Monday 4 February 2019

Irish genealogy, history & heritage events, 4-17 Feb

Monday 4 February: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, will operate as normal.

Monday 4 February: Revolutionary diplomats: Dáil Eireann's foreign service, 1919-1922, with John Gibney. Host and venue: Richmond Barracks, St Michael's Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. All welcome. Admission: €5 including refreshments.

Monday 4 February: The Archaeology of Derry, with Ruairi O’Baoill. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. Venue: Lecture Room, Derry Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, Derry, BT48 6AL. 7pm. All welcome.

Monday 4 February: Francis Hutcheson and Early Saintfield, with Martin Todd. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Killyleagh branch. Venue: Killyleagh Masonic Hall, 50 High Street, Killyleagh, Co Down, BT30 9QF. 8pm. All welcome.

Wednesday 6 February: Genealogy burial database of GlasnevinTrust.ie offline all day, due to essential maintenance. Access should be fully restored on Thursday.

Wednesday 6 February: Workshop Evening. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Tyrone Branch. Venue: Local History Section, First Floor, Omagh Library, 1 Spillars Place, Omagh, BT78 1HL. 7:30pm. All welcome.

Wednesday 6 February: Irish family history resources on the Internet, with Peter Christian FSG. Host and venue: Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA. 2pm–3pm. £8. Booking.

Wednesday 6 February: DNA: Family Finder 1, with Martin McDowell. First of three sessions (continues on Tuesdays 12 & 19 Feb, note different day of week). Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Unit C4, Valley Business Centre, 67 Church Rd, Newtownabbey, Antrim BT36 7LS. 7pm – 9pm. Booking required. Cost for the three sessions £18, payable at the first session. Details.

Wednesday 6 February: A southern Derry: notes on the evolution, structure and personalities of Orangeism in County Cork, with Quincey Dougan. Host: Cork Historical Art Society. Venue: Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork City. 8pm. All welcome.

Thursday 7 February: DNA: Family Finder 2, with Martin McDowell. First of three sessions (continues on 14 & 21 Feb). Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Unit C4, Valley Business Centre, 67 Church Rd, Newtownabbey, Antrim BT36 7LS. 7pm – 9pm. Booking required. Cost for the three sessions £18, payable at the first session. Details.

Thursday 7 February: Practical Workshop - Get started: advice on searching for records at PRONI. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 11am to 1pm. Free, but booking essential. Early booking recommended as these workshops are usually snapped up quickly. Register.

Thursday 7 February: Accidental Damage, Fire and Theft: Irish Public Records before 1922, with Dr David Brown. Host: Library Assoication of Ireland Rare Books Group. Venue: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. 1pm (follows AGM). Free. All welcome.

Friday 8 February: General Sir Edward Bulfin – Ireland's forgotten general of WW1, with General John Powell. Host: Military History Society of Ireland. Venue: Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. Free. Non-members welcome. 8pm.

Friday 8 February: Access restrictions at the RCB Library. No access to the Archives and Manuscripts Collections on Fridays (on-going). Access to Printed collection not affected. RCB Library, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Details.

Saturday 9 February: Destination Canada, a free mini conference exploring the Irish, Norwegian and Romanian migration experiences, and Canadaian immigration resources. Host: Minnesota Genealogical Society. Venue: Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA. Details.

Saturday 9 February: Irish Saturday, with members of the Irish Genealogical Society International. Host: Minnesota Genealogical Society. Venue: Minnesota Heritage Center Library, 1385 Mendota Heights Rd., Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA. 10am to 4pm.

Saturday 9 February: Using 1919–1922 Irish Army Records, with Malachi McRoe and Mervyn Hall. Host: Fermanagh Genealogy. Venue: Enniskillen Library, Halls Lane, Enniskillen. 1:30pm–3pm. All welcome. Members free / Visitors £5. No booking required.

Monday 11 February: Main building closed until 2:30pm. Main Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons, including Genealogy Advisory Service, will operate as normal from 2:30pm.

Monday 11 February: Online family and local history resources, workshop. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 11am to 1pm. Each workshop will start with an orientation tour of PRONI, followed by an introduction to searching online resources, and will help improve IT skills. Free, but you need to book.

Monday 11 February: Branch Members’ Night. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. Venue: Drama Theatre, Glengormley High School, 134 Ballyclare Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5HP. 7pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 12 February: The Norseman's Tale, with Rosemary Power. Host: More Tales of Medieval Dublin lecture series. Venue: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. Admission free. All welcome. 1:05 - 1:50pm.

Tuesday 12 February: Poverty in Victorian Belfast, with Dr Robyn Acheson. Host: NIFHS, Lisburn Branch. Venue: Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn. 7:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Tuesday 12 February: Charles Stewart Parnell: money and politics, with Michael Keys. Host: Tallaght Historical Society. Venue: County Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24. All welcome. Free. 7pm.

Tuesday 12 February: How to start and administer your own Y-DNA project, with Paddy Waldron. Host: Genealogical Society of Ireland. Venue: Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. €3. All welcome.

Friday 15 February: Access restrictions at the RCB Library. No access to the Archives and Manuscripts Collections on Fridays (on-going). Access to Printed collection not affected. RCB Library, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Details.

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 February: Back To Our Past Belfast – Irish family history fair, lectures and consultations, incorporating Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2019 conference. Venue: ICC Waterfront Convention Centre, Belfast. 10am to 7pm each day. Free. Details and lecture programmes.

Saturday 16 February: Irish Records – They all when up in smoke, didn't they? with Jill Williams FIGRS. Host: Anglo Scottish Branch Meeting, Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society. Venue: PS1, Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2, UK. 2-4pm. All welcome.