremendous

NIFHS Spring School 2025 Wed 28 May – On Zoom. This is an opportunity to dip your toe in the water regarding the use of

Here’s some News I missed from the start of the month. Ancestry have beta-released an online transcription feature for you to try out on your

Based on the work of Barry Griffin, the list below shows the five most popular surnames in Ireland and in each county in 1901. Overall

For anyone, like me, who has been awaiting the update to Family Tree Maker, this morning Mackiev have emailed all those who prepaid. It has

Roots Ireland are delighted to announce the addition of 20,385 new Kerry records to the Roots Ireland database! They are as follows: Roman Catholic parish

The National Monuments Service World Heritage Scholarship programme has been established in support of the newly proposed National Strategy for World Heritage. A goal of

Celebrating place, connection, and heritage with Leitrim people at home and around the world.  When: May 23rd-25th 2025 The Leitrim Gathering is a celebration of

Speaker: Dr Tim Murtagh, Research FellowDate: Tuesday 29 April, 2025Time: 13:00 – 14:00 (Doors at 12:30)Venue: Bedford Tower, 1st Floor, Upper Yard, Dublin Castle D02

If you are on Facebook it’s worth following this page to hear the latest regarding the indexing of the Registry of Deeds volumes. The Registry

We are delighted to announce the addition of the following Monaghan records to our Roots Ireland database (2410 records altogether): (606 Marriages) Baptisms School Records 

There’s a nice article in this month’s Really Useful Bulletin (no. 56) from the Family History Federation that explains how to research your ancestor’s occupation.

FamilySearch have released 550 million new records this month. This includes expanding their existing Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 collection of 2,048,990 indexed records.

If you have an account with FamilyTreeDNA you should have received an email to update the password on your account. They are doing this in

Venue : Helen Roe Theatre, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 The AGM will be followed by a talk by Joseph E.

 Aileen Crean O’Brien, granddaughter of the Antarctic explorer Tom Crean, and her husband Bill are organizing a festival, celebrating the life of her grandfather –

Join the National Museum of Ireland for a weekend of tours and interactive object handling in commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising, and learn about

Tailte Éireann is delighted to host the launch of Vol. 29 of Irish Archives at 18:00, Thursday 20 Feb 2025, at the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street,

Ireland’s Catholic Records is a platform dedicated to 18th-century Catholic family and historical records, featuring interactive visualizations, databases, and a blog to foster community engagement.

It has been announced that the 1926 Census of Ireland will be released on 18 April 2026. Great news for all who are interested in

The General Register Office (GRO) has announced on its website that its walk-in-service is suspended and its Research Room closed until further notice. Here is

Running from November 6th to 10th at various venues across Dublin, the festival offers a rich lineup of over 100 events, celebrating literature, creativity, and

Did you know that the Irish Familiy History Society is a member of the Family History Federation and the Irish Genealogical Research Society? Both organisations

The IHO was established in 2003 with the aim to provide a free online bibliographic catalogue focused on the broad area of the history of Ireland.

Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) are really the only ones doing a full Y-DNA test. They have a summer sale on for August. Still expensive unfortunately

Are you planning a research visit to Dublin?  In the August ’24 edition of the UK magazine “Who Do You Think You Are?” the genealogist

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/. The Genealogist, a leading resource for online genealogy and family history research, has just added over 20,000 obituary records from the Index Society, Musgrave’s

These small newspaper announcements hold a wealth of information for genealogists eager to document births in their family trees. This new searchable archive contains over 70 million birth announcements,

Spirit of Revolution: Ireland from below, 1917–1923 Visit the website to fine our more and purchase the book.

To celebrate our 40 year anniversary, the Irish Family History Society is now offering all older journals (2016 and before) for FREE!. You only pay