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Release of Candian Emigration: Parliamentary Papers 1826
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Today see's the launch of our second set of travel & migration records, the Canadian Emigration: Parliamentary Papers 1826.
This parliamentary paper publishes the correspondence and extensive supporting documents of the British government with the Governor-General of Canada concerning the settlement of poor Irish in the Newcastle District in 1826, or “Mr. Robinson’s Emigrants” as they became known. This was the result of a Commons request to be furnished information on the settlement as it had been publicly funded.
Release of Clonfert Wills, Administrations and Marriage Records 1663-1857
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Good news for those of you whose Irish family history roots stretch to Galway, Roscommon or Offaly, today we launched the Clonfert wills, administrations and marriage records covering the period from 1663-1857. They are extremely useful for those researching their Irish family history with ancestors from the east of Co.Galway, parts of Co.Roscommon and a small section of Co. Offaly on the east bank of the River Shannon. You can see a full list of the 38 civil parishes covered on the record information page. The original bonds were destroyed in the Public Record Office fire of 1922, consequently all that survives is the index.
Release of Thom's Irish Who's Who 1923
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In addition to our 10% discount and our festive challenge as part of Start Your Family Tree Week, we have another Christmas present for you - the release of Thom's Irish Who's Who 1923.
Start Your Family Tree Week 2011
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For many of us, Christmas is the only time of the year when the whole family gets together. But how much do we really know about our families?
This Stephen’s Day we want to help you find out more about your ancestors with the launch of the second year of ‘Start Your Family Tree Week’. From the 26th December through to New Year’s Day we'll giving you all the help and advice you need to help you make a start on your Irish family history research.
Launch of Irish family tree builder
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Today we launched our free family tree builder software, allowing you to add some of the 10 million names now on findmypast.ie to your family tree.
Launch of the Irish Prison registers 1790-1924
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Today, we have launched online for the first time the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920, one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots.
Join us at Back to Our Past
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The biggest event of in the Irish Family History calendar is almost upon us, Back to Our Past at the RDS Dublin which starts on Friday 21st of October. It’s the only show in Ireland which offers genealogy professionals, publishers, websites, software and hardware providers, libraries and institutions a unique opportunity to engage with thousands of Irish enthusiasts.
We’ll be at stands 40/44 where you’ll be able to access findmypast.ie for free, we’ll be happy to guide you through the site and give you any help you may need. We’ll also be launching a major new record set, one of the most important Irish record sets ever to be made available online, which will also be available for you to search over the weekend.
The Parish Registers of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin
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More excellent BMD records live today in the Registers of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin 1677-1800. Published in 1907 as volume II of Parish Register Society of Dublin, The Registers of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, 1677-1800, was transcribed by the then Dean's Vicar of the Cathedral, C. H. P. Price and edited by J. H. Bernard, the Dean of St. Patrick.
Registers of the French Church of Portarlington 1694-1816
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Another excellent resource for family historians with Huguenots in their family tree, the Registers of the French Church of Portarlington have just gone live on findmypast.ie. They feature over 1500 names from one of Europe’s most interesting Huguenot settlements. Beginning as a small settlement Portarlington grew to what was for all intents and purposes a French village in Ireland boasting sixteen schools and becoming a centre for education in Ireland.
So if you have any Blancs, Lalandes or Vignoles in your family tree try searching these records.
New Huguenot Records
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Very interesting addition today for those with Huguenot ancestry; The Registers of the French Non-Conformist Churches Dublin 1701-1831 containing 1500 names. The Huguenots were French protestants settled in Ireland by the British authorities when they were evicted from France and this is one of the few Huguenot parish registers for Ireland.
Family History Events at National Heritage Week
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National Heritage Week is almost upon us and there’s plenty for those interested in beginning their Irish family history research. The purpose of National Heritage Week is to promote awareness of our built, natural and cultural heritage in order to encourage its conservation and preservation. Each year, all across the country, local community organisations organise free events which highlight the richness of our heritage. Some of the events you can expect on Heritage Week include: medieval fairs, night-time bat walks, wildlife walks and lectures, classical music and poetry recitals, traditional music sessions, storytelling, historical re-enactments, and local history walks and talks and maritime and coastal events. In addition many heritage sites and stately homes will offer free admission or special concessions.
Launch of two Dublin Post Office Directories
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Two more excellent sources of information for those researching their Irish family history have gone live today, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar for 1843 and 1858. The directories are extremely rare and valuable sources of information for anyone researching their Dublin ancestors.
