Tuesday 28 March: The People of Belfast, with Aidan Campbell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast Branch. Online from 7pm. Hybrid meeting starts at 7:30pm. In-person venue to be confirmed. Free. All welcome. See details.
Tuesday 28 March Where to start your Irish family history research, with Claire Bradley. An in-person workshop hosted by Baldoyle Library, The Mall, Baldoyle, Co. Dublin. Starts 18:45. Free. All welcome. Booking required. Details.
Tuesday 28 March: Irish Land Commission Records, with Natalie Bodle. A hybrid meeting hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Causeway Coast & Glens Branch. In-person venue: Sandel Centre, Knocklynn Road, Coleraine Knocklynn Road, Coleraine. 8pm–10pm. Free. All welcome. For online access, email causeway @ nifhs.org for link.
Wednesday 29 March: The History of a Port City: Transport, Trade and an Archive, with Lar Joye. Part of the 'People, Places & their Heritage' spring lecture series hosted by the School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin Cemeteries Trust. In-person. Venue: Milestone Gallery, Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Dublin 11. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome.
Thursday 30 March Lilian Bland, the first woman in the world to design, construct and fly her own aircraft. A hybrid event with Guy Warner. Hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Ballymena Branch. In-person venue: Michelin Arts Workshop, Braid Arts Centre 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena. 7:15pm–8:45pm. For zoom link, email branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org.
Thursday 30 March: Behind Old Ireland in Colour, an online presentation by John Breslin. Hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8pm. Free. All welcome. Need to book.
Saturday 1 April: A display of Artefacts of the Great War, with Eugene Power. Part of the 2023 Lifelong Learning Festival, and 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).
Monday 3 April: The Boundary Commission, with John Dooher. A hybrid meeting hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. In-person venue: Lecture Room, Derry's Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, Derry. For online link, email Foyle @ nifhs.org. Free. 7pm. All welcome. Details.
Wednesday 5 April: Spectral mansions: Henrietta Street and Dublin's tenement past, with Timothy Murtagh. Part of the 'People, Places & their Heritage' spring lecture series hosted by the School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin Cemeteries Trust. In-person at: Milestone Gallery, Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Dublin 11. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome.
Thursday 6 April: The Landed Gentry of Kinsale & the Great Famine, with Shannon Forde. An in-person event and the inaugural lecture of the Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society. Venue: The Temperance Hall, Kinsale, Co Cork. 8pm. All welcome.
Thursday 6 April: Genealogy – where to start, with Ger Whelan. An in-person event hosted by Mount Merrion Historical Society. Venue: Fitzwilliam Rooms, The Community Centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Dublin. 8pm. Admission: Members Free / Non-Members €4 / Students €2.
Friday 7 April Good Friday. Most businesses, libraries and archives will be closed in the Republic of Ireland until Tuesday 11th. In Northern Ireland, some businesses close; Libraries and archives (including PRONI) will work normal hours on Friday (and Saturday if that is a normal timetable opening) but will be closed on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. Check before you travel.
Saturday 8 April: Follow the Footsteps, an historical bus tour visiting key Irish Civil War site. An in-person event hosted by the Newcastle Liam Lynch Centenary Commemoration programme. 10:30am to 3pm. €15. Meet Newcastle Community Hall, Newcastle, Clonmel Co Tipperary. Need to book. All welcome.