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
Raheny Heritage Society Ray Wickham Memorial Lecture
25 May 2026
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The 1937 School’s Folklore Collection presented by Sean Byrne Date: 3rd June Time: 6.30pm Location: Raheny Library Admission is free but advance booking is essential.
May Record Collection Updates
23 May 2026
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FamilySearch Roots Ireland Updates to Clare records. Civil births: Civil marriages: Civil deaths: Find My Past Ancestry New collections: Updated: See: Recently Added and Updated Collections
Visualise data using maps
16 May 2026
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The 1926 census has been included in the Irish Roots website. Click the Explore button on the site to look at people and places on
Sale! FamilyTree DNA Kits
11 May 2026
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In time for US Mother’s Day, FTDNA are having a sale for mtDNA and atDNA kits. See: DNA Testing for Ancestry & Genealogy – FamilyTreeDNA
Lifford Old Courthouse is now home to Donegal Ancestry CLG
08 May 2026
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In July 2024, due to the upcoming retirement of Joan Patton, the manager of Donegal Ancestry, the board of Donegal Ancestry agreed to reach out
‘From The Ashes’: The 1922 Irish Public Record Office Fire with David Ryan
05 May 2026
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The destruction of the Public Records Office in June 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War has cast a long shadow over Irish