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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 1d

Was a fantastic first day at ’Ireland and the American Revolution’ capped off by a brilliant keynote address by Prof. Eliga Gould. Looking forward to day two.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 22d

Great to see a good turnout at @tcdunit18.bsky.social for @cwallacedublin.bsky.social's talk on Wed 17th titled "30 June 1922 – Dublin’s biggest explosion? Recovering the lost Public Record Office of Ireland”. @historytcd.bsky.social

From left to right: Holly Ritchie, PhD researcher, Department of History TCD, Ciarán Wallace, Mary Colclough, Community Engagement Manager, Unit18.

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · 26d

So, Andrew's wife is from Inchigeelagh. Click here to check out the 1766 religious census for the parish (our most recent 1766 discovery): virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE...

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Sep 3

Census of Ireland, 1861

The 1861 census returns were never in PRO/never open to the public. Not knowing this, Samuel Gilmore wrote to PRO seeking info from 1861 census, providing a mock-up for the Patterson household, Lisburn. Click link: virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE...
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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 27

Tickets are now available for ‘Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives’. The conference will take place @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 9-10 October. For booking and more information use the link below.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/ireland-an...

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Beautiful lazy-beds at The Deserted Village, Achill. The lazy-bed agricultural practice was anything but lazy.

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Depraved. Bomb a hospital. Then bomb the rescue workers. I have no words for this level of savagery, inhumanity and cruelty. It's utterly evil.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great crowds at yesterday's Really Useful Family History Show in PRONI, organised by @nifhs.bsky.social and sponsored by @federationfhs.bsky.social. Thanks to all who joined!

@briangurrin.bsky.social
@cwallacedublin.bsky.social

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oasis who? Census of Monivea, 1891 sold out again. Well done, Monivea Heritage Association. 👏👏

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 21

Monivea census, 1891, back in print again. Follow Monivea Heritage Association on Facebook, or contact them, to get your copy.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our colleague @briangurrin.bsky.social was in Monivea last week for the launch of the 1891 census of Monivea locality.

Read more about this fascinating publication on our news page: virtualtreasury.ie/news/monivea...

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 17

Census of Ireland, 1891.

Thomas Higgins (22) and family in 1891 census. Higgins contested Jan 1906 gen. election for Irish Parliamentary Party. Vote on 25 Jan. Votes counted 26th. Higgins won (2,685 votes) but he had died on morning of count. Another election followed)

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Census of Ireland, 1891

Delighted to be in Monivea this evening speaking about the VRTI and about this wonderful publication, 1891 census of Monivea locality (launched this evening). Well done Monivea Heritage Association on a superb publication. 👏👏 @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 15

This #FiantFriday from 1581 'recites that a controversy was heard at Rosspont, between the bishop of Waterford and many of the citizens, relative to plundering the cathedral of Christ Church in Waterford, and that it appeared that the bishop was most unjustly accused by them' (!!!)

Detail of a historiated initial 'F'(abula) of a man talking and pointing at a group of people. Image taken from f. 106 of Omne Bonum (Ebrietas-Humanus). Written in Latin. BL Royal Manuscript Collection (BL Royal 6 E VII, f. 106).

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 14

@cwallacedublin.bsky.social will be joining Galway Co. Council/Galway Heritage Groups for a special event next Wednesday: "Tracing your Galway Roots: Discover Your Family History"

www.eventbrite.ie/e/tracing-yo...

"Tracing your Galway Roots: Discover Your Family History"

Gain insights from experienced professionals and community heritage groups who will provide tips and tools for successful family research.

www.eventbrite.ie

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Census of Ireland, 1891.

Pollboy or Knockatober townland, Monivea, Co. Galway. James Tannian, aged 33, was a photographer, one of 547 photographers recorded in the census that year (378 males, 169 females).

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Jul 4

Who's the youngest person in the VRTI (census extracts)? Click here and scroll to table (1851, Glynn parish, Co. Antrim): virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE...

No name yet, and only half a day old, 👶🐣.

These extracts from Gertrude Thrift Papers, @narireland.bsky.social

Virtual Treasury

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

Explore the Portal's two Gold Seams, both curated by @briangurrin.bsky.social:

1. 1766 Religious Census

2. Gleanings and Fragments from the Censuses of Ireland (1813 – 1891)

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great census find, here, in Census Gleanings. Here's the census entries referred to (1871, Newstone, Co. Meath) - virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE....
Open the link, click View More and select the link that appears at the bottom of Descriptive Element list, to view images of handwritten manuscript.

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briangurrin.bsky.social @briangurrin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great find Ciarán. A tip - if you click the 'View More' under the Scope & Content section, you'll see a link displayed at the bottom of the Descriptive Elements section. Click the link and you will be brought to images of the census on @nlireland.bsky.social (NLI Catholic Registers)

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

#VRTI2025Release Start your research though our three new Portals – convenient tools for searching key periods of Irish history across many Gold Seams and Curated Collections:

1. Age of Conquest Portal

2. Age of Revolution Portal

3. Population Portal

virtualtreasury.ie/portals

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

#VRTI2025Release Enter the world of the Anglo-Norman invaders of Ireland with our new Age of Conquest Portal — curated by Dr @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social, @petercrooks.bsky.social, Dr Paul Dryburgh, and Dr Lynn Kilgallon, with Dr Daryl Hendley Rooney, Dr Stuart Kinsella and Dr Theresa O’Byrne.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

There are also three curated collections within the Portal:

1. The Calendars of the Rebellion Papers

2. Home Office and Ireland

3. Dublin Gazette

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

Furthermore, our team has created an 1821 Census Gleanings Map, where users can search for transcribed names from 1821 and zoom in to see townlands where we have recovered names.

Explore it here: kg.virtualtreasury.ie/collection-m...

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

#VRTI2025Release The Population Portal brings together tens of thousands of names, and detailed census reports, from Ireland between the 17th and 19th centuries, allowing users to search them as one collection.

virtualtreasury.ie/portals/popu...

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