Digitised Journals 1985 to 2011

Maura Flood

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April 25, 2018

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Members’ News

We have now uploaded the digitised journals 1985 to 2011 in the Members’ Area under ‘Journals Archive’.  Thank you for your patience as we are still amending/adding to our new website.

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MyHeritage Offering DNA Kits to Adoptees

Maura Flood

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April 16, 2018

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News

MyHeritage has launched a new pro bono initiative to help adoptees and their birth families reunite through genetic testing. MyHeritage are providing 15,000 MyHeritage DNA kits, worth more than one million dollars, for free, to eligible participants.  See here  for...

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Representative Church Body Library (RCBL) New Guidelines

Maura Flood

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April 10, 2018

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News

The RCBL has issued new guidelines for copying and transcribing Church of Ireland parish records and headstone inscriptions.  Please refer to their guidelines here

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National Library of Ireland (NLI) Opening Hours and Services Update

Maura Flood

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April 10, 2018

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News

Duty Librarian can be contacted at info@nli.ie and the Duty Archivist on mqueries@nli.ie , Tuesday–Friday, from 9.30-5pm. Opening Hours The Main and Manuscripts Reading Rooms are open from 9.30am – 7.45 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday 9.30am – 4.45pm Thursday...

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Indexes to the Townlands and Parishes of Ireland 1851 to 1911

Maura Flood

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March 31, 2018

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News

FindMyPast have put up indexes of townlands and parishes in Ireland from 1851 to 1911. In addition to townlands and parishes, details of baronies and electoral divisions in Ireland for a given year. See Indexes To The Townlands and Parishes 1851-1911

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An online photographic archive released by Ancestry

Maura Flood

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March 28, 2018

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News

A series of digitally restored photographs of Ireland from the late 1800s to the 1950s has been released online by Ancestry as part of the UK Historical Photographs and Prints 1704 - 1989. See UK, Historical Photographs and Prints, 1704 -...

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