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: The Pilgrim's Tale, with Dr Denis Casey. Host: Friends of Medieval Dublin Lunchtime Lectures series. Venue: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. Free. All welcome. 1:05pm to 1:50pm.
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. Free. All welcome.
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.
Wednesday 12 September: Tracing your ancestors on the Internet, with Noreen Higgins. Host: Ardmayle Historical Society. Venue: St John the Baptist, Castlemoyle North, Ardmayle, Co. Tipperary. 8pm. All welcome. Refreshments will be available.
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 September: The Spanish Flu Pandemic, 1918-19, with Dr Ida Milne. Host: County Longford Historical Society. Venue: Longford Arms Hotel, 25 Main St, Deanscurragh, Longford. 8pm. All welcome. Free.
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 research queries on the Irish Genealogical Research Society stand from 8:30am to 5pm. Details.
Monday 17 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 17 September: All at Sea: PRONI Maritime Records, with Stephen Scarth. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Larne Branch. Venue: Larne Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club, 112-120 Glenarm Road, Larne, BT40 1DZ. 7:30pm. No need to book. All welcome, but donation appreciated.
Tuesday 18 September: The Mixed Vocations of (Fr.) Gerald O’Donovan (1871–1942), with Dr Chrissie Van Mierlo. 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.
Wednesday 19 September: Newspapers as a source for genealogical research, with Georgina Scally MAGI. Georgina will look at the range of information that can be gleaned from newspapers as well as looking at where to find newspapers on both paid and free databases and in hard-copy format. Host: Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland. Venue: NAI, Bishop Streeet, Dublin 8. 6pm. Free. No need to book.
Wednesday 19 September: The sinking of the Leinster, with Cormac Lowth. Host: Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society. Venue: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. All welcome. Entrance Fee: €3.
Friday 21 September: National Archives of Ireland - delayed opening. Reading Room will be open to the public from 2pm to 5pm only. NAI, Bishop Street, Dublin 8.
Friday 21 September: Culture Night. This major annual all-island event includes arts, music, history, heritage and science for all ages and encourages more people to visit cultural venues and to experience culture in their local areas. Free, but booking required for some events. Programme.
Friday 21 September to Sunday 23 September: Remembering the Armada, an annual festival commemorating the armada and its shipwrecks of 1588. Friday evening sees the official opening of the Spanish Armada Interpretive and Visitor Centre at the Courthouse, Grange, Co Sligo. Saturday sees four lectures presented. Also: guided walks, music and dance performances. See programme for more details.
Saturday 22 September: Ireland Civil Registration - Post Famine Research Using Civil Records, an Intermediate level genealogy workshop with Miles Davenport. Host and venue: McClelland Library's Norton Room, 1106 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004, USA. 10:30am–1pm. Fees: Non-Members $20 / Members $15. Need to book.
Saturday 22 September: Researching Your Irish Ancestors, with Jill Williams FIGRS at the Edinburgh Irish Heritage and Culture Day. Host: The Consulate General of Ireland, Scotland GAA and Conradh na Gaeilge Glasgow. Venue: The Grange Club, Portgower Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 1HQ. Noon to 6pm. Details.