Category Archives: Ireland

New records from Ireland and Guernsey on Findmypast

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Gail Dever

Findmypast has added a new collection of Irish military records and updated birth, marriage and death records for the island of Guernsey, with both civil and parish records added. These new additions span over 120 years. Ireland, Defence Forces’ Military … Continue reading →

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Findmypast adds historical medical records and updates Irish newspaper collection

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Gail Dever

Did your ancestor go under the knife? You can perhaps find out in Findmypast’s latest family history records. Surgeons’ Case Books, University College London, 1836-1851Did your ancestor end up in the unfortunate circumstance of requiring surgery in Victorian London? This … Continue reading →

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New video on YouTube from RootsIreland — ‘Researching Ulster ancestors after 1800’

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Gail Dever

RootsIreland has posted a new video on its YouTube channel that features the talk, Researching Ulster ancestors after 1800: twenty key points to consider, delivered by Dr. William Roulston, author of the best-selling research guide Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical … Continue reading →

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Coming this spring — the 1926 Census of Ireland

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Gail Dever

The 1926 Census of Ireland will be released online in April 2026. This will be the first new census made public since the 1911 census. The census will be free and searchable. If your ancestors left Ireland before 1926, as … Continue reading →

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New book about the Irish Famine

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Gail Dever

The book, Canada and the Great Irish Famine, was officially launched yesterday at the University of Toronto’s St. Michael’s College. Edited by William Jenkins, the book is a series of ten essays written by several well-known Great Irish Famine historians. … Continue reading →

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Free Irish Catholic marriage and death records made available on MyHeritage

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

MyHeritage has added two free Irish collections, Ireland Catholic Parish Deaths and Burials, 1795-1881 and Ireland, Catholic Parish Marriages, 1742-1912, totalling more than 3.5 million records. Both collections are published under the National Library of Ireland’s Terms of Use of … Continue reading →

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‘Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland’ — New book by Chris Paton

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Gail Dever

Crisis situations affected many of our ancestors. If those ancestors lived in Ireland, professional genealogist and popular speaker Chris Paton has written a new book, Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland, where he explains what records were created when a crisis … Continue reading →

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Ireland properties, from 1298 to 1975, on FamilySearch

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Gail Dever

Thanks to Cyndi Ingle and her excellent website, Cyndi’s List, I learned that FamilySearch has a new full-text search collection, called Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975. FamilySearch’s Chief Genealogical Officer David Rencher first shared the news on Facebook. I’d … Continue reading →

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Long-time Irish genealogist Claire Santry honoured

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

The council of the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) announced on Friday that Claire Santry was unanimously chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Wallace Clare Award. The award recognizes Ms. Santry’s “dedication to the promotion of Irish genealogy over … Continue reading →

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750,000 new death records for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Findmypast

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast has updated three of its existing death record collections as part of its annual update of modern death records. Now covering 1980 to 2024, there are 751,279 death records from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to explore. … Continue reading →

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