Meet the Experts.
Emilie Wood
Expert Genealogist and Researcher
Hi, I'm Emilie. I am a researcher here at the IFHC. I find it incredibly rewarding to use my love of history and share this affinity with customers as we discover their family history.
Laura Price
Expert Genealogist
I love hearing people's stories of their families, and helping them look for their origins. One of my favourite things about my job is when I can connect someone with their ancestor's 'place'. It may be the church they attended, the ruins of a house, the graveyard where the family is buried...but having that connection means so much to people.
Gili Diamant
Expert Genealogist
My work at the Centre combines two great passions of mine – historical research and all things Ireland!
Katie Docherty
Head of Operations and Analytics
Hi, I'm Katie and I'm Head of Operations and Analytics at the IFHC. I work across the Research and Centre teams, so there's a 50/50 chance of meeting me in the Centre at any given time.
Cara Eiwanger
Expert Genealogist and Probate Researcher
I’m Cara and work as a Genealogy and Probate researcher. I also manage the citizenship department, and thus if you need any assistance in obtaining documents to support your application, we are more than happy to help.
David Butler
Expert Genealogist
Being the son of a Superintendent Registrar for Births Deaths & Marriages, I was exposed to Genealogy from a very young age. Many Saturdays during my early teens were spent browsing through the original leather bound Church Registers in the Archives at Canterbury Cathedral helping my father trace our family tree.
Kayleigh Bealin
Research Manager
I'm Kayleigh Bealin, one of the Professional Genealogists here at the Irish Family History Centre. I am also the Research Manager at Eneclann, meaning if you want to commission a research project into your Family History, I am the one you'll be chatting to!
Declan Brady
Expert Genealogist
Declan is a professional historian, genealogist and educator who specializes in the social history and local government of eighteenth to twentieth century Ireland, including the Irish diaspora who emigrated during this period.