IGRS Ireland Branch AGM
30 Sep 2026
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14:30 AGM (members only)15:00 (approx) Lecture (open to all) The AGM is open to current IGRS members only. Please donโt be shy about putting your name
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Summer Discounts
02 Jul 2026
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New biography challenges century-long clerical hagiography of Australian pioneer priest, John Therry
30 Jun 2026
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New research drawing on extensive Irish and Australian manuscripts reveals that Fr John Joseph Therry (1790-1864)โ long celebrated as the saintly founder of Australian Catholicism
IGRS Release Michael Leader Parish Register Transcripts
27 Jun 2026
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On 4 July 2026, as the next step in the Irish Genealogical Research Societyโs ambitious digitisation project, we are delighted to announce the publication online
Survey of people with experience of the operation of Birth Information and Tracing service
22 Jun 2026
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The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley welcomes the launch of an online survey of people with experience of the operation of the
June Record Collection Updates
19 Jun 2026
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FamilySearch Roots Ireland 43,652 new Galway records added: Almost 10,000 new Tipperary records added: Find My Past Ancestry New collections: Updated: See: Recently Added and Updated
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