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Behind the scenes in the Genealogy Advisory Service @NLIreland: Various

The fun of the genealogy service in the National Library is that we never know in advance who we’ll meet, or what stories we’ll hear.  Our job is to listen, to identify verifiable facts and events, and to guide enquirers in their research.  The search never ends, because family history...

Consistent inconsistencies

As a general rule consistency is the friend of the genealogist. The more consistent records are, the more confident we are that we have the correct individuals in the records we have identified. This is particularly useful when dealing with common forename/surname combinations. For example, if a person is recorded...

Expert Talks in the National Library of Ireland

Our Expert speaker for June is Colum O’Riordan.  Colum’s talk is entitled: An A to Z of the Irish Architectural Archives collections.  Date: Saturday June 11th, Time: 2pm – 3.30pm, Venue: The Seminar Room, NLI, Kildare St. Synopsis The Irish Architectural Archive is 40 years old in 2016. This talk...

Jayne Shrimpton’s Photo-detective confirmed for Irish Lives Remembered 

Do you have a family photo or image that you’d like to know more about? Irish Lives Remembered invites readers to submit their family photographs for dating and analysis in the magazine, by Jayne Shrimpton. Please email digital files, preferably high resolution jpeg or tiff image files, along with a...

New Genealogy Advisory Service this summer in Blanchardstown Library.

Are you eager to find out more about your family history? If so then bring your questions to a new Genealogy Advisory Service taking place in Blanchardstown Library this summer.  Providing the advice will be Fiona Fitzsimons from Eneclann, a Trinity College campus company that specialises in history and heritage....

The Latest News Digest

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, read the National Records of Scotland’s feature article about the biggest sea battle of WWI, and the effect that loss of life had on communities in Ireland and across the United Kingdom. http://bit.ly/1P02lCs Archaeologists realize that you can’t understand how...

Souls of the Slain Art Exhibition

Research trip to Ireland

Since 2013, renowned genealogist Donna Moughty has brought a group of family historians to Ireland to research.  The trip is actually two consecutive trips, back-to-back, in Belfast and in Dublin. It’s an opportunity to explore Irish archives, libraries and repositories, led by someone who knows their way around. Donna also...

Bruce Springsteen’s Irish roots

On 8th November 1853, three Irish sisters stepped off the Arctic S.S. in the Port of New York. Ann Gerrity, the eldest, was 14 years old, Catherine was 12 and Eliza was 10. They were on their way to re-join their father and brothers in Freeport, Monmouth, New Jersey. A...

Estate Maps and how they can help with genealogy.

Overlooked by many, maps can often be very useful to a genealogist.  Estate maps frequently give a list of tenants and while a name is often all that it is recorded with the amount of land held, for someone tracing their family in a specific area a map can be...

The Irish Family History Centre Online

                            Welcome to the Irish Family History Centre website! This brand new website is the go to place for Irish Genealogy online, it will allow you to sign up to a whole new customer experience and one...

The Irish Family History Centre Visitor Experience

The Irish Family History Centre Visitor experience will be Introducing an exciting way for visitors to search for Irish Ancestors and discover their own unique family story while exploring Irish heritage along the way. EPIC Ireland showcases the unique global journey of the Irish people and The Irish Family History...