Who Do You Think You Are? Series 7 – Ray Martin
01 September 2015A lifetime spent in journalism has seen Ray Martin witness some of the defining moments of his time. Looking into his own history he finds his forbears too were on the frontline of nation shaping events. Discovering an ancestor at the scene of Australia’s greatest armed rebellion. On his maternal...
Catholic Parish Registers go online for the first time.
01 July 2015The National Library of Ireland has officially launched their new web-repository of parish records. Covering more than a 1,000 parishes throughout the island of Ireland, the registers consist primarily of baptismal and marriage records, also including names of people involved, such as witnesses or godparents. Eneclann were delighted to have been apart of this...
George Clooney’s Kilkenny roots revealed
01 July 2015Story by Zara King@ZaraKing_UTV A genealogy expert has shown UTV Ireland evidence from land records which prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that George Clooney’s ancestors lived on land in Knockeen in Windgap, Co. Kilkenny. Known as the “Clooney homestead”, George Clooney’s ancestral house and land has since been passed down through...
British Institute, Salt Lake City, UTAH, 21-25 Sept. An interview with Fiona Fitzsimons
01 June 2015“I would say that the single most common error I see among genealogists, is that they don’t question the bias of their sources. Many people invest so much in tracking down a relevant document, that once they find it, they accept it uncritically. Or, people put too much weight on...
Polemical corner
01 June 2015How should we steer the future development of Genealogy/ Family History as an expert discipline? The Genealogical Society of Ireland recently reported on the change of name of one of Ireland’s genealogical groups. Under the headline ‘APGI becomes AGI’ they outlined in forensic detail the various corporate and non-incorporated...
Ireland Reaching Out launch new website
01 June 2015Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) is a volunteer-based, non-profit initiative which builds vibrant, lasting links between the global Irish Diaspora and parishes of origin in Ireland. Here are some images from the Launch of their new website www.irelandxo.com at Iveagh House last week. Eneclann Directors Fiona Fitzsimons and Brian Donovan. Minister Jimmy...
Behind the scenes in the Genealogy Advisory Service: June 2015
01 June 2015The 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...
British Institute, Salt Lake City, UTAH, 21-25 Sept. An interview with Bruce Durie
01 May 2015Dr Bruce Durie has enjoyed two successful careers in different fields. He began his professional life as a biochemist/ pharmacologist. In 1977 he was awarded the IBRO/ UNESCO Fellowship as ‘Scotland’s most promising young neuroscientist.” In the 90s, he moved into family history, and later completed a doctorate in History...
The Ned Kelly Gang
01 May 2015When news of the Australian Seminar evening in Trinity College on the 20th of May, reached one of our readers, it struck a personal note. Ronald Land is the great-grandnephew of the police officer who was in command at the time of the capture of Ned Kelly, Read his story here. “You all...
An Interview with Melissa Johnson, CG
01 March 2015APG member Melissa Johnson will be leading a track on Elements of Genealogical Writing, Editing, and Publishing, at the 15th annual British Institute in Salt Lake City this September. Fiona Fitzsimons caught up with Melissa for an interview on her life as a genealogist, and to ask her what she is most looking forward to at...
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...
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...
