One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...

Apologies to those of you who follow the #IrishGenealogy or #ScottishGenealogy feed. @blueskyfeedcreator.com has, without warning, diminished the functionality of their free plan so the feeds no longer pick up all relevant posts. They don't seem to have picked up anything in the last few days. 1/6

#IrishGenealogy folks might be interested in these snippets of 20th century Irish history, originally published by Dr. Éamon Phoenix in the Irish News and now being posted online daily. The AI-generated narration, using Éamon's own voice, is remarkable. eamonphoenixfoundation.com/new-irish-hi...

If only there were more of these! #IrishGenealogy

I am looking forward to going to this genealogy conference in Birmingham in April... #AncestryHour

One to follow for #IrishGenealogy...

Join us in Glasgow for a 2-day academic conference, 25–26 June 2026! Preceded by the Professional Genealogy Symposium, 24 June, with @apgenealogists.bsky.social & SIGS. 🔗 Read the full story > www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

If you are near Belfast, you may be interested in this free in-person family history event run by ‪@nifhs.bsky.social‬ at PRONI on Saturday 23 August 2025: www.nifhs.org/events/reall... I will be hosting a stall for @strathgenealogy.bsky.social‬ so please come and say hi!🙂 #Genealogy #AncestryHour

European Heritage Open Days are returning next month

Another one for map fans! Check out the website of SABRE - the Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts (@maps.sabre-roads.org.uk) - which has georeferenced 20th-century Ordnance Survey maps of Britain and Ireland... #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #ScottishGenealogy

A fun recent discovery - fascinating historical maps of Ireland (and elsewhere) in the American Geographical Society (‪@americangeo.bsky.social‬) Library Digital Map Collection at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee: collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/coll... #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour

#AncestryHour Once again, I would encourage anyone who sees a record set online at Ancestry or MyHeritage or FamilySearch or findmypast etc. to go to the archive / repository which actually holds the records and learn more from the catalog descriptions and research guides there. #genealogy

If you are near Belfast, you may be interested in this free in-person family history event run by ‪@nifhs.bsky.social‬ at PRONI on Saturday 23 August 2025: www.nifhs.org/events/reall... I will be hosting a stall for @strathgenealogy.bsky.social‬ so please come and say hi!🙂 #Genealogy #AncestryHour

📢Are you interested in applying for our popular online Postgraduate Degree🎓in Genealogical Studies? Application deadlines: Full-time – 1st Sept. Part-time / modular – 15th Sept. Find out more today! > bit.ly/49lEGwK #genealogy #lifelonglearning #onlinelearning

Find out more about the 2025 Really Useful Family History Show at: www.nifhs.org/.../really-u...

He (or she) is a Belfast icon who is known for their part in an annual tradition. He (or she) was awarded an MBE and has also been a dame. A keen golfer, this person is bilingual and likes a Guinness.

Interesting to read that Irish migrants who were buried in mass graves in Pennsylvania in the 19th century are now being identified... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #GeneticGenealogy

If you are doing English Catholic family history research, or an English one place study, check out this presentation about English Catholic records. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies #OnePlaceWednesday

IGRS Top Research Tip #158: If your ancestors came from Ulster / Northern Ireland, then be sure to check out this free website which has a terrific collection of transcribed 19th century street directories: www.lennonwylie.co.uk/SITE_MAP.htm

This may interest #IrishGenealogy folks...

#savethedate The RQG Conference 2026 will be held on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. Updates via the newsletter @RegQualGenes #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...

Did you know that you can explore thousands of materials (maps, photos, letters, and all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue here: catalogue.nli.ie Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: youtu.be/4L9oHFbmkPc

Aisling Bea's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? was brilliant. Catch up if you missed it! #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Spéirgorm #Speirgorm

An interesting read for #GenHour...

I downloaded the upgrade to FamilyTreeMaker 2024 this week - so far, so good, but I haven't explored it fully yet. I went to a presentation last year about the changes that were being made but it was so long ago that I can't remember them now! Has anyone else tried it out yet? #AncestryHour

Who run the world? #AncestryHour

Okay, we genealogists HAVE to come off the sidelines. Enough is enough is enough already yet -- hands off the libraries, archives and museums! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/05/09/e...

This may be of interest to #IrishGenealogy students... The NLI research studentship is awarded to advanced graduate scholars of Irish history. Recipients have the opportunity to acquire an in-depth understanding of the work of the NLI and knowledge of the unique collections in the NLI’s care.

A fascinating account here of one of the last remaining partial mud & stone houses in County Clare. Historian Paddy Waldron has traced its family history back to pre-Famine Ireland - 1827 www.clarecoco.ie/your-council...

If you are interested in Irish genealogy, check out this custom Bluesky feed on the topic: bsky.app/profile/did:... You can 'pin' it by clicking the icon on the top-right to make it appear on your home screen so you can quickly find it again. #GenHour #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Speirgorm

If you are analysing your DNA matches as part of your family history research, check out this helpful demonstration of a recently-upgraded feature at FamilyTreeDNA... #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy

Some accounts you might be interested in following... #AncestryHour

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ It is a good excuse to take a closer look at the Irish connections in your family tree. Find out how Shamrock Roots can help you discover more about the people and places that matter to you: shamrockroots.com #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #FamilyHistory #IrishFamilyHistory

Would you like advice on starting to research your ancestors in Ireland or Scotland? Check out a presentation I gave, together with the excellent @glasgowgenealogy.bsky.social and @cbgenealogy.ie : buff.ly/oQ0o2Qu #Genealogy #ScottishGenealogy #IrishGenealogy #RootsTech #NotAtRootsTech

Today Cyndi's List is officially 29 years old! Still your FREE starting point for genealogical research. Please be sure to stop by and BROWSE the categories. Browsing helps prod your thinking and point you in new directions. Thank you for all your support all these years! cyndislist.com/categories

Interesting debate today at a conference of the Association of Genealogy Educators and Schools - when designing a beginner's genealogy course, should you start with the fun of finding records to engage students, or start with good practice - analysing records, writing citations, etc.? #AncestryHour

If you are interested in Irish genealogy, check out this custom Bluesky feed on the topic: bsky.app/profile/did:... You can 'pin' it by clicking the icon on the top-right to make it appear on your home screen so you can quickly find it again. #AncestryHour #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Speirgorm