Tuesday, 11 October 2022

The podcast for people with Cavan connections returns for Series 2

Last year, Cavan Heritage Office launched a new podcast series called Where We Belong, and it was a big hit, with listeners tuning in from all over the world. It even reached number 9 in the Austrian History podcast charts!

Directed by Alan Bradley, Where We Belong returned for a second season last week. As you'd expect from the Heritage Office, the chosen topics are focussed on the arts, nature, history and culture, all of which are likely to appeal to family and local historians, and anyone with a connection to County Cavan. Among the latest episodes is a fascinating conversation with award-winning actress Derbhle Crotty in Cavan's Town Hall; an intimate chat with Hughie and Bridie from Crosserlough on their childhood memories of the infamous ‘Big Snow of ’47’; insights into Cavan’s Wetlands with ornithologist Heather Bothwell; a thrilling visit to St. Mogue’s Island with its mythology and folklore and even a quick stop off at a Buddhist meditation centre tucked away in Bawnboy.

Where We Belong Season 2 is streaming now, for free, on all podcast streaming services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It offers a unique insight into Cavan's rich heritage and the passionate people who still contribute to it. Check it out!


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Monday, 10 October 2022

What's new for English, Scottish & Welsh genealogy: 3-week review

Below is a three-week summary of newly released and updated family history record collections for England, Scotland and Wales from the major genealogy databases. (Previous summary, 16 September.)

My regular summary of releases and updates relating to British collections is designed to help family historians whose Irish ancestors migrated, temporarily or permanently, to England, Scotland or Wales.

By default, it will also be useful to anyone carrying out research in those three nations, regardless of the origin of their ancestors.

The figures in parenthesis in the New Collections section are the numbers of records/images in the new record set.

Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis in the Updated Collections section reflect the number of records added to the collection in the recent update. In some instances, the supplier has not made this figure available. Where two figures are given, the first is the number of additions, the second is the new total.

Please note that I don't usually include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.


NEW COLLECTIONS


Ancestry

British Newspaper Archive (shared with some FindMyPast subscriptions)


FamilySearch

National Library of Scotland

UPDATED COLLECTIONS


Deceased Online

FindMyPast

National Library of Scotland

TheGenealogist


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Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 10 - 23 October

Monday 10 October: GEDmatch Tools and Research, with Rita McCaughey. An online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. 7:30pm. All welcome. Details.

Monday 10 October: War Graves of the City & County, with Mark Walmsley. An in-person and online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. Venue: Lecture Room, Derry City’s Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, LondonDerry, BT48 6AL. 7pm–8:30pm. All welcome. Details.

Tuesday 11 October: East Belfast Big Houses, Vol 2, an in-person event with Aidan Campbell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Free. All welcome. Venue: Bridge Community Centre 50 Railway Street, Lisburn, County Down BT28 1XP. 7:30pm–9pm BST.

Tuesday 11 October: The Irish Civil War, an online lecture with Dr Alan McCarthy. Host: London Irish Centre. All welcome. Tickets £5. 7pm – 8.30pm (incl Q&A). Need to book.

Tuesday 11 October: Disbanding the Royal Irish Constabulary and its aftermath, with Dr Brian Hughes. An in-person talk and part of the Dublin Festival of History. Venue: Pearse Street Library, 138–144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Free. 6:30pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 11 October: The National Archives of Ireland, an online talk by Zoe Reid. Hosted by the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI). 8pm. All welcome. Request zoom link via Membership@Familyhistory.ie

Wednesday 12 October: The beat cop: Chicago’s Chief O’Neill and the creation of Irish music, an online talk with Professor Michael O'Malley. Part of the Heritage from Home 3 series. Host: Libraries NI. 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register.

Wednesday 12 October: Researching the British armed forces in the 19th and 20th centuries; Records at The National Archives, an online lecture with Dr William Butler. Hosts: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association. 7pm to 8pm. All welcome. Free but need to register in advance. Details.

