How to Start your Family Tree

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If you are just starting to compile your family tree but don’t know where to start, well here are some tips and basic guides to get you started on this … Read More

SEARCHING FOR ANCESTORS IN IRELAND

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Before you begin searching for your ancestors in Ireland, be sure to exhaust ALL avenues of research in their adopted country of residence i.e. US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK … Read More

Emmigration in the 19th Century

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Having just visited the Titanic Quarter in Belfast at the weekend, it prompted me to write this blog on emmigration from Ireland, particularly in the 19th century.   I think … Read More

Civil Registration in Ireland

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Civil Registration commenced in Ireland in 1864, at which stage people were obliged to register a birth, marriage or death.  These records can be vital in genealogy research, and can … Read More