Containing 650 and 700 pages respectively, the directories list all the government, military, religious, educational, medical, legal and police establishments in the city and county. The majority of the directories are taken up with lists of the nobility, gentry, merchants and traders of the city. This is followed by listings for many of the professions, such as the legal and medical professions as well as listings of the senior staff at Trinity and the College of Maynooth. Another extremely interesting feature of the directory is its detailed descriptions of suburban towns and villages of Dublin in the 19th century.
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Register of Derry Cathedral
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10000 new BMD records released today to help you piece together your Irish family history. The Register of Derry Cathedral includes records of the baptisms, marriages and burials for the parish of Templemore, which included Derry City, from 1642 to 1703. The records were transcribed by the Parish Register Society of Dublin who published twelve volumes of parish registers, mostly from parishes in the vicinity of Dublin, between 1906 and 1915. These registers are will prove an extremely useful source for any researchers interested in the development of Derry city, the development of parish registration or regional demographic history during the latter half of the seventeenth century.
Launch of Burke's Landed Gentry
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More help researching your Irish family history today with the launch of over 80,000 records from Burke’s Landed Gentry of Ireland 1899.
This was the first specifically Irish edition of Burke’s Landed Gentry, and is considerably more detailed on Irish families than what had appeared in previous years in the general British series. It contains detailed genealogies of all the ‘landed gentry’ in Ireland. This group represents the Irish landowners, and those aspiring to this status from among the merchant and professional community. The value of this source is not just for this narrow group, as the genealogies are extensive, covering all collateral lines, junior branches and in-laws, many of whom would have been of more modest means.
The genealogies recorded were overwhelming those developed by the Ulster King of Arms (the Chief Herald in nineteenth century Ireland) and are quite valuable and largely reliable. As a source it is important for all those studying Irish genealogy, especially those whose ancestors were part of this social class.
Farrar's Index to Irish marriages
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Another 12000 marriage records are live from today. Farrar's Index to Irish Marriages 1771-1812 details all the marriage entries from Walker's Hibernian Magazine 1771-1812, the main Dublin journal for this period, covering a variety of topics from news and current affairs, to fashion and art. The publication is of exceptional genealogical value as it records the names, addresses and some occupations of the couples, and often the names and details of their parents (principally the fathers of the brides).
Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook now online!
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Find your Irish Rebel ancestors today in the first fully searchable structured index of the Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook. The Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook was published by the Irish Times in 1917 to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising and is primarily made up of articles which appeared in the Irish Times during the rebellion.
- The handbook mentions over 6,700 names in 308 pages including:
- Photographs of rebels and government personnel
- Names and personal details of 1,306 casualties
- Names and personal details of soldiers who fought against the rebels
- Details of over 3,000 rebels who were arrested and interned
Diocese of Cloyne Marriage Licence Bonds
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Search for your Cork ancestors in over 9000 new marriage records now on findmypast.ie. The T. George H. Green, Index to the Marriage Licence Bonds of the Diocese of Cloyne (1630-1800) is now live and ready to search and should prove extremely useful to those with lineage stretching back to County Cork. Cloyne is a rural diocese covering most of County Cork and incorporating 46 parishes. The records are based on the index that existed at the Public Records Office in Dublin prior to its destruction in 1922.
Applications from Evicted Tenants
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New today on findmypast.ie is 2500 records from the Estate Commissioners Offices, Applications from Evicted Tenants (1907). These records provide a very rare insight into eviction by listing applications from evicted tenants from some of the most impoverished areas of Ireland, with extensive information about their circumstances.
In each instance the Reports provide the following details on each application made to the Estate Commissioners: The Registered Application number; the applicant's name and address; the name of the estate from which he or she was evicted; the townland address of the evictee; the extent of the evictee's former landholding in acres; the rent per annum paid by the tenant prior to eviction; the name of the occupier at the time of the application to the Commissioners; the circumstances of the applicant and additional observations.
Release of the Alumni Dublinenses records
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We’ve just released the complete list of graduates of Trinity College Dublin from its founding in 1592 to 1846. The Alumni Dublinenses (1924 edition) contains over 32,000 names with each entry providing details about the person, their address, parentage, qualifications received, etc. They really are a mine of useful information with the references to parents names and addresses sure to be hugely beneficial if you’re researching your Irish family history.