Thursday 13 October: The Crying Child: Nineteenth Century Irish pediatrics, an online lecture with Mary Hatfield. Hosts: The Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies (USIHS) and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register. Details.

Thursday 13 October: An Optimist's Guide to Ireland at 100, with Mark Henry, an in-person event hosted by the Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Rue des Irlandais, 75005, Paris, France. 7:30pm. Free. All welcome. Booking recommended.

Thursday 13 October: The Dead of the Irish Civil War, an in-person lecture with Dr Andy Bielenberg. First of the Part of the 'Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team, University of Cork. Venue: The Reading Room, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Free. 8pm to 9pm. All welcome. Need to register.

Thursday 13 October: Starting Out on Irish Family History, a two-session online course (afternoons) with Audrey McKeown. 2pm. Second session on Thursday 20 October. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Need to book. Course fee: £20.

Thursday 13 October: Starting Out on Irish Family History, a two-session online course (evening) with Audrey McKeown. 7pm. Second session on Thursday 20 October. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Need to book. Course fee: £20.

Thursday 13 October: A Broken Heart: Memory, Myth and Arthur Griffith, with Professor Colum Kenny. An in-person event hosted by Longford County Library as part of the council's Decade of Centenaries Programme. 7.30pm at Longford Library. All welcome. Free. Details.

Thursday 13 October: Shamrocks in Cyberspace: Irish Genealogy Databases, with Michael Brophy, an in-person event hosted in the Meeting Room at Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope Street, Mansfield, MA 02048. 6:30pm –7:30pm. Free. Attendees should know their ancestor's place of origin in Ireland. Need to register.

Saturday 15 October: Researching your Church of Ireland Records, with Sandra Doble MAGI. Host: Irish Family History Society. 2:30pm–4:30pm. An online event. All welcome. Email info@ifhs.ie to register.

Sunday 16 October: Leitrim Decade of Centenaries Symposium 2022, an in-person event featuring five lectures: Leitrim and Mohill in 1922; Cumann na mBan; Irish language and Culture during the Civil War and War of Independence; Civilian & Military casualties during the Civil War and War of Independence; and the history of Irish songs. Hosts: Mohill Historical Society. Venue: Lough Rynn Castle, Mohill, Co Leitrim. 9:30 to 4pm. Fee: €16.87 (includes lunch). Booking.

Monday 17 October: The Pirate Queen, with Janice Witherspoon. An in-person and online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Larne branch. Venue: Larne Museum and Arts Centre, 2 Victoria Road, Larne, BT40 1RN. 7:15pm. All welcome. Details.

Tuesday 18 October: Early Irish maps at The National Archives. Rose Mitchell and Lucia Pereira Pardo give the 2022 D A Chart Seminar on Maps. An online event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8:15pm. All welcome. Free but need to register. Details

Tuesday 18 October: The old and new symbols of the Irish Free State, with Cathy Scuffil. Part of the Decade of Centenaries programme from South Dublin County. Hosted online by Palmerstown Digital Hub. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Details and booking.

Tuesday 18 October: War of Words: censorship, propaganda and civil war, an online lecture with Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil. Part of the Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team, University of Cork. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Need to register.

Tuesday 18 October: Early Irish maps at The National Archives. Rose Mitchell and Lucia Pereira Pardo give the 2022 D A Chart Seminar on Maps. An online event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8:15pm. All welcome. Free but need to register. Details

Tuesday 18 October: The old and new symbols of the Irish Free State, with Cathy Scuffil. Part of the Decade of Centenaries programme from South Dublin County. Hosted online by Palmerstown Digital Hub. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Details and booking.

Tuesday 18 October: The Irish Transport and General Trades Union in Tipperary, with special reference to the Lewis brothers of Nenagh, with Francis Devine. An in-person event and part of the Tipperary People and Places Lecture series no.16. Host: Tipperary Studies, the local history dept. of Tipperary County Librairies. 7pm. Free. Venue: Gallery of the Source Library, Thurles. Tea and coffeee served. All welcome. Details.

