Cork sources on Academia.edu
Readers seeking records in County Cork will be interested in the work of Pat Crowley, who has been extracting local records and publishing them on the website www.academia.edu for many years. The Academia site is “a platform for sharing academic research” for scholars and researchers. Since its initiation in 2010 it has uploaded 40 million papers, […]
Some Cork City Tenants 1784-1826
Small Sources No. 70. This is a list of 51 tenants of Cork city in the period 1784 – 1826. They are in a single leather-bound rental book held by the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 5319), which contains listings of tenants and their rent transactions in this period. The premises listed are mainly […]
Pupils of Charity School in Cloyne, Co. Cork 1742-1864
Small Sources 72: This record is the register of 237 pupils (almost all boys) enrolled in a charity school founded in Cloyne, Co. Cork in 1726. The records available are for most of the period from 1742 until 1864 (excluding 1777-1808). The original register book is in the Representative Church Body Library (Ms 870) in […]
The Virtual Treasury; a reconstruction of the lost collection of the Public Record Office of Ireland
The original Public Record Office of Ireland was a state-of-the-art building located on Church Street in central Dublin. It was completed in 1867, and designed to house nearly 700 years of Irish records, and to continue to collect and preserve the papers of national and local public bodies. The purpose-built archive consisted of an office […]
The DNA Academy; Genetic Genealogy for Beginners & Intermediate
We have some good news for you. The moment you have been waiting for has finally arrived! The DNA Academy managed by our partners at Trace.com is now open for registration. Registration will be open for the Winter 2022 cohort for two weeks or until seats are full, so make sure to head over and […]
Workshops on County Wicklow Family History Webinars 2022
Wicklow Library Service Genealogy & Ancestor Network County Wicklow Library Service and Ancestor Network are offering 5 free online Family History workshops. Everybody is welcome to join us. Tickets (which are no cost) can be booked at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/wicklow-family-history-research-workshops-5-weeks-5-topics-tickets-243480355297 Participants can register for all the workshops in advance or each separately. More information […]
Using Sports Archives as a Record Source
This piece of work was researched and written by expert Genealogist, Hilary McDonagh When most people think of sports it is about playing, organising or supporting. But sports also generate records which can embellish the bare facts about our ancestors’ births and marriages. Are these records in archives? Sports Archives provide a unique source for […]
Tenants on the DeVesci Estate, Queen’s County 1786-1800
Small Sources 68: This is a list of 102 tenants and tradesmen employed by the DeVesci Estate in the Civil Parish of Abbeyleix, Queen’s County (Co. Laois) between 1786 and 1800. The names listed are all from the index to an account book which is among the DeVesci Papers in the National Library of Ireland […]
Know your Place – Irish places and their names
1. Introduction Finding the home place of your ancestor is central to finding the records they left behind. However, those new to Irish family research often find the nature of the land-divisions used, and their names, very confusing. Even those who are experienced in Irish research often find difficulty in locating places identified in old […]
Tenants of New Ross, Co. Wexford in 1768.
Small Sources 67: This is a rental containing 119 tenants of Arthur Lord Viscount Valentia’s estate in New Ross and Old Ross, Co. Wexford compiled in 1768. The original document is in the National Library of Ireland (NLI Ms 8470 (9)). The detail provides, for each tenant, the rent due; and the lease details (see […]
