An extensive collection of letters from two West Cork brothers who emigrated to Nevada in the USA in the 19th century has been donated by th...

The National Library of Ireland (NLI) is planning to scan all 520 microfilms that make up its collection of Roman Catholic parish registers ...

Wednesday 3rd November: Annual General Meeting of the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations at Freemasons’ Hall, Molesworth Street,...

If your ancestors were from Offaly you may be interested in a new book The diary of an Offaly Schoolboy , 1858-59, written by William Davis ...

Ireland's biggest and most energetic Halloween celebrations take place in Derry, with a fantastic Carnival Parade at 6pm and a jaw-dropp...

Small but well-formed, would be my analysis of the Back to my Past show at the RDS in Dublin. I visited on Friday, the first day of the ...

This weekend, the RDS in Dublin is hosting Ireland's first-ever family history show. It forms part of a larger show aimed at the Over 50...

A Bill to allow the early release of the 1926 census has been published today and now awaits Second Stage process in Seanad Éireann, the Iri...

An additional 100,000 bmds and census records from Limerick Genealogy have been added to the Irish Family History Foundation's online (f...

The Chelsea Pensioners records collection from 1760-1913 has been completed at www.findmypast.co.uk with the launch of the final records fro...