Thursday 20 October: Resources for the Revolutionary Period held by Wexford County Archives, with Barry Lacey. A free, in-person event hosted by Wexford County Council. Venue: Gorey Library, Civic Square, The Avenue, Gorey, Co. Wexford. All welcome. 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Details and booking.

Friday 21 October: Ireland 1922, Year Zero, an Anatomy of Independence, an in-person lecture with Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh. Host: NTU History and Heritage Events. Venue: Newton Building (Nottingham Trent University) Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU. Free. Details.

Saturday 22 October: Meath History Workshop, a full-day conference presenting new research on the Revolution and its aftermath in County Meath and reflecting on how the county has commemorated the seminal events of the period. Host: Meath County Council's Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Programme. 9:30am to 4pm. All welcome. Light lunch included. Free but you need to book your place by Tuesday 18 October. Details and line-up.

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Friday, 7 October 2022

National Library of Ireland to open two Saturdays a month

The National Library of Ireland has announced that it will introduce a limited number of half-day Saturday openings for the remainder of the year. (It hasn't been confirmed, but I'm assuming these will continue into next year, with new dates announced in due course.)

It will mean researchers with a Reader's Ticket can visit the Main Reading Room, Manuscripts Reading Room and Reader's Ticket Office from 9:30am to 1pm on the following dates:

  • Saturday 15 October
  • Saturday 5 November
  • Saturday 19 November
  • Saturday 3 December
  • Saturday 17 December.

See the NLI's revised current opening hours.

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PRAI's new guide demystifies the Registry of Deeds collection

Earlier this week, the Property Registration Authority of Ireland hosted an event to launch a new publication that aims to demystify the Registry of Deeds (RoD) and its priceless archive in Dublin. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend, but a recording of the talk by Dr Patrick Walsh, the author of the new publication, will be made available in due course.

The publication itself – Introduction to the Memorials and Transcription Books in the Registry of Deeds – is, however, now online and can be freely downloaded as a pdf from the prai.ie website (click the image below, right).

The Introduction contextualises Registry of Deeds records by outlining the purpose and prevailing land legislation in eighteenth century and the processes for registering a deed in Ireland.

It also identifies the variety of purposes for which a deed would be drawn up – 'all involved the temporary or permanent transfer of property and associated rights' – and points out that financial debts not involving property or the sale of moveable chattels were not registered in the Registry.

The guide also notes the key features of each type of deed: those which transferred freehold property; those which transferred leasehold property; those which allowed lending on property (mortgages); those which allowed charges to be imposed on property (annuities, rent charges, etc); and Settlements & Trusts.

It includes a Glossary of the key terms, used as well as a 'Matrix' to help identify the key phrases in certain types of deed and to explain the terminology used to reflect the period of time a transaction would last.

This is a straightforward reference guide to the registry and I'm sure it will help many researchers feel less daunted about using this huge resource and exploiting its well of genealogical material. In turn, it may also give confidence to more genealogists to contribute to the volunteer-led Registry of Deeds Index Project.

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Wednesday, 5 October 2022

New and updated USA genealogy collections: One-month summary

Below is a summary of US family history collections released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last four weeks or so. (Previous summary published 2 September, see blogpost).

My regular summaries are designed to help family historians whose Irish ancestors emigrated, temporarily or permanently, to the United States.

By default, they should also be useful to anyone carrying out research in the US, regardless of the origin of their ancestors.

The figures in parenthesis in the New Collections section are the numbers of records or images in each new record set, if provided by the database.

Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis in the Updated Collections section reflect the number of records added to the collection in the recent update, if a number has been clearly noted by the supplier, and/or the revised total. I rarely include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.


