Monday 9 April: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, incl. Genealogy Advisory Service, operating as normal.
Monday 9 April: Research Workshop: Using the National Library. Host & Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 5:30pm. Free. To reserve a place, contact: learning@nli.ie or 01 6030 259/346. Details.
Monday 9 April: “Gwyn’s Institute”. The origins of the Gwyn & Young orphanage in Brooke Park, with Jim Condren. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle branch. Venue: Lecture Room, Derry City’s Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, Londonderry, BT48 6AL. Talk follows AGM. 7pm. Free. All welcome.
Monday 9 April: Ulster Folklore, with Laura Spence. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Killyleagh branch. Venue: Killyleagh Masonic Hall, 50 High Street, Killyleagh, Co Down. 8pm. Free. Talk follows AGM. All welcome.
Tuesday 10 April: Family History Resources at the Linenhall Library, with Samantha McComb, and AGM. North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Venue: The Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn, BT28 1XP. 7:30pm. Free. All welcome.
Wednesday 11 April: Tracing your Malahide ancestors, with Claire Bradley. Host: Malahide Historical Society. Venue: Presbyterian Church Hall, Dublin Rd, Malahide, Co. Dublin. 8pm. Admission: €4. All welcome.
Wednesday 11 April: Irish genealogy records – They all went up in smoke, didn't they? with Jill Williams FIGRS. Host: Caithness Family History Society. Venue: Pulteneytown Peoples Project, Huddart Street, Wick, Scotland, UK. 7pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 11 April: One-to-one Irish genealogy consultations, with Lisa Dougherty. Host and venue: Guilderland Public Library 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland, NY 12084, USA. 6pm-8pm. Free.
Wednesday 11 April: National Library of Ireland's Genealogy Advisory Service will operate on a self-service basis from 2pm to 5pm due to staff training. Service is free. All welcome. Mezzanine Floor, NLI, Kildare St, Dublin 2.
Thursday 12 April: National Library of Ireland (all Dublin venues) will be closed for a staff development meeting until 11am.
Thursday 12 April: Women, the Vote and Citizenship: The General Election of 1918, with Mary McAuliffe. Host: Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society. Venue: Glenalbyn Sports Club, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Admission €3 for non-members. All welcome.
Thursday 12 April: The history of Palace Barracks up to 1969, and Holywood as a garrison town, with Robin Masefield. Host: Western Front Association, Antrim and Down branch. Venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast BT3 9HQ. 6:30pm. All welcome. Free.
Friday 13 April: Titanic Together - behind the scenes tours of PRONI. Host and venue: The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. Tours include visits to the Search and Reading Rooms, displays of original material relating to Harland & Wolff and the Belfast Harbour, the secure document storage facilities, and reprographics area. Tours at 2pm and 3pm. Free, but booking required.
Saturday 14 April: Updates in DNA for Family History, with George Gordon. North of Ireland Family History Society, Tyrone Branch. Venue: Seminar Room, First Floor, Omagh Library, Dublin Road, Omagh, BT78 1HL. 10am. Talk follows AGM.
Saturday 14 April: Griffith’s Valuation and Other Irish Land and Property Records, a workshop aimed at intermediate researchers, with Miles Davenport. Host: McClelland Library, Irish Cultural Centre. Venue: McClelland Library's Norton Room, 1106 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ, USA. 10:30am to 1pm. Members $15/Non-members $20. Need to register.
Saturday 14 April: High Kings of Baltimore: a Celebration of Working Men. Host & Venue: Irish Railroad Workers Museum, 918-920 Lemmon St, Baltimore, Maryland 21223, USA. 11am to 1pm. Register.
Monday 16 April: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, incl. Genealogy Advisory Service, operating as normal.
Wednesday 18 April: Charles Reynolds of Mohill and the Irish Clerical Revolt Against Henry VIII, with Noel McLoughlin. Host: Carrick-on-Shannon & District Historical Society. Venue: Bush Hotel, Main St, Townparks, Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. 8.30pm. All welcome. Members free. Non-members €5.
Wednesday 18 April: National Library of Ireland's Genealogy Advisory Service will operate on a self-service basis from 2pm to 5pm due to staff training. Service is free. All welcome. Mezzanine Floor, NLI, Kildare St, Dublin 2.
Wednesday 18 April: The Lost Colony – Carlow's Huguenot Heritage, with John Kelly. Host: Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society. Venue: St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Church St, Graigue, Carlow Town. 8pm. All welcome. Free.
Thursday 19 April: Beyond the Boundary Commission: Partitioned Identities in Modern Ireland, with Professor Timothy G. McMahon. Host: Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies. Venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 7-8pm. Free but need to register.
Thursday 19 April: Killann and the parishes of East Cavan, 1400–1800, with Fr Liam Kelly. Host: Bailieborough Heritage Society. Venue: Bailieborough Library, Market Square, Bailieborough, Co Cavan. Refreshments served. All welcome. Free. 7:30pm.
Saturday 21 April: The Irish Famine Eviction Project, with CiarĂ¡n Reilly. Host: Irish Genealogical Research Society, Ireland branch. Venue: DCL&A, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Follows AGM (2pm – c2:30pm). All welcome. Free.
Saturday 21 April: Tracing your Irish Ancestry - for Beginners & Refreshers, with Roz McCutcheon FIGRS and Jill Williams FIGRS. Host and venue: Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1. 10:30am-1pm. Fee: £20.Details. FULLY BOOKED.
Saturday 21 April: Tracing your Irish Ancestry Further, with Roz McCutcheon FIGRS and Jill Williams FIGRS. Host and venue: Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1. 2pm–5pm. Fee: £20. Details. FULLY BOOKED.
Sunday 22 April: Master Class: Introduction to Irish Genealogy (for beginners), with Bridget Bray, Host & venue: Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019, USA. 2pm–5pm. $40 for IAC members/students/seniors and $50 for all others, includes tea/coffee. Need to book.