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The Irish Genealogical Research Society is the “Great Granddaddy of all Irish Family History Societies”. Founded in 1936, it’s the world’s oldest society dedicated to the pursuit of Irish family history. https://www.irishancestors.ie
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
08.11.2025 09:03 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
22.09.2025 07:03 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Transcript of a gravestone inscription with a drawing of a fish that was carved on the gravestone.
On this day in 1838, Patrick Cullinane died aged 28. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Claregalway Abbey, Co. Galway, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/cull1838
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Galway
National Archive launches search for Irish people who are 100 years or over to tell their stories: www.irishstar.com/news/ireland...
08.11.2025 09:21 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
08.11.2025 09:03 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🥮 Barm brack is a true #Halloween classic!
“Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞
This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...
IGRS Top Research Tip #179: The records of Ireland’s Genealogical Office (created by the Ulster King of Arms) date from the 16th to 19th centuries and are described in detail here: shorturl.at/s5zdP
01.11.2025 11:58 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Transcript of a funeral entry.
On this day in 1624, Margaret White Brice of Dublin died. Her funeral entry details her father and husband. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: tinyurl.com/bric1624
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Dublin
IGRS Top Research Tip #178: The IGRS’ online Early Irish Marriage Index notes alternative sources for marriage in Ireland up to 1863. It’s free, ever growing, and now comprises almost 276,000 names: www.irishancestors.ie/search/marri...
25.10.2025 08:35 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #177: This is a great website for graveyard surveys, comprising photos and transcriptions of gravestones from across Ireland. More being added all the time: irishgraveyards.ie
18.10.2025 08:54 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
On this day in 1729, Michael Cuft died aged 38. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/cuft1729
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Westmeath
IGRS Top Research Tip #176: If the parish baptismal register doesn’t survive from early enough, try piecing a family together by combing through the civil marriage registers looking for matching fathers’ names. From 1845 for non-RC, 1864 for RCs, all for free:
www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/
IGRS Top Research Tip #175: If you’re seeking Irish sources for women’s history the website of the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) has a page describing a range of such sources held by NAI: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
04.10.2025 14:42 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #174: Was your ancestor one of the c45,000 Irish men who served and died in British forces during the Great War, 1914-1918? Check the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: www.cwgc.org
27.09.2025 10:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ancestors who worked aboard boats and ships? Here ya go…
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Image from page 86 of "History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803" (1854)
A depiction of a woman fighting on the rebel side at the Battle of Wexford, June 20th 1798. From a coloured line engraving, published by G. Thompson, 1798
Portrait of Lady Louisa Conolly by Joshua Reynolds (1775)
🚨 New image gallery: Women’s Voices in the Rebellion Papers 📜
From petitions and depositions to intercepted letters and court testimonies, the National Archives of Ireland’s Rebellion Papers reveal women’s roles in 1798 in all their complexity.
🔗 virtualtreasury.ie/image-galler...
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
22.09.2025 07:03 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
We hope you enjoyed our #FiantFriday series, curated by our fabulous Data Steward, Sadhbh Dunne! In case you missed any posts, you can find them all here in our new Fiant Friday Image Gallery:
virtualtreasury.ie/image-galler...
IGRS Top Research Tip #173: If your ancestor was a sailor he’ll likely appear in the crew lists of ships & boats registered in what is now the Republic of Ireland, 1860-1921. Search the database here: census.nationalarchives.ie/search/cl/ho...
20.09.2025 09:48 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #173: If your ancestor was a sailor he’ll likely appear in the crew lists of ships & boats registered in what is now the Republic of Ireland, 1860-1921. Search the database here: census.nationalarchives.ie/search/cl/ho...
20.09.2025 09:48 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0We're excited to release the conference programme for 'Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives'. There is limited space so if you would like to attend please book a place using the link below as soon as possible. Attendance is free but booking is essential!
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IGRS Top Research Tip #172: Glasnevin cemetery is the main place of burial for Dublin’s Catholics: 1.5M are interred there. Helpfully, its online database can even be searched with just as little as an address by first tapping a ‘space’ in the surname box: www.dctrust.ie/genealogy/se...
13.09.2025 07:54 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #171: Tracking down descendants of your Irish relatives who moved to New York City? Here’s a helpful free online tool: The NYC Marriage Index, 1950-2017. It records 4,757,588 marriage licences issued: www.nycmarriageindex.com
06.09.2025 07:40 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Transcript of a gravestone inscription and related commentary.
On this day in 1706, William Crawford (Crafford) of Farranacardy died. The Journals show the inscription on his gravestone at Sligo Abbey and blazon the coats of arms that were carved on it: tinyurl.com/craf1706
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Sligo
IGRS Top Research Tip #170: The State of the Country Papers / Outrage Reports, were a sub-series of Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers, starting in 1821. They detail serious crimes of a political or organised nature. See online catalogues: csorp.nationalarchives.ie/index.html
30.08.2025 16:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Transcript of a gravestone inscription.
On this day in 1774, Ann Dempsey Phelan died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Shaen graveyard, Straboe, Co. Laois (Queen's), in the Journals: tinyurl.com/phel1774
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Laois
An early example of lawyer-bashing may be found in an Evening Herald report of a Clare County Council meeting of 1949, when a number of counsellors vociferously opposed the re-upholstering of barristers' benches in lovely Ennis Courthouse (below). Read it all here:
ruthcannon.com/2025/07/29/c...
IGRS Top Research Tip #169: Searching for gravestone inscriptions in Co. Galway? This comprehensive list points to over 400 cemeteries and burial grounds across the county for which there are inscriptions and/or burial records: tinyurl.com/29t29n4h
23.08.2025 07:14 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
IGRS Top Research Tip #168: Search this site for records of the Irish migration to, and settlement in, Newfoundland in eastern Canada, 1750-1850. Huge numbers hailed from Ireland’s southeast, specifically counties Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford: www.mannioncollection.ca/default.aspx
16.08.2025 07:41 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
@cwallacedublin.bsky.social will be joining Galway Co. Council/Galway Heritage Groups for a special event next Wednesday: "Tracing your Galway Roots: Discover Your Family History"
www.eventbrite.ie/e/tracing-yo...
