Wednesday 5 September: Researching your Church of Ireland ancestors, with Sandra Doble MAGI. Sandra takes an in depth look at Church of Ireland records, not just parish registers, revealing the more obscure but equally useful genealogical resources for this denomination. Host: Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland. Venue: NAI, Bishop Streeet, Dublin 8. 6pm. Free. No need to book.
Thursday 6 September: Navigating Online Sources for Irish Research, a free live webinar, with Donna Moughty. Host: The Ontario Genealogical Society. Venue: Online. 7pm ET. Registration required to watch. Recording available afterwards to society members only. Details.
Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 September: Kennedy Summer School, a festival of Irish-American history, culture and politics. Venues: St Michaels Theatre and Kennedy Homestead, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Download brochure for full details of lectures, roundtable discussions, interviews and social events, and how to book.
Saturday 8 September : Crime and Punishment in 19th- and 20th-Century Ireland – 200 years of Sligo Gaol, 1818-2018, a weekend conference. Host@ Sligo Gaol. Venue: Clayton Hotel, Clarion Road, Ballytivnan, Sligo Town, Co Sligo. Registration 9am. Lectures 10am–5pm, followed by optional Conference Dinner at 8pm. See conference programme.
Sunday 9 September: Remembering Michael Collins' imprisonment in Sligo Gaol, 1918. Morning: one hour tours of Sligo Gaol for delegates of the previous day's conference only. Talk – Michael Collins' Jail Journal, 2-21 April 1918, with Phelim Brady at Noon, followed by unveiling of portrait, and refreshments. Host and venue: Sligo Gaol, Gaol Rd, Abbeyquarter South, Sligo Town. See details.
Monday 10 September 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, operate as normal. Details.
Monday 10 September: Welcome and Introduction to Family History Research Recording, with Branch Members. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. Venue: Drama Theatre, Glengormley High School, 134 Ballyclare Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5HP. 7pm. Donation appreciated. All welcome.
Monday 10 September Oceanic: White Star's "Ship of the Century", with Mark Chirnside. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast BT3. 7:30pm to 9pm. All welcome. Free. Need to book.
Tuesday 11 September: The Enemy Within - the Spanish Flu in Mayo 1918-19, with Noel Campbell. Host and venue: The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life lis located at Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. 2:30pm to 3:30pm. This is a free event but booking is required. Details.
Tuesday 11 September: The Easter Rising – some connections to the English Midlands, with Professor James Moran. Host: University of Nottingham Irish Studies talks series. Venue: Five Leaves Bookshop (down the alley opposite the Tourist Info Centre), 14a Long Row, Nottingham, UK. 7pm – 8:30pm. Admission: £3 including refreshments. Email to confirm attendance: events@fiveleaves.co.uk.
Tuesday 11 September: Valuation Records, with Valerie Adams. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Venue: Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn BT28 1XP. 7:30pm – 9:30pm. All welcome. Free, but donation appreciated.
Tuesday 11 September: Using the Irish Newspaper Archive effectively, with Andrew Martin. Host: Genealogical Society of Ireland. Venue: Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. €3 donation requested. All welcome.
Wednesday 12 September: Samson and Banana: Circus Stories of Belfast, Derry and Ireland, with Richard McMinn and the Belfast Circus School. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast BT3. 2pm to 5pm. All welcome. Free. Need to book.
Thursday 13 September: Facing Armageddon? Ireland and the War in 1918, a half-day conference exploring the final year of WW1 in Ireland. Host: Antrim and Down Branch of the Western Front Association. Venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast BT3. 2pm to 5pm. All welcome. Free, but need to book.
Thursday 13 to Sunday 23 September 13: In the footsteps of Irish Palatine ancestors, a bus tour following the Irish Palatines who left Ireland in 1760, went to New York, moved to the Camden Valley, then fled to Quebec and eventually ended up in Ontario as loyalists. Host: Ontario Genealogical Society - Irish Palatine Special Interest Group (IP-SIG). Bookings through Great Canadian Holidays at 1-800-461-8687, extension 280. Details.
Saturday 14 September: Family Network Confeference. Host: U3A Peak District. Venue: The Palace Hotel, Buxton, UK, SK17 6AG. Jill Williams FIGRS will be answering Irish family history queries on the Irish Genealogical Research Society stand from 8:30am to 5pm. Details.