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

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 […]
Ancestor Network partners with Irish Central on the Irish Heritage Tree

Ancestor Network is proud to be a partner with Irish Central on the Irish Heritage Tree Program as it is aligned closely with our ethos and essence. There are two primary reasons for this. 1) We want to do our part in improving the environment and contribute to a more sustainable world leaving it in […]
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 […]
Expert Workshops on Irish Genealogy

Are you having difficulty tracing your Irish ancestors? Do you need to learn more about Irish family and social history and geography? Ancestor Network, Ireland’s pre-eminent and most trusted genealogy research, advisory and publishing firm, is offering four online workshops by authoritative speakers in April and May 2021. Topics to be covered are ‘Introduction to […]
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 […]