Monday 26 August 2019

Irish genealogy, history & heritage events, 26 Aug-1 Sept

Monday 26 August: Bank holiday in Northern Ireland. All branch libraries, and most repositories and businesses closed for the day. This public holiday does not apply in the Republic of Ireland, where it's business as usual.

Monday 26 August: 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/exhibitions/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal.

Monday 26 August: MT-DNA, a two-hour workshop with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 2pm. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Tuesday 27 August: Ethnicity estimages, a two-hour workshop with Anne Johnston. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 2pm. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Wednesday 28 August: Using My Heritage DNA, a tw-hour workshop with Anne Johnston. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 11am. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Wednesday 28 August: AutoClusters, a two-hour workshop with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 2pm. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Wednesday 28 August: Irish Family History Assistance. Host: Genealogical Society of Victoria. Venue: GSV Library, Level 6, 85 Queen St., Melbourne 3000, Australia. Experienced helpers in the library to offer advice on your Irish research. 10am to 4pm. Free for members. $20 non-members. Bookable one-hour appointments with a research consultant. Details.

Thursday 29 August: Transatlantic Connections, with Turtle Bunbury. Host: South Dublin Libraries. Venue: Ballyroan Library, Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Free, but need to book via Eventbrite. 6:30pm – 8pm. All welcome.

Thursday 29 August: ThruLines – a new tool on Ancestry, a two-hour workshop with Anne Johnston. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 2pm. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Friday 30 August: Theory of Family Relativity, a two-hour workshop with Anne Johnston. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Newtownabbey (15 minutes from Belfast), Co Antrim. 2pm. Cost £5 for members and non-members. Need to book by email. See details.

Saturday 31 August: Irish Workhouse Centre Summer School. Host and venue: Irish Workhouse Centre, St Bridget's Road, Portumna, Co Galway. 10am to 1pm. Day's topic: Medieval County Galway. Lectures: The de Burgos, with Aron Donnolly; Medieval Legacy, with Martin Curley; and Post-Medieval Ballinasloe, with Declan Kelly. Email for details: info@irishworkhousecentre.ie

Monday 2 September: 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/exhibitions/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal.

Monday 2 September: Undimmed by the shadow of Rome? Ireland in a European world (100 BC–AD 500), with Alexandra Guglielmi. Host and venue: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2. 7:30pm. All welcome. No booking required.

Monday 2 September and Tuesday 3 September: RCB Library closed for staff training. Reopening on Wednesday 4 September at 9:30am.

Wednesday 4 September: Reading Room closed until 1:30pm, National Archives of Ireland, Bishop Street, Dublin 8. Closure to facilitate a staff meeting. Normal service resumes from 1:30pm.

Thursday 5 September: The Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921, with Liz Gillis. Host and venue: Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. 7pm. Free. All welcome. Booking advised.