Our new episode of Transatlantic is live! We are joined by Dr. Jane Halloran to discuss the multi-generational impact and influence the emigration of two siblings had on their home locality in Clare, and their new home in Connecticut: shows.acast.com/transatlanti...

This looks promising: plans for the 1926 census release nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-l...

Looking at the new Theories of Family Relativity on @myheritageofficial.bsky.social - there's one which is half right. 3x great-gf had 2 wives and the match is from the second wife, I'm from the first.

I always presumed there was more to this than the way it was reported.

Guess what? Not one of them has replied yet...

🧬 Curious about DNA & family history? Join expert Mia Bennett for our 3-week online evening course: Introduction to DNA 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025 | 19:00–20:15 Learn how to choose a test, interpret results & use DNA in your research. Recordings until 7 Jan portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1... #GenHour

A little later than usual, my newsletter is out. claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/november-d... #Genealogy #GenHour #AncestryHour #IrishGenealogy

Have bought "my aunt" an mtDNA test in the FTDNA Black Friday sale. I'm sure she won't care but I'm interested.

It's not even 10:30 and I've already contacted 3 different parishes for help with their records today. I would so love if RC parishes would allow digitisation of their records in line with data protection parameters. It would stop me bothering them!! #IrishGenealogy

For all of my #genealogy and #ancestryhour peeps - you should know that recently Ancestry has changed its ToS to prevent searching of public records hosted on the Ancestry site to keep investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) practitioners and forensic genealogists (FGs) OUT. (Please read the whole 🧵)

The date for the next census in Ireland has been set. Controversially, they're moving away from the traditional pattern. It will be taken in May 2027 and there will be an option to complete online. www.thejournal.ie/census-2027-...

Four presidents

A new paper [2023] based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix. www.livescience.com/health/genet...

Taking some time off pro work following bereavement but I've done some personal genealogy this morning and confirmed a first 7th great grandparent! He is on my Liverpool line.

Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.

Does anyone know of a Spanish genetic genealogist?

Dealing a mind-blowing level of incompetence from a pension provider. I miss the old days of calling companies out on Twitter.

We've just added more historic Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland to our website. You can now compare first edition one-inch to the mile maps dating from the 1860s to 1870s with second edition maps published between 1898 and 1902. maps.nls.uk/os/one-inch-...

I've had a sneaky peak at the new version of the Irish Newspaper Archives and it looks great!

Help the Halloween party! Here's my recent class on the Irish origins of Halloween. youtu.be/tKLmfYvGDmE...

Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh. Here's my video on the Irish origins of Halloween. youtu.be/tKLmfYvGDmE...

Bought some new books today. @leannecalvert.bsky.social @ulsterhistory.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Royal Irish Academy on 22 October 2025 to celebrate the launch of Deeds of the Guild of St Anne, 1237 – 1778, a new digital resource created in partnership with the @virtualtreasury.bsky.social and the @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social

We were delighted to launch our new exhibition yesterday which will be on display on the ground floor of the library for the academic year. The Limerick Papers are also available to view on our digital library digitallibrary.ul.ie/limerick-pap...

I have suggested in the past that it would be a good idea to leave Substack if that's where you have your newsletter. But now? Now I'm just telling you to flee.

This clock changing nonsense has to stop. There's no need to be awake this early on Sunday!

Final result of #aras25: Electorate: 3,614,450 Votes cast: 1,656,436 (45.8%) Spoilt: 213,738 (12.9%) Valid poll: 1,442,698 Connolly: 914,143 (63.3%) Humphreys: 424,987 (29.5%) Gavin: 103,568 (7.2%) Catherine Connolly is elected the tenth President of Ireland.

On today's list: vacuuming, voting and vaccines. Time for my annual COVID booster and flu jab. The colours of my business logo are the suffragette colours. #votesforwomen

Get ready for the 1926 census of Ireland youtu.be/VQn7dxNAgzk?... #genealogy #Ireland

The Council of State still has a religious oath, so I can't go on it. I'd have to refuse. #Aras25

Thanks @cbgenealogy.ie - thoroughly enjoyed the talk on tracing Irish Ancestors for @shropshirefhs.bsky.social. Really interesting evening.

Delighted with this lovely testimonial.

A timely reminder of how reliant we are on the big genealogy sites with Ancestry down this morning! I shall get on with writing a very lengthy report.

Is Ancestry down for anyone else this morning? I can load a logged out homepage but it gives errors or just doesn't load anything else. #AncestryHour #GenHour #Genealogy

There's now a blog post from @myheritageofficial.bsky.social with further details about the transition to whole genome sequencing. blog.myheritage.com/2025/10/myhe...

I regret to inform your bank account that the UHF is having a book sale: ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/shop/product...?

Roots and Branch: Alex Haley’s lesser known Irish heritage www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Careers my ancestors had: Soldier in British army Butcher River pilot Clerk (in multiple capacities) Poltician

If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records. www.met.ie/met-eireann-...

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Great to see a fresh transcription of the Catholic parish registers launched by @myheritageofficial.bsky.social at last. I'll run a comparison across all the sites soon for fun. www.myheritage.com/research/col... #IrishGenealogy

This looks fantastic!

"Ireland needs a national register of wills", says insurer Royal London. This makes total sense. Why don't we have one already?! www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

For those in Ireland, the Valuations Office is moving house. Short post about it here. cbgenealogy.ie/valuations-o... #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour #GenHour

I'm under the weather right now but quietly excited about @myheritageofficial.bsky.social introducing whole genome sequencing as standard on their DNA tests. This will bring a lot of uploaders into the purchasing fold. #AncestryHour

Four Courts, June 1922

IFHS Annual Conference 1st Nov, Fumbally Stables, Dublin. Talks on Landed Estate Records, Irish Newspaper Archives, Irish Military Archive, Dublin City Library Archives and Dublin Trade Directories. Various prices for members and non-members, in-person and via Zoom. See: ifhs.ie/event/ifhs-c...

New Ancestry update: Donegal for everyone!

Nerdy excitement: instant transfers now working in Irish financial institutions. So pleased to see this.

Holy cow!