While recently searching for a family on the Irish Census Returns for 1901, I found it very difficult to find them. They appeared on the 1911 census return and it … Read More
1916 CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
So we are now at the end of another year and there is so much to look forward to in 2016! Of course, I am talking about the 1916 celebrations … Read More
CHRISTMAS AND GENEALOGY
We are coming near the festive season and a time when we get an opportunity to catch up with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year. This … Read More
FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS IN THE MILITARY
Most of us have an ancestor or two who joined the British Army for WWI, or indeed were involved in the 1916, War of Independence or Civil War here in … Read More
GETTING OVER THE GENEALOGY BRICK WALL
Have you ever come up against the ‘brick wall’ in genealogy and don’t know where to turn next?? Well, we have all experienced this at some time or another in … Read More