Monday 13 February 2023

Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 13 - 26 February

Monday, 13 February: Fluid Identities in South Antrim 1600 – To Present Day, with Dr Gerry Cleary. A hybrid event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society's Newtownabbey Branch. All welcome. Free. 7pm. Details, for both online and in-person attendance..

Monday, 13 February: From Clare to Here: Memories of the Men who built Britain, with Ultan Cowley. An online talk; part of the Heritage from Home Series 3 from Libraries NI. Free, and all welcome. Booking is required. Details (scroll down).

Monday 13 February: The Civil War in the Limerick/Tipperary border area, with John Flannery. Host: Newport Historical Society. An in-person event. 8pm. Venue: O'Sullivans Lounge, Black Rd, Newport, Co. Tipperary. All welcome.

Tuesday 14 February: Mapping and Researching the Cillíní (unconsecrated children’s burial grounds) of Ireland, with Courtney Mundt. An in-person event hosted by the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society. Venue: Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow Town. 8pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Tuesday 14 February: Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy, with Dr Penny Walters. An online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society's Lisburn Branch. All welcome. Non-members should email for zoom link: Lisburn @nifhs.org. 7:30pm. Free. Details.

Tuesday 14 February: Fell Down, Slipped in, Knocked down, with James Scannell presenting a recap of accidents that made the press in Dalkey in the late C19th and early C20th. Hosted online by Foxrock Local History Club. Free. All welcome. Details. Non-members email for zoom links.

Thursday 16 February: From tithes to Griffith's: property and valuation records, with Michael Walsh MAGI. An online event hosted by Accredited Genealogists Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland. All welcome. Free. 6pm. Need to book.

Thursday 16 February: Catching Stories of infections Disease in Ireland, exhibition launch by Cork Folklore Project. Venue: UCC Boole Library, Cork, at 5:30pm. All welcome to attend. Exhibition is free and will run to June.

Thursday 16 February: Getting down and dirty with the Archives, with Joanne Rothwell. An in-person event. Part of Julian Walton's Winter Lecture Series. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Dunhill Enterprise Park, Ballyphilip. Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7:30pm. Light refreshments served. All welcome. Free.

Thursday 16 February: Getting Started Workshop - Using Online Resources, an online workshop for those just getting started with research online. An online event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 12:30 – 13:30 GMT. All welcome. Free but need to register.

Thursday 16 February: An Irish estate is like a sponge: The economic (mis)management of landed estates in the nineteenth century, an online presentation by Professor Anne Tindley. Hosts: Irish Historical Studies (USIHS) and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm GMT. Free. All welcome. Registration essential at Eventbrite, which says the event is in-person, which is no longer the case.

Saturday 18 February: History Meets Comedy - Irish War Of Independence, a night of comedy. In-person at Hysteria Comedy Club, Sin é, 15 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7. 8pm to 10pm. Tickets €10. Need to book.

Saturday 18 February: Starting your Family Tree, with Lorna Moloney. An in-person genealogy workshop hosted by Kerry Libraries. Venue: Tralee Library, Moyderwell, Tralee, Co Kerry. 10am to 2pm. Free. Advance registration necessary.

Monday, 20 February: From Library to Museum: the Story of Larne Museum & Arts Centre, with Marian Kelso. A hybrid event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society's Larne Branch. Booking necessary for in-person and online attendance. See details. Free. 7:15pm–8:45pm GMT.

Tuesday, 21 February: With An Artist’s Eye: The Photography of Mary Alice Young of Galgorm Castle, Ballymena. An in-person exhibition launch at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. Refreshments will be served. All welcome. 12:30pm. Need to book.

Thursday 23 February: The Night of the Big Wind, with Peter Carr. A hybrid event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society's Ballymena Branch. 7:15pm GMT. Venue: Michelin Arts Workshop, Braid Arts Centre, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena. For online link, see Details.

Thursday 23 February: Crusaders and the cultures of crusading in medieval Ireland, an online lecture with Professor Tadhg O'Keffee, hosted by the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 19:30pm – 21:00pm. All welcome. Fee: €5. Booking at Eventbrite.

Thursday 23 February: De Valera's childhood: the making of the man, with Eugene Broderick. An in-person event. Part of Julian Walton's Winter Lecture Series. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Dunhill Enterprise Park, Ballyphilip. Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7:30pm. Light refreshments served. All welcome. Free.

Saturday 25 February: The Royal Munster Fusiliers 1914–1918, with Martin Staunton. An in-person event hosted by Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald Park, Mardyke, Cork. Part of the museum's 2023 lecture series. Starts at 1pm. Free but need to book by email (museum @ corkcity.ie) or phone 021-4270679).

Saturday 25 February: The 1798 UnitedIrishmen Walking Tour, with Sean Napier and Colm Dore. An in-person event. 11:30am–2pm. Meet at the Parish Church of St George, 105 High Street, Belfast BT1 2AG. £15pp. All welcome. Need to book.