Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)
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The Irish Genealogical Research Society is the “Great Granddaddy of all Irish Family History Societies”. Founded in 1936, it’s the world’s oldest society dedicated to the pursuit of Irish family history.
https://www.irishancestors.ie
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IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp
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2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.
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IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp
IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #189: If your ancestor worked on the British and Irish Railways, then this database of accidents and fatalities may be helpful. It lists incidents by name and location, 1889-1930: shorturl.at/DDUjp
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the IGRS. Watch this space in the coming weeks for more information about how we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary throughout the year ahead.
IGRS Top Research Tip #188: Here’s a rich online seam of Cork City and County Directories just waiting to be mined, dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries: shorturl.at/IiF6g
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #188: Here’s a rich online seam of Cork City and County Directories just waiting to be mined, dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries: shorturl.at/IiF6g
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Nick Reddan is the 2025 Recipient of the Society’s Wallace Clare Award:
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Nick Reddan is the 2025 Recipient of the Society’s Wallace Clare Award:
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
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IGRS Top Research Tip #187: The earliest records in the Belfast Burial Index date from 1869 & are drawn from three council run sites. The data includes death dates, ages, addresses, & plot numbers. For older records, scans from the registers can be purchased too: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #187: The earliest records in the Belfast Burial Index date from 1869 & are drawn from three council run sites. The data includes death dates, ages, addresses, & plot numbers. For older records, scans from the registers can be purchased too: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords
Nick Reddan is the 2025 Recipient of the Society’s Wallace Clare Award:
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Nick Reddan is the 2025 Recipient of the Society’s Wallace Clare Award:
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
www.irishancestors.ie/wallace-clar...
IGRS Top Research Tip #187: The earliest records in the Belfast Burial Index date from 1869 & are drawn from three council run sites. The data includes death dates, ages, addresses, & plot numbers. For older records, scans from the registers can be purchased too: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #187: The earliest records in the Belfast Burial Index date from 1869 & are drawn from three council run sites. The data includes death dates, ages, addresses, & plot numbers. For older records, scans from the registers can be purchased too: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords
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Censuses of Ireland, 1766-1891.
At end Nov. our total for names in VRTI CEN from 1766 religious census, 1798 census of Dublin City and censuses of Ireland 1813-1891 hit 98,000. On Tuesday we'll give the end Dec. total. Will we hit 100k? Tune in Tuesday for update. Any guesses?
At end Nov. our total for names in VRTI CEN from 1766 religious census, 1798 census of Dublin City and censuses of Ireland 1813-1891 hit 98,000. On Tuesday we'll give the end Dec. total. Will we hit 100k? Tune in Tuesday for update. Any guesses?
December 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Censuses of Ireland, 1766-1891.
At end Nov. our total for names in VRTI CEN from 1766 religious census, 1798 census of Dublin City and censuses of Ireland 1813-1891 hit 98,000. On Tuesday we'll give the end Dec. total. Will we hit 100k? Tune in Tuesday for update. Any guesses?
At end Nov. our total for names in VRTI CEN from 1766 religious census, 1798 census of Dublin City and censuses of Ireland 1813-1891 hit 98,000. On Tuesday we'll give the end Dec. total. Will we hit 100k? Tune in Tuesday for update. Any guesses?
IGRS Top Research Tip #186: Ancestors from Co Donegal? This site is laden down with a real medley of material arranged by subject and place: donegalgenealogy.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #186: Ancestors from Co Donegal? This site is laden down with a real medley of material arranged by subject and place: donegalgenealogy.com
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IGRS Top Research Tip #185: The Linenhall Library in Belfast has a terrific collection of Irish postcards (mainly Ulster) which have been scanned, indexed & posted online. Find out what your ancestor’s local town looked like a century or more ago: www.postcardsireland.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #185: The Linenhall Library in Belfast has a terrific collection of Irish postcards (mainly Ulster) which have been scanned, indexed & posted online. Find out what your ancestor’s local town looked like a century or more ago: www.postcardsireland.com
IGRS Top Research Tip #185: The Linenhall Library in Belfast has a terrific collection of Irish postcards (mainly Ulster) which have been scanned, indexed & posted online. Find out what your ancestor’s local town looked like a century or more ago: www.postcardsireland.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #185: The Linenhall Library in Belfast has a terrific collection of Irish postcards (mainly Ulster) which have been scanned, indexed & posted online. Find out what your ancestor’s local town looked like a century or more ago: www.postcardsireland.com
IGRS Top Research Tip #184: OS200 is a Digital Archive bringing together the records of the 19th-century Ordnance Survey of Ireland, historical maps, memoirs, name-books, letters and drawings, into one searchable online platform: dri.ie/os200/spotli...