NEW COLLECTIONS


AmericanAncestors

Ancestry

FamilySearch

MyHeritage

UPDATED COLLECTIONS


Ancestry

FamilySearch

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Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Four more Irish collections join the free FamilySearch database

FamilySearch has added four Irish record collections to its database. While the original documents are held by the National Archives of Ireland, previously-microfilmed copies were digitised by FindMyPast and Ancestry some years ago. They have been available online only through those subscription-based sites until now, so there will be many researchers pleased to see them arrive in a free-to-access database.

The collections are as follows:

Dublin, Workhouses Admission and Discharge Registers, 1840-1919. This collection holds some 1,533,207 indexed entries for individual inmates registered at the Dublin North, Dublin South, and Rathdown Poor Law Union workhouses in County Dublin. Digital images of register pages accompany each indexed search result.

Dublin, Poor Law Unions Board of Guardians Minute Books, 1839-1924. The Board of Guardians records include handwritten details of meeting minutes, disciplinary matters, case histories, correspondence, contracts, and the hiring of foster mothers and wet nurses. Nearly 893,000 records have been indexed and each one links to an image of the relevant book pages.

Ireland, Court of Chancery Bill Books, 1627-1884. The Court of Chancery was an equity court based in Dublin presided over by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. It aimed to provide flexible remedies to disputes between parties. The bill books relate to financial disputes, and the indexed collection contains 1,217,591 records. The images can be accessed only at FamilySearch affiliated libraries or Family History Centers.

Ireland, National School Registers, 1847-1954. These 297,029 records are sourced from 24 of the 26 counties now making up the Republic of Ireland (those for Northern Ireland are held by PRONI). Most are from rural schools. There are no records for schools in counties Westmeath and Carlow. To meet Data Protection laws, some records have been redacted.

From St Patrick's Dublin 1881 School Register recording age, religion, address and occupation of the child's father.

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Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives: September updates

This beautiful headstone is a fine example of the modern
letter cutter's art. It was designed and worked by Ken
Thompson, an internationally respected sculptor and stone
carver, and father of the 12-year-old Katy whose resting
place it marks in Churchtown Graveyard, Co Cork.
Photo courtesy of Angela Gallagher and IGP Archives.

Below is a list of the files uploaded to Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives last month. As you can see, they were all packages of headstones – thanks to Ireland having enjoyed a fairly decent summer, I suppose.

As always, the photos and inscriptions were donated to IGPA by volunteers in the hope that they will help researchers learn more about their ancestors and their family's story.

CAVAN Genealogy Archives - Headstones
- First Bailieborough Presbyterian Church, Corglass

CORK Genealogy Archives – Headstones
- Churchtown South Graveyard

DONEGAL Genealogy Archives – Headstones
- New Glenties Graveyard (Part 1), Inishkeel

DUBLIN Genealogy Archives – Headstones
- Kilbarrack Graveyard, Sutton, Section 4
- Deansgrange, St. Kevin's Section, Part 5

FERMANAGH Genealogy Archives – Headstones
- St Mary's RC Graveyard, Teemore, Part 2
- Blackbog RC Cemetery, Edenclaw Little, Ederney
- (updated)

KILDARE Genealogy Archives – Headstones
- Confey Graveyard, Leixlip, Part 2


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Monday, 3 October 2022

IFHF's latest 'Irish Genealogy Matters' newsletter published

The Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF), which co-ordinates the island-wide network of local Genealogy Centres, has published its latest editon of Irish Genealogy Matters to keep us up to date with recent and current developments within the group.

The digital-only publication provides a breakdown of the 106,000 records uploaded to the RootsIreland.ie's database – all transcribed by the Centres' genealogists – and details of a major conference being organised for 2023 by Armagh Ancestry, the IFHF's Centre for that county.

It also brings news that the North Mayo Heritage Centre has uploaded to YouTube a series of free videos relating to the journey undertaken by so many from 1845 to the US and how the process of emigration developed and changed into the 20th century.

