It’s a wise child know’s it’s own father.
01 February 2015In Irish research you will often find clusters of family surnames in places – Bluett in Ballina, county Mayo; Clooney in county Kilkenny; Butterly in county Louth, to name but a few. These are not the names of the Irish clans that ruled territories. Names like these represent more recent...
Social networking and the genealogist.
01 February 2015“For the times they are a changing”, Bob Dylan’s immortal words can be applied to many things, not least genealogical research in the digital world. The greater availability of records online and the surge in global interest in family history over the past decade has meant that never has there...
The Role of Romance in Family History
01 February 2015Births and marriages are the stock in trade of genealogists. We spend our days in dusty archives, extracting information from these documents, seeking to learn more about our ancestors. On this Valentines weekend, it seems like a good time to press the pause button, and reflect on the human stories...
Do you have an ancestor with a popular name?
01 January 2015Do you have an ancestor with a popular name? Patrick Byrne from Thurles in county Tipperary or Mary Murphy from Macroom in county Cork. Were they born between 1864 and 1877? Let’s say you have identified their baptismal record in the parish – your Mary Murphy was baptised on the...
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results.
01 January 2015Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. Thomas Edison The inventor’s dictum about negative results can usefully be applied to us family historians. Working on the Genealogical Advisory Team at the National Library, I am often struck by the many callers...
Irish Probate Genealogy Partners
01 January 2015Eneclann and Heirsireland, Ireland’s two leading probate genealogy firms, have combined to provide a comprehensive genealogical service to the Irish legal profession. Irish Probate Genealgy partners have over 60 years combined experience legal, title and probate research, which includes: Completing research Identify rightful heirs Preparing required documentation Providing expert testimony at kinship...
Researching Families.
01 December 2014Each newsletter we offer you a research tip written by one of our expert researcher’s, in the hope that we can somehow help along your genealogy path. This week Stephen Peirce has written a research tip on…. Researching Families. When researching families we often use evidence from civil certificates to guide our searches. In particular...
Family History Research and what trends to be aware of
15 November 2014Each newsletter we offer you a research tip written by one of our expert researcher’s, in the hope that we can somehow help along your genealogy path. This week Carmel Gilbride has written a research tip on. Family History Research and what trends to be aware of Each family is unique in its decisions...
Tenants on Crown estates in Ireland
01 November 2014Each newsletter we offer you a research tip written by one of our expert researcher’s, in the hope that we can somehow help along your genealogy path. This week Fiona Fitzsimons has written a research tip on. Tenants on Crown estates in Ireland Between 1848 and 1851 over...
It’s official – the Irish diaspora reached everywhere, including Central America.
01 November 2014Regular readers will remember that in June 2012, Eneclann and Ancestor Network won the tender to provide the Genealogy Advisory Service in the National Library and National Archives. We received a warm welcome from the Director of the National Library, for our “enhanced family history service.” One of the first...
British Armed Forces Army Records.
31 October 2014Each newsletter we offer you a research tip written by one of our expert researcher’s, in the hope that we can somehow help along your genealogy path. This week Fiona Fitzsimons has written a research tip on British Armed Forces Army Records. British Armed Forces Army records The most complete online collection of historic British Armed...
Go ToSources
10 October 2014Family history concerns itself with mapping people to places. We need to be familiar with the places where events in our ancestors lives may have taken place. One of our ‘go to’ sources for this information is the work of Brian Mitchell, including his Guide to the Parishes of Ireland. Guide to...
