The Spring edition of Irish Roots Magazine, Ireland's only independent genealogy publication, has been published and is now available in both digital and hard-copy formats.As always, it's packed with Irish family history guidance and insight from expert contributors including professional genealogists, academic historians, and archivists.
In addition to the regular features – news from around the family history societies, Q&A (with Nicola Morris MAGI), Readers' letters, latest books, comment and observations from the genealogy world (with Steven Smyrl FIGRS MAGI), and my own What's New Review with a summary of record releases and other developments in Irish family history – the following articles are included in this quarter's packed issue:
* PRONI's newly digitised records, by Josh Lambert
* Australian Irish connections, by Jennifer Harrison
* St Patrick's Day traditions in Ireland, by Marion McGarry
* Dating Family Photographs, 1900–1930, by Jane Shrimpton
* Tracing your County Wexford ancestors, by James G Ryan
* Researching your Irish clan, by Dr Maurice Gleeson
* Captains and convicts uncovered at Spike Island, by John Crotty
* Maps of the Escheated counties of Ireland, 1609, by Deirdre Wildy
* Same name, different person... a conundrum solved by reader Bob Fitzsimons
To find out more about Irish Roots Magazine, click the cover image above. You'll find there's a free sample of this edition ready for you to download, too.