A Familiar Tune: How music might help you discover your ancestors
29 August 2019We have a rich musical heritage in Ireland; music and song travelled easily with the Irish diaspora and were surely a source of solace and a mainstay of any social event. Recently, we have undertaken research on an 18th century musical instrument maker, and I have come across a number of...
Eileen Ó Dúill Recipient of the Laura G. Prescott Scholarship Winner
29 August 2019We’re delighted to say that our partner Eileen Ó Dúill (Irish Probate Genealogy Partners) has been awarded the Laura G. Prescott Scholarship by The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. __ The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) has announced that Eileen Ó Dúill, of Dublin, is a recipient of the Laura...
EDUCATION: New Term for myStory
29 August 2019New Term for myStory It is hard to believe that the summer holidays are almost coming to an end, but we are really excited to get back into the swing of the academic year and share our Transition Year history programme, myStory. What is myStory? myStory (originally GENEius...
Which one is your ancestor?
26 July 2019One of the challenges facing family historians is the plethora of same names in the same geographical area. This poses a particular problem in Irish genealogy. Most Irish families followed a particular pattern of naming their first sons after the paternal grandfather. So, if you have four brothers naming each of their sons John...
Get Creative in the Dublin Docklands
26 July 2019Every Wednesday this summer, we are teaming up with our partners at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, to offer some fun and creative workshops for the family! Each workshop uses activity sheets and creative projects, and revolves around topics inspired by the museum and family history centre content. So far...
Alternative Sources for Research
12 July 2019Gerard Leen, Kimberly Brown, Leslikae Thomas and Patrick Roycroft at the Irish Family History Centre. This Summer, the Irish Family History Centre was joined by two intern Genealogists from America. We asked them to jot down what they learned from their time here. This is what they said: Kimberly Brown National Library...
Irish Museums’ Association Education and Outreach Forum
12 July 2019As hard as it is to believe, it’s already July, which means I’ve just attended one of my favourite events of the year! The Irish Museums’ Association Education and Outreach Forum takes place every summer in Collins’ Barracks, Dublin, and is a melting pot of ideas, inspiration and community. This...
Story Shelf
12 July 2019Do you have a fascinating family story, ancestral legend or surname saga? In our bi-monthly newsletter, we’ll be featuring our favourite reader submissions from across the world. Featured readers will receive a free digital Irish surname poster of their choice as well as a 10% off voucher for our...
EXPERT WORKSHOP: Genealogy’s Community of Practice & Developing Genealogical Education
11 July 2019On Friday 14th, Tahitia McCabe (of Strathclyde University) gave an enlightening talk on Genealogy’s Community of Practise. The talk was given as part of the Expert Workshop series, curated by Fiona Fitzsimons, and hosted by the Militry Archives. Tahitia discussed ways in which genealogy educators can best teach and support students through their journey to...
When Family Lore Meets Facts
11 July 2019The Trinity College course in Irish Family & Social History resumes in September 2019. The course runs for sixteen weeks, over two semesters, and is a distillation of what I’ve learned over twenty five years a a professional genealogist. During the year, I encourage students to prepare blogs, short stories...
Tracing landless labourers by Fiona Fitzsimons
13 June 2019Tracing agricultural labourers provides a challenge to us as family historians. The number of agricultural labourers reached a peak in the generations before the Famine. Is it ever possible to trace this social group when we have no census or civil records, and incomplete church registers? Yes, I believe we...
Reader’s Blog: A Genealogy Adventure, by Amanda Jones
13 June 2019Here we have a blog submitted by one of our reader’s. Amanda Jones has been researching her Irish family history for several years now, and has put together her top tips to remember about Irish Genealogy. The views expressed are her own. Five years ago I began my genealogy adventure into my grandmother’s...
