Monday 14 February 2022

Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 14 - 27 February

All the events below will be presented online, unless clearly stated as 'in-person' in bold type.

Monday 14 February: The Anglican Record Project, and Beyond, with Mark Williams. An online lecture. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. 7:00pm - 8:30pm GMT. All welcome. To join, send email to Newtownabbey@nifhs.org. Details.

Tuesday 15 February: Launch of re-designed IrishAncestors.ie, the website of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. A celebration event with demo, chat and prizes. All welcome. 8pm to 9pm. Free. Register here.

Tuesday 15 February: 'Languages have no respect for human borders': Geography, culture and politics in Northern Ireland, with Karen Corrigan. An online talk as part of the Heritage from Home lecture series. Hosted by LibrariesNI. 12:30pm. Free. All welcome. Details and registration here.

Wednesday 16 February: Irish Civil War to Irish Free State, with Professor Henry Patterson, Liz Gillis, Dr Síobhra Aiken and chair Dr Adrian Grant in an online panel discussion exploring post Anglo-Irish Treaty Ireland. Hosted by the Creative Centenaries project. Free. All welcome.7pm. Registration and details.

Thursday 17 February: The Cult of Patrick and his Later Medieval Latin Lives, with Dr Elizabeth Dawson. Host: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies (USIHS). 7pm to 9pm. Free. Online. All welcome. Need to book. Registration closes one hour before the event and an invite link will be sent to everyone registered one hour before the beginning of the event. 

Thursday 17 February: 'Killed by Partition and Politics'; The decline of Irish cross border railways 1921 to 1965, with Jim McBride. An online talk as part of the Heritage from Home lecture series. Hosted by LibrariesNI. 12:30pm. Free. All welcome. Details and registration here.

Saturday 19 February: Researching Your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, a day of live, online workshops presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosted by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. 9am to 4pm. Fee: $35.00 for GSP Members and $40.00 for non-members (includes two-weeks' access to recordings. Registration and details.

Monday 21 February: Rathrobin and the two Irelands: the photographs of Middleton Biddulph 1900–1920, with Michael Byrne. An online lecture hosted by Offaly History. All welcome. 7:30pm via Zoom. Free. Email info@offalyhistroy.com for the link.

Monday, 21 February: Uitlanders in Africa: Ulster Emigrants in the 19th & 20th centuries, with Dr David Hume. An online lecture. Host: NIFHS Larne Branch. 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT. All welcome. To join, send email to Larne@nifhs.org before 12pm on the 19th Feb. Details.

Tuesday 22 February: Beyond 2022, an update on the virtual reconstruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland, with Tim Murtagh. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast Branch. 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT. All welcome. To join, send email to Belfast@nifhs.org. Details.

Tuesday 22 February: The Register of Deeds, an online talk with Brian O’Hara. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Causeway Coast and Glens Branch. Free. 7:30pm to 9pm. All welcome, but non-members need to request zoom link. See Details.

Wednesday 23 February: Exploring Ireland's Cartographic Heritage. An online lecture with Keith Lilly and Dr Catherine Porter. 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Armagh Robinson Library. Free (but donations appreciated). Need to book. All welcome.

Thursday 24 February: The O’Hara’s of Crebilly, an online talk with Brian O’Hara. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Ballymena Branch. 7:17pm-9pm GMT. Free. All welcome, but non-members need to request zoom link. See Details.

Thursday 24 February: Tracking Thomas Francis Meagher across Panama, an in-person lecture with Ray McGrath. Host: Dunhill Winter Lecture Series 2022. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Enterprise Park, BallyPhilip, Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7pm. Lecture followed by Q&A and light refreshments. All welcome. Free.

Thursday 24 February: The Buildings and Personages of Dublin 1760-1820, with Rory O'Farrell. An online event hosted by Pembroke Library in association with the Ballsbridge Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society. 1pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register. Details.

Friday 25 February: Tales of Two Cities: Dublin and Bristol, a free public seminar, in-person AND streamed online, marking the 850th anniversary of Henry II's grant of Dublin to Bristol. Host: Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Libraries. Venue: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin CC offices, Dublin. All welcome. Registration required. Details.