Friday 10 June 2011

June events for your diary

Seem to be running late with everything this month! Here're some events for the last two weeks of June.

14 June: Irish Online Sources, with Mary Beglan. Genealogical Society of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire College of FE. 8pm. 

15 June: Court Records for Genealogists, with Steven Smyrl. Raheny Library, Howth Road, Dublin 5. Free. 6.30pm. Contact Raheny Heritage Society: (0)1 831 5521. 

16 June: Familly History for Beginners, with Ann Robinson of the Lisburn branch of Northern Ireland Family History Society. Venue: Lisburn City Library. 7pm. Booking advisable. 028 9263 3350. 

17-19 June: Death & Dying is the theme of the 13th Irish Conference of Historians to be held at Iontas Building, North Campus, Maynooth. 50 Euros.

18 June: Irish Genealogy Research Society's outing to Kilkenny Castle, St Canice's Cathedral and Woodstock Gardens. Cost 55 Euros for all inclusive day out.  Departs 8.30am prompt, Natural Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin. Return c8.30pm. (0)1 406 3542.

21st June: Another round of monthly lunchtime lectures in the Tales of Medieval Dublin series is starting at Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin. The first lecture is The Viking's Tale, 1.15 to 2pm.. It's free.

Looking forward -

1 October: Genealogy & Family History Conference, Templegate Hotel, Ennis, Co Clare. Theme: The future of our Past. There's some very well known and well regarded names on the programme