In addition, the Ulster Historical Foundation (the Centre for counties Antrim and Down) announces the organisation's provision of the Irish stream for this year's British Institute, which begins next week, and the launch of two new books.

There is also news about the launch of the online Mannion Collection in Cork City, and a heart-warming tale from Cavan Genealogy where a visiting client was matched with a cousin who works in the same building as the genealogy centre.

To download your free copy of the newsletter, click the image above.


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Irish genealogy, history and heritage events: 3 - 16 October

Monday 3 October to 16 October: Dublin Festival of History 2022 continues. This annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company, offers 130+ events, some online, some in-person, including talks, exhibitions, tours, all free. Some are already fully booked. Programme.

Monday 3 October to Friday 7 October: History Week, a programme of lectures, exhibitions, tours, podcasts and screenings hosted by Clare County Library. Most events online; some in-person; all are free. View programme.

Monday 3 October: War Graves of the City & County, with Mark Walmsley. A hybrid event hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. 7pm to 8:30pm. All welcome. In-person venue: Lecture Room of Derry City’s Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, Londonderry BT48 6AL. Online: Those wishing to attend online should e-mail the branch secretary at foylenifhs.org and they will be sent the link.

Tuesday 4 October: Women and the Years of Revolution: Not just "victims" or "heroines", an online lecture with Professor Louise Ryan. Host: London Irish Centre. All welcome. Tickets £5. 7pm – 8.30pm (incl Q&A). Need to book

Tuesday 4 October: Memorials and Transcripts at the Registry of Deeds: A New Guide. An in-person presentation with Dr Patrick Walsh outlining a new ‘typology’ to deeds which aims to assist researchers in identifying and interpreting C18th-deeds held in the Irish Registry of Deeds. Host: the Property Registration Authority of Ireland. 6pm to 7pm. Details and booking. The talk will conclude with the formal launch of 'Guide to the Registry of Deeds Memorials and Transcripts' via the prai.ie website.

Tuesday 4 October: Research Open Day at the Royal Irish Academy. A programme of presentations and demonstrations relating to the RIA's many projects. An in-person event at Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 from 10am to 4:45pm. Free. All welcome. See full programme.

Wednesday 5 October: Guardians of the Peace: The Early Years of the Irish Police Force, an online talk by Conor Brady. Host: Dublin Festival of History. Free. 6pm to 7pm. All welcome. Need to register.

Wednesday 5 October: The 1718 migration to New England, an online talk with Dr William Roulston. Part of the Heritage from Home 3 lecture series. Hosts: Libraries NI and the Ulster Historical Foundation. 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register.

Thursday 6 October: Democracy and the Legacy of Revolutionary Violence, the Annual Edmund Burke Lecture 2022, and in-person event with Professor Michael Ignatieff. Host: The Trinity Long Room Hub. Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Fellows Square, Trinity College Dublin. 6:30pm-8pm. All welcome. Free but registration necessary. Details.

Thursday 6 October: Jim Larkin, his life and commemoration in Dublin and Belfast. An in-person event with James Curry, Historian in Residence to Dublin City Council. All welcome. Venue: Cabra Library, Navan Road, Dublin 7. 1pm. All welcome.

Thursday 6 October: The Red Cow Murders and the Civil War in South Dublin County, with Liz Gillis. Part of the Decade of Centenaries programme from South Dublin County. Hosted online by Clondalkin Library. 7pm to 8pm. Free. Details and booking.

Saturday 8 October: Gold seam — the IMC treasure in the Beyond 2022 Virtual Record Treasury: Books of Survey and Distribution, an in-person demonstration and workshop hosted by the Irish Manuscripts Commission. Venue: IMC, 45 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2. 11am to 1pm. All welcome. Free. Need to register.

Saturday 8 October: Tackling Sequential Brick Walls with DNA in an Irish Family Tree, an online workshop with Dr Maurice Gleeson. Host: Irish Genealogical Research Society. 2:30pm–5pm. Members free. Non-members €5. All welcome. Need to register.

