Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)

59 items from the 1766 religious census, Ireland's 1st census, survived the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922.

This return, for the Union of Abington, in east County Limerick, dated 9 April 1766, is one of the finest of these very rare survivors.

virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP...

Excerpt from PROI PUB/Statutes/2/17 Statutes, Ordinances and Acts in a Parliament held at Naas, 35 Henry VI.

Ah! the romance of the middle ages 💘 St Valentine's Day 1450: John de la Hyde seized Ballyburley, Co. Offaly, from Geoffrey, Bishop of Kildare. King Henry VI ordered John to give it back. Offaly romantic, no? www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/PROI-PU...

@offalyhistory.bsky.social

IGRS Top Research Tip #194: Did your ancestor serve in the Irish police? This link lists all the stations across Ireland for the Royal Irish Constabulary (to 1922) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (to 1924): www.swilson.info/m/ricdmp1890...

IGRS Top Research Tip #193: There are around 2 million gravestone transcriptions (many with photos) from all across Ireland on the Findagrave website. Have you used it, it’s free: www.findagrave.com

Good news - The annual update on the Irishgenealogy site is launched today: births 1925, marriages 1950, deaths 1975 have been added: www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/

IGRS Top Research Tip #193: There are around 2 million gravestone transcriptions (many with photos) from all across Ireland on the Findagrave website. Have you used it, it’s free: www.findagrave.com

IGRS Top Research Tip #192: Street names in civil and church registers can sometimes be hard to locate on modern maps. For Cork city there’s a handy online list linking together old and new street names, 1750-2013: digital.corkpastandpresent.com/Documents/De...

IGRS Top Research Tip #192: Street names in civil and church registers can sometimes be hard to locate on modern maps. For Cork city there’s a handy online list linking together old and new street names, 1750-2013: digital.corkpastandpresent.com/Documents/De...

Have some fun with your morning cuppa and try the St Bridget’s Day quiz compiled by Accredited Genealogists Ireland… accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/u...

AGI Publishes New Resource on the Social Context of Ireland’s 1901 and 1911 Census Records: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-publishe...

IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o

I had great fun bringing together material from @virtualtreasury.bsky.social with the England's immigrants database to look at people immigrating to and between England and Ireland in the middle ages.

IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o

How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926 The first major administrative act by an independent Irish government, what was involved in compiling the census 100 years ago?

How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Finding Limerick in the Virtual Treasury of Ireland Exploring the history of Limerick and its people through the lens of the Virtual Treasury of Ireland's exciting online resource

📢 NEXT ROADSHOW: We're headed to the Treaty City! Join us in Limerick on 11 February for our next VRTI Roadshow. We'll be hosted by Limerick City and County Council Archives Services and Library, the Limerick Museum, and the People's Museum of Limerick.

More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M

Interested in Irish census? Here ye go….

Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...

Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...

IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb

You’re right that a map really would be helpful on that site. We hear that one is likely to be included with the 1926 census, and you’ll be able to use that to find locations to then search earlier census returns. Hope this helps.

#TNAConnections Another great Gold Seam you can explore on the VRTI is that of the State Papers Ireland, 1660–1715 (TNA SP 63), an assembled collection of official letters, private papers, and correspondence that is held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy.

virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/s...

#NewDIBLives In the summer of 1688 Irish-born Goody (Goodwife) Glover was accused of witchcraft. She was tried, found guilty and hanged on 16 November & was the last person executed in Boston as a witch. Her tercentenary was commemorated on 16 November 1988. www.dib.ie/biography/gl... @ria.ie

Remembering Annie Patterson, the trailblazer who was UCC's first female music lecturer As the anniversary of Dr Annie Patterson's death approaches, Pet O'Connell recalls the life of the incredible woman who also was instrumental in the creation of the Feis Ceoil and Oireachtas na…

Died #Onthisday 1934 Annie Patterson, 'UCC’s first female music lecturer and the first woman in Ireland or Britain to be awarded a non-honorary doctorate in music.' www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Penrose Quay #Cork in 1929 with Nat Ross truck & Innisfallen #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W Photo Examiner

Guess who’s 90 this year! 😉

IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.

IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp

IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.