Monday 6 May: May Day bank holiday, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. All repositories closed, except for most exhibitions at National Library of Ireland in Dublin, which are open 12 noon to 5pm. The exception is the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition, which is closed.
Monday 6 May: Great Famine Voices Roadshow 2019. Host: National Famine Museum at Strokestown, in partnership with Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, the University of Toronto, and Parks Canada. Venue: Irish Day on the Hill, Wellington Street, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada. 6pm. All welcome. Details.
Tuesday 7 May Irish Seminar, with John Grenham, David E Rencher and Beth Stahr. An all-day pre-conference starting at 8:15am, with five lectures and lunch. Host: National Geneological Society 2019 Family History Conference. Venue: St. Charles Convention Center, One Conference Plaza Center, 63303 St Charles, Missouri, USA. Details and brochure.
Wednesday 8 May: Irish and Peterloo, with Martin Gittins and Michala Hulme. Host & venue: Irish World Heritage Centre, Irish Town Way, Manchester M8, UK. 7–9pm. Free, but need to register.
Wednesday 8 May to Saturday 11 May: Journey of discovery – National Geneological Society 2019 Family History Conference, includes several Irish lectures. Host: NGS and St Louis Genealogical Society. Venue: St. Charles Convention Center, One Conference Plaza Center, 63303 St Charles, Missouri, USA. Programme.
Thursday 9 May: Consequences of War, an afternoon conference with the Western Front Association, Antrim and Down Branch. Venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, BT3 9HQ. 2pm to 5pm. All welcome. Details.
Thursday 9 May: Great Famine Voices Roadshow 2019. Host: National Famine Museum at Strokestown, in partnership with Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, the University of Toronto, and Parks Canada. Venue: Fort Henry National Historic Site, 1 Fort Henry Drive, Kingston, Canada. 3pm to 6pm. All welcome. Details.
Saturday 11 May: The National Library's History & Heritage, a guided tour exploring the National Library's rich architectural history and heritage on this free tour which includes a visit to its Victorian reading room. Host and venue: National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Free. 1pm. All welcome. Booking not required.
Saturday 11 May: Great Famine Voice Roadshow 2019. Host: National Famine Museum at Strokestown, in partnership with Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, the University of Toronto, and Parks Canada. Venue: McMahon Hall, 1145 Avenue de Salaberry, Quebec City, Canada. 1pm – 4pm. Details.
Saturday 11 May: Irish Genealogical Research Society's Library closed at the Society of Genealogists, London, to facilitate volunteers' and members' attendance at the Open Day.
Saturday 11 May: IGRS Open Day and AGM. Host: Irish Genealogical Research Society. Venue: The Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BU, UK. 10:15am - 3:30pm. After registration and refreshments, two lectures: Mining for Treasure in the IGRS Collections, with Jill Williams FIGRS, and Freed Felons, Land Hungry Migrants and Imperial Infantry: The Biographical Database of Australia as a Source for Genealogists, with Michael Flynn. Finger buffet lunch included. Cost: £25 members/£30 non-members. All welcome. The AGM (free) follows lunch; all welcome, but only members may vote. Details.
Monday 13 May: NLI closures: All services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, will be closed until 11am to facilitate a staff meeting. Main Reading Room and Manuscript Room remain closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Monday 13 May: Artefacts evening and AGM. Host: NIFHS, Newtownabbey branch. Venue: North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey branch. Venue: Drama Theatre, Glengormley High School, 134 Ballyclare Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5HP. Free. 7pm. All welcome.
Tuesday 14 May: The Mills around Lisburn, with Sebastian Graham. Host: NIFHS, Lisburn branch. Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn, BT 28 1XP. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 15 May: Show and Tell, with branch members, plus AGM. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, North Armagh Branch. Venue: Bleary Community Centre, 1 Deans Road, Bleary, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT66 7AS. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 15 May: Finding the Source: A survey of Irish genealogical websites and databases, a genealogy workshop for intermediate researchers, with Miles Davenport. Host and venue: McClelland Library (Norton Room), Irish Cultural Centre, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Costs: $15 for Library/ICC members / $20 for non-members. 11am to 1:30pm. Details and registration.
Wednesday 15 May: Researching Cemeteries, with Tom Hartley. Host and venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 1pm. Need to book. All welcome. Free.
Wednesday 15 May: Ireland in a Revolutionary World 1918-1923, with Maurice Walsh. Host: The Decade of Centenaries: Ireland in 1919 - Spring lecture series. Venue: Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9DT. 7-–9pm. All welcome. Tickets £5.92, via Eventbrite.
Thursday 16 May: Symposium on the Pursuit and Practice of Local History. with Professor Raymond Gillespie and Dr Olwen Purdue. Hosts: The Irish Committee of Historical Sciences and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies. Venue: PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 6pm-8:30pm. Free. Details.
Friday 17 May: 2019 IHTA seminar: Seascapes and Townscapes – Ports and the nineteenth-century city. Hosts: RIA and Dublin Port Company. Venue: Academy House, RIA, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. 10am to 6pm. Free to attend. Need to book. Registration and details.
Saturday 18 May: IGRS Ireland Branch – Open Day. Venue: Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. 9:30am - 5:00pm. Lectures include: A pile of stones, a living memory, a family member: Bowen's Court, Elizabeth Bowen, and imagining the Irish gentry, with Dr Ian D'Alton at 10:30am; Some families of interest in the Raheny area, with Joan Sharkey; Banished Beyond the Seas: NAI records of convict transportation to Australia, 1788-1868, with Joan Kavanagh; and Publishing research in The Irish Genealogist, with David Butler. Free. All welcome to attend. Details.
Saturday 18 May: A tour of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Drogheda, with its author, Ned McHugh. Host: Louth County Council. Venue: Highlanes Gallery, 36 St Laurence St, Lagavooren, Drogheda, Co. Louth. Free. 3pm. Booking advised. Details.