Sunday 9 October: KDHS at 10 years, a celebration event marking ten years of the Kilrush and District Historical Society. In-person. Venue: Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush, County Clare. Exhibitions, presentations and refreshments. 3pm to 6pm. All welcome. Free. Details on Facebook.

Monday 10 October: GEDmatch Tools and Research, with Rita McCaughey. An online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. 7:30pm. All welcome. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at Newtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.

Tuesday 11 October: East Belfast Big Houses, Vol 2, an in-person event with Aidan Campbell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Free. All welcome. Venue: Bridge Community Centre 50 Railway Street, Lisburn, County Down BT28 1XP. 7:30pm–9pm BST.

Tuesday 11 October: The Irish Civil War, an online lecture with Dr Alan McCarthy. Host: London Irish Centre. All welcome. Tickets £5. 7pm – 8.30pm (incl Q&A). Need to book.

Tuesday 11 October: Disbanding the Royal Irish Constabulary and its aftermath, with Dr Brian Hughes. An in-person talk and part of the Dublin Festival of History. Venue: Pearse Street Library, 138–144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Free. 6:30pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 11 October: The National Archives of Ireland, an online talk by Zoe Reid. Hosted by the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI). 8pm. All welcome. Non-members can obtain zoom links by emailing Membership@Familyhistory.ie

Wednesday 12 October: The beat cop: Chicago’s Chief O’Neill and the creation of Irish music, an online talk with Professor Michael O'Malley. Part of the Heritage from Home 3 series. Host: Libraries NI. 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register.

Wednesday 12 October: Researching the British armed forces in the 19th and 20th centuries; Records at The National Archives, an online lecture with Dr William Butler. Hosts: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association. 7pm to 8pm. All welcome. Free but need to register in advance. Details.

Thursday 13 October: The Crying Child: Nineteenth Century Irish pediatrics, an online lecture with Mary Hatfield. Hosts: The Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies (USIHS) and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register. Details.

Thursday 13 October: The Dead of the Irish Civil War, an in-person lecture with Dr Andy Bielenberg. First of the Part of the 'Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team, University of Cork. Venue: The Reading Room, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Free. 8pm to 9pm. All welcome. Need to register.

Thursday 13 October: Starting Out on Irish Family History, a two-session online course (afternoons) with Audrey McKeown. 2pm. Second session on Thursday 20 October. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Need to book. Course fee: £20.

Thursday 13 October: Starting Out on Irish Family History, a two-session online course (evening) with Audrey McKeown. 7pm. Second session on Thursday 20 October. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Need to book. Course fee: £20.

Thursday 13 October: A Broken Heart: Memory, Myth and Arthur Griffith, with Professor Colum Kenny. An in-person event hosted by Longford County Library as part of the council's Decade of Centenaries Programme. 7.30pm at Longford Library. All welcome. Free. Details.

Thursday 13 October: Shamrocks in Cyberspace: Irish Genealogy Databases, with Michael Brophy, an in-person event hosted in the Meeting Room at Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope Street, Mansfield, MA 02048. 6:30pm –7:30pm. Free. Attendees should know their ancestor's place of origin in Ireland. Need to register.

Saturday 15 October: Researching your Church of Ireland Records, with Sandra Doble MAGI. Host: Irish Family History Society. 2:30pm–4:30pm. An online event. All welcome. Email info@ifhs.ie to register.

Sunday 16 October: Leitrim Decade of Centenaries Symposium 2022, an in-person event featuring five lectures: Leitrim and Mohill in 1922; Cumann na mBan; Irish language and Culture during the Civil War and War of Independence; Civilian & Military casualties during the Civil War and War of Independence; and the history of Irish songs. Hosts: Mohill Historical Society. Venue: Lough Rynn Castle, Mohill, Co Leitrim. 9:30 to 4pm. Fee: €16.87 (includes lunch). Booking.


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