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #184: OS200 is a Digital Archive bringing together the records of the 19th-century Ordnance Survey of Ireland, historical maps, memoirs, name-books, letters and drawings, into one searchable online platform: dri.ie/os200/spotli...
IGRS Top Research Tip #183: Was one of your Irish ancestors in receipt of a US civil war pension? Try this new online resource:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #183: Was one of your Irish ancestors in receipt of a US civil war pension? Try this new online resource:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
IGRS Top Research Tip #182: There are two online databases for records of Mount Jerome cemetery, Dublin. Using them both interchangeably can reveal a full list of who is interred in each grave: www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/... & shorturl.at/uyLgx
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #182: There are two online databases for records of Mount Jerome cemetery, Dublin. Using them both interchangeably can reveal a full list of who is interred in each grave: www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/... & shorturl.at/uyLgx
Newly rediscovered Wexford church records and other family history gems in Killiney’s Franciscan Library:
irishheritagenews.ie/wexford-chur...
irishheritagenews.ie/wexford-chur...
Newly rediscovered Wexford church records and other family history gems in Killiney’s Franciscan Library
The Franciscan Library in Killiney, Co. Dublin, holds unexpected treasures for family historians, including church records from Wexford parishes.
irishheritagenews.ie
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Newly rediscovered Wexford church records and other family history gems in Killiney’s Franciscan Library:
irishheritagenews.ie/wexford-chur...
irishheritagenews.ie/wexford-chur...
IGRS Top Research Tip #181: Ancestors from Co Tipperary? Try Tipperary Studies’ vast and ever growing collection for the county’s history and heritage: books, journals, local newspapers, maps, images including photos and postcards, archives and ephemera: www.tippstudiesdigital.ie?utm_source=c...
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #181: Ancestors from Co Tipperary? Try Tipperary Studies’ vast and ever growing collection for the county’s history and heritage: books, journals, local newspapers, maps, images including photos and postcards, archives and ephemera: www.tippstudiesdigital.ie?utm_source=c...
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IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
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One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
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On this day in 1838, Patrick Cullinane died aged 28. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Claregalway Abbey, Co. Galway, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/cull1838
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Galway
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Galway
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On this day in 1838, Patrick Cullinane died aged 28. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Claregalway Abbey, Co. Galway, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/cull1838
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Galway
Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Galway
National Archive launches search for Irish people who are 100 years or over to tell their stories: www.irishstar.com/news/ireland...
National Archive launches search for Irish people who are 100 years or over
The very first census carried out after Ireland gained its independence from Britain will be digitized and published online to celebrate its 100 year anniversary
www.irishstar.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
National Archive launches search for Irish people who are 100 years or over to tell their stories: www.irishstar.com/news/ireland...
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
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🥮 Barm brack is a true #Halloween classic!
“Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞
This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...
“Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞
This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...
Hallowe'en Barm Brack Recipe
www.nli.ie
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🥮 Barm brack is a true #Halloween classic!
“Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞
This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...
“Barm” means yeast, and “brack” comes from the Irish breac — “speckled.” 🍞
This 19th-century recipe from NLI MS 9929 swaps dried fruit for fragrant caraway seeds. Fancy baking a vintage favourite? 👉 www.nli.ie/stories/hall...
IGRS Top Research Tip #179: The records of Ireland’s Genealogical Office (created by the Ulster King of Arms) date from the 16th to 19th centuries and are described in detail here: shorturl.at/s5zdP
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #179: The records of Ireland’s Genealogical Office (created by the Ulster King of Arms) date from the 16th to 19th centuries and are described in detail here: shorturl.at/s5zdP