Ten Facts about Irish Gravestones
When: Friday, 9 April, 2021An ancestor's headstone holds the promise of uncovering clues that might take us back further. Headstone inscriptions can help us fill in gaps in our family histories – a date, a maiden name, it's all genealogy gold.
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Chronicles Insight - Military Ancestors
When: Thursday, 1 April, 2021The focus of this particular Special Group is Military Ancestors. Read on to learn about some of the brave Irish people who are already in this group, and be sure to add your Military Ancestors so that their service can be recognised once more.
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The most common Irish last names per county
When: Wednesday, 24 March, 2021Having evolved over the centuries to be the surnames we recognise today, Irish last names have a rich and vibrant history. In early times, when Ireland had a much smaller population and mass movement of people was uncommon, it was not unusual for people to be known by only one name. However, as t
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Irish Civil Records Online For Free
When: Monday, 1 March, 2021Since 2016, the General Register Office has progressively given free access to over 15.5 million historic register records of births, marriages and death, ensuring that Ireland continues to lead the way in making genealogical information available to the public. The FREE Irish Genealogy
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Additional historic records added to Irish Civil Registers!
When: Monday, 1 February, 2021Picture: Wedding of Edward Grace and Angela Power @ NLI: marriage record on Irish Genealogy
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Researching your Irish Ancestry
When: Friday, 25 December, 2020IRISH GENEALOGY – FIRST STEPS Where do I begin researching my Irish ancestry?
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IrelandXO Insight - Newspaper Sources
When: Thursday, 26 November, 2020Outside of reports about the famous or infamous, newspapers might be disregarded at first as a source of genealogical information.
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Chronicles Insight - Irish Stars of the Silver Screen
When: Friday, 20 November, 2020This week we enjoyed welcoming people from all over the world to our Hollywood-themed webinar. If you missed Thursday's meet up, here is another chance to catch up with the historical characters that were discussed.
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XO Chronicles - Remembering WW1
When: Wednesday, 11 November, 2020Many more Irish men and women joined the allied forces in the countries they had emigrated to, and thousands, such as Patrick Conheady and Charles Sharpe, gave up their lives in the ensuing battles.
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