Monday 25 June 2018

Irish genealogy and heritage events: 25 June - 8 July

Monday 25 June: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operating as normal. Details.

Tuesday 26 June: Blacksmiths and vernacular ironwork traditions of West Clare, with Eric O'Neill. Host: Kilrush and District Historical Society. Venue: Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush, Co Clare. AGM 7:30pm; lecture 8pm. Members free/non-members €5. All welcome.

Wednesday 27 June: Foyle & East Donegal Family History Festival. Hosts: Monreagh Ulster Scots Heritage Centre. Venue: An Grianan Hotel, Burt, Co Donegal. Lectures (including 1718 Migration conference), performance, workshops and demonstations, live music and dancing. Speakers include Dr William Roulston, John T Mann, Boyd Gray and Belinda Mahaffy. Noon to 9pm. Admission €5. All welcome.

Wednesday 27 June: Frederick Douglass and Ireland – a transatlantic view of poverty and oppression, with Christine Kinealy. Final lecture in the Famine Reflections Series. Host: Coming Home - Art and the Great Hunger exhibition. Venue: President's Room, Dublin Castle. 11am. Details. Sold Out.

Wednesday 27 June:
Irish family history assistance in the Library. Host: Genealogical Society of Victoria. Venue: GSV Library, Level 6, 85 Queen Street, Melbourne, Australia. Free for members. $20 non-members. 10am to 4pm. Consultations: One-hour appointments with a research consultant also available. See details.

Thursday 28 June: Limerick in 1918, a centenary celebration with a focus on Spanish Flu in Limerick, Women’s Suffrage, and Shellshock. Host: Limerick Archives. Venue: St Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick. 7:30pm. All welcome. Free entry and refreshments.

Friday 29 June: Cork to Barbados: The story of the unfree Irish, with Jim Murphy telling the history of the enforced transportation of the Irish from Cork to the plantations in Barbados. Host and venue: Independence Museum Kilmurry, Kilmurry, Lissarda, Co. Cork. 8pm. All welcome. Details: email: Kilmurry.historical@gmail.com or telephone: 021 7336932.

Saturday 30 June: How to use the Registry of Deeds to further your Irish family history research, with Malcolm McDonald. Host: New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Venue: NZ Society of Genealogists Family Research Centre Level 1, 159 Queens Rd Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand. 10am to Noon. $15, includes tea & coffee. Booking.

Saturday 30 June: The place of the Big House and Estate in Irish history, a conference. Hosts: South East Galway Archaeological & Historical Society and the Irish Workhouse Centre. Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna, Co Galway. Free. Book early by email: info@irishworkhousecentre.ie.

Sunday 1 July: Irish Ancestry Summer School starts. Host and venue: NUI Galway. A week-long exploration of Ireland's history, society and culture, incorporating family history research and fieldtrips to west of Ireland. Full programme and details.

Monday 2 July:
NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operating as normal. Details.

Friday 6 July: How to start your family tree, with Olive Coleman. Hosts: Cork Genealogical Society and Kilmurry Independence Museum. Venue: Independence Museum Lissardagh, Kilmurry, Co. Cork. 8pm. Admission: €5 (free to members). All welcome.