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Irish Church Records

04 Sunday Oct 2020

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The Catholic FHS has been given a 25% discount off the RRP on the  book Irish Church Records, edited by James G. Ryan

You can see more information on the title at https://ancestornetwork.ie/shop/  and it can be ordered  from  books@flyleaf.ie  quoting the  code number: CFH25.

All Hallows Archives Online

06 Tuesday Nov 2018

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, Family History, History, Ireland

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All Hallows

All Hallows College, Dublin was a Catholic Seminary which trained Priests for dioceses across the world.

The College was opened in 1842, and from 1892 was run by the Vincentians, like most seminaries, the decline in vocations in the second half of the 20th century led to its demise, from 2008 the College became part of Dublin University.

The College archives have now been digitised and are available online through their website, these include photographic records of former students, and copies of the College Magazine, these will be of tremendous help to genealogists tracing their ancestors who were educated here.

The archive can be viewed here

 

History of Religious Women Conference 2018

21 Monday May 2018

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Conference, History, Ireland, Societies

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On the 7th and 8th June the annual History of Religious Women conference will be taking place in Galway.

For more information or to book, please follow this link

Annual Conference

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History of Religious Women – Conference

24 Tuesday Jan 2017

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The Destruction of the Irish Record Office

25 Tuesday Oct 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, General Information, History, Ireland

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For many people researching their Irish genealogy, the destruction of the Dublin record office in 1922 during the civil war, has left huge gaping holes in what information is actually available.

The Public Record Office of Ireland, at Four Courts, Dublin had in fact been occupied Image Ref. No. 0507/060during the Easter Rising, however remarkably no serious damage had been done to the archives, famously the only record had actually been destroyed, that being the 19th century will of an Irish soldier. However six years later, on the 3rd June 1922, the record office was blown up, with one enormous explosive device.

Eye witnesses recall that on that day, it literally rained archives in Dublin city. The smouldering remains of a thousand years of history, held in parish registers, census records, wills, court records, minute books, proclamations, etc. were scattering the streets. Some were retrieved and rescued, some handed in to the authorities, and other kept by private individuals.

The 1922 explosion and subsequent fire destroyed the national census records from 1821-1851, half the parochial registers of the Church of Ireland (Catholic registers were stored elsewhere), all pre 1900 court and government records, and centuries of wills, the irreplaceable loss will always hamper the efforts of individuals attempting to trace their Irish ancestry, however we should pay tribute to the Irish Genealogical Research Society  formed in 1936, when its members set about attempting to find surviving records, rescued, but still held in private hands. Through their efforts much material was repatriated into the National Archives, and thanks to their tireless efforts, records previously thought lost have now been preserved for the future. Their website linked above, is always a good start for anybody wanting to find out more about their Irish ancestors.

 

County Offaly Online

08 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, General Information, History, Ireland

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The historic archives of Co Offaly are being digitised and published online to make them widely available across the world.

It is hoped that when the project is completed, people with ancestry in this Irish Midlands County will be able to easily trace their history.

See the website ‘Discovering Offaly’ for more information.

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Irish BMDs Online

08 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, Family History, Ireland

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The website irishgeneaology.ie are about to publish free online the fully digitised Irish BMD indexes.

The new database which will include all births over 100 years ago, marriages over 75 years ago, and deaths over 50 is to be launched later today.

See their website for more information.

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Early Modern Orders & Disorders

13 Monday Jun 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Events, History, Ireland, Nuns

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There is a call for papers to be presented at the 3rd biannual Early Modern British & Irish Catholicism Conference, a joint event by Notre Dame University, and Durham University.

The conference is being planned for the 28th to 30th June 2017 at the University of Notre Dame’s London Gateway and will consider the relationship between religious orders and the Catholic Church in Britain and Ireland.

The conference organisers are inviting proposals for 20 minute talks on any related theme.

For more information contact James Kelly on james.kelly3@durham.ac.uk

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Irish Catholic Registers

04 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, Church Records, Family History, Ireland

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From the 1st March 2016, all surviving Irish Catholic parish registers will be online, and fully indexed. The project has been a collaborative effort between Ancestry, and the National Library of Ireland.

More than 10 million register entries have been digitised. They will be free to access during the month of March, after which people will have to subscribe to Ancestry.

More information available from the Irish Times

Tracing your Irish Ancestors

18 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Lawrence Gregory in Archives, Family History, General Information, Ireland, Societies

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The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society are offering a one day course in tracing your Irish ancestors.

The course fee is £25 and will be held on the 6th February 2016 at Manchester Central Library, find out more and book here

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