Heritage Week 2026
16 Aug 2026
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15 – 23 August 2026 Heritage at Risk encourages us to explore the built, natural and cultural aspects of our heritage that are endangered, for
Irish Family History Society
Connecting People With Their Irish Roots
Next Event
Aug
21
Fri
2026
10:00
Advice Clinic for Heritage Week
@ Dublin City Library
Advice Clinic for Heritage Week
@ Dublin City Library
Aug 21 @ 10:00 – 16:00
As part of Heritage Week, we are running an Advice Clinic in Pearse Street Library, Dublin. Do drop by to say hello if you are in the area!
Latest News
New Irish Surname Tool
17 Jun 2026
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Irish surnames carry centuries of history in a single word. Most derive from the Gaelic naming system that flourished in Ireland before the Norman conquest
New Tool: GEDminer, a family tree analyser and research planner
13 Jun 2026
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GEDminer is a new free tool that will analyze your GEDCOM files. It is designed by genealogists to help family historians audit their trees, find
New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online
10 Jun 2026
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and Thomas Cullen digitised and published in the
Dublin by Dusk: Visit the NLI After-Hours
07 Jun 2026
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Dublin by Dusk is a new city wide initiative that invites you to experience Dublin city as it stays open late on the last Thursday
IGRS Summer Research Trip
03 Jun 2026
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KILRUDDERY HOUSE AND AVOCA MILL SATURDAY 25th JULY 2026 In person 8.45am Assemble at EPIC, Custom House Quay, Dublin 9.15 Coach departs promptly. Coach capacity
Dublin City Library and Archive Open Saturdays
30 May 2026
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We are pleased to announce that the Reading Room will be open to researchers by appointment on Saturdays, from 6th June 10:00-16:30 Beidh an Seomra