Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Summer edition of Irish Roots Magazine published

The summer edition of Irish Roots – Ireland's only independent magazine designed to help family historians research and explore their Irish heritage – is now available to purchase.

Published in County Wicklow, each quarterly issue of Irish Roots delivers a wide range of advice, guidance and tips from experienced genealogists, historians, dna experts and columnists, as well as news of recently released record collections, activities by genealogical societies, letters to the editor, selections of new books, events and dates for your diary, readers' experiences and a Q&A.

Among the articles in this edition are:
  • Local resources for tracing County Waterford ancestors
  • Shared genes; the role of siblings in genetic genealogy research
  • Irish naming conventions strategies using Catholic Church records
  • Accessing Irish ancestral records at the National Archives, Kew, UK
  • Discover the history and origins of many surnames from Waterford
  • Helpful ancestral research tips from the IGRS
  • Australian Irish Connections; establishing settlement
  • A review of the latest Irish genealogical record releases
  • And another thing - genealogical observations and commentary by Steven Smyrl

Digital format:
Individual editions: €6 | US$6.48 | £5.09 | CAN$8.86 | NZ$10.58 | AUD$9.77
1-year subscription (4 editions): €19.99 | US$21.63 | £17 | CAN$29.59 | NZ$21.63 | AUD$32.59

Paper format including p&p:
Individual editions: €12 | US$14 | £12
1-year subscription (4 editions) €35 | US$49 | £35 |CAN$54 | AUD$54.

NOTE: Currency figures quoted relate to today's exchange rates.