Organised by Eneclann and Ancestor Network and taking place every working day of the month, the talks feature a short introduction (20 minutes) to an Irish genealogy topic and are followed by Q & As. Each talk will start at 1:05pm. It's free to attend and there's no booking required.
Here's the list of talks:
Fri 1 August | Digital sources, with Brian Donovan |
Tues 5 August | Hatch Match and beyond…finding trails and tales in Parish records with Rev. Patrick Comerford |
Wednes 6 August | Shipping records and their usefulness when searching for your ancestors, with Brian Mitchell |
Thurs 7 August | The Genealogy of Gaelic clans: sources records and evidence-11th to 17th century, with Lorna Moloney |
Fri 8 August: | Yesterday’s Children: Discover your ancestor’s childhood, with Aoife O’Connor |
Mon 11 August | Researching the history of Irish surnames and clan-names, with Paul McCotter |
Tues 12 August | The exile of Erin, researching the poor Irish in Victorian London, with Else Churchill |
Wednes 13 August | Under-used Irish records in the National Archives in England, with Audrey Collins |
Thurs 14 August | Genealogy and sporting records – from sporting Laurels to Family Trees, with Hilary McDonagh |
Fri 15 August | Did you come from Dublin dear? Understanding Dublin city through maps with Jacinta Prunty |
Mon 18 August | Using Ancestry.com to trace your family History, with Rhona Murray |
Tues 19 August | Reading Headstones primary sources carved in stone, with John Tierney |
Wednes 20 August | Using the College Archives for family history research, with Ellen O'Flaherty |
Thurs 21 August | Digitising Irish newspapers: how we bring Ireland’s stories back to life, with Ian Tester |
Fri 22 August | Irish in European armies, with Lar Joye |
Mon 25 August | Census-related records on the National Archives website, with Catriona Crowe |
Tues 26 August | Doing Local History, with Ray Gillespie |
Wednes 27 August | Finding women in the records, with Mary McAuliffe |
Thurs 28 August | Niall of the Nine Hostages and the genetic architecture of Irish surnames, with Dan Bradley |
Fri 29 August | Uncovering the Irish of the American Civil War, with Damien Shiels |
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