Irish Family History Society

Connecting People With Their Irish Roots

FTM 2024 HAS ARRIVED!

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

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New Kerry Records Added!

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

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The Leitrim Gathering 2025

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

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Féile Tom Crean Kenmare

 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 –

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Irish Archives Launch

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,

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New Records Source

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.

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Newsflash

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

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GRO Research Room Closed

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

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Dublin Book Festival

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

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Summer Sale on DNA Tests

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

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Newspaper.com birth Announcement Index

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,

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FREE ACCESS to Genealogy records

ANCESTRY is providing free access to certain military records until midnight 13 November. You need to register for free with its associated website uk.forceswarrecords.com with

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Family History Zone

This organisation has lots of interesting articles on its website. We selected just two below, but there are many, many more. HOW TO USE HISTORICAL

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Ulster Settlers Database

The Ulster Settlers Database, an exciting biographical and historical resource, is now available to researchers. Making innovative use of historical data relating to the English and Scottish

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Great Famine Lecture Series

The Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council is inviting everyone to attend an international online lecture series titled, “Rippling Effects of The Great Irish

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Irish Labour History Website 

Newly Digitised Material Added To New Irish Labour History WebsiteThe newly re-designed Irish Labour History Society website, www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com, includes a number of newly digitised items

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Free History Magazine

The October edition of the online history magazine, 200, takes us back to the autumn of 1822, reporting the news then but in the language

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Free Genealogy Advisory Service

The National Archives’ Genealogy Advisory Service is now available as a face-to-face service and will also continue to operate via email. Assistance will be available

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New resources on IFHS website

30 June 2022 new section in member’s area The IFHS is regularly getting bulletins, newsletters, announcements, etc. from organisations it is affiliated with. And other

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No-1-of-2022-News-Sheet

IFHS has just published its first News Sheet of 2022. It is available for downloading (PDF format) from the Member’s Section of this website.

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Our New Magazine is Out!

The Irish Family History Magazine, Volume 37 has just been printed. With lots of articles covering various topics, as you can see below. Members will

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Find my past discount for members

Find my past https://www.findmypast.ie/ is offering 25% discounts on selected memberships. Offer end date: Sunday 28th November 2021 Log into the members’ section or become

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Back to our past

The Genealogy and Family History experience is back in the RDS! The show will provide access to 30 presentations on both genetic & general genealogy

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Family Tree Memory Keeper

“Family Tree Memory Keeper” is a paperback from the editors of “Family Tree Magazine”. Produced in 2013, it is a workbook which makes it easy

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RootsTech 2022

RootsTech 2022, the annual Genealogy Conference will take place from 3 – 5 March, 2022.  As in 2021, it will be fully virtual and free

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AGM 2021

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June 2020 IFHS Update

Hello to all our members from Noel chairperson IFHS and the members of the IFHS committee- Lucinda, Joan, Roy and Dan. Hope you are keeping

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New Databases on FindMyPast

FindMyPast have added new databases for Civil Registers Indexes for births and marriages which link to birth and marriage records on Irish Genealogy.  You will

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Finding your Ancestors in Kerry

Finding your Ancestors in Kerry Kay Caball ISBN 978-1-907990-08-3 €13.00 Pages 160 Published by Flyleaf Press Dublin www.flyleaf.ie This is another family history research guide in

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