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 Irish family history - and now in its 90th year
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IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
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📢 NEXT ROADSHOW: We're headed to the Treaty City! Join us in Limerick on 11 February for our next VRTI Roadshow. We'll be hosted by Limerick City and County Council Archives Services and Library, the Limerick Museum, and the People's Museum of Limerick.
More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M
More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M
Finding Limerick in the Virtual Treasury of Ireland
Exploring the history of Limerick and its people through the lens of the Virtual Treasury of Ireland's exciting online resource
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January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
📢 NEXT ROADSHOW: We're headed to the Treaty City! Join us in Limerick on 11 February for our next VRTI Roadshow. We'll be hosted by Limerick City and County Council Archives Services and Library, the Limerick Museum, and the People's Museum of Limerick.
More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M
More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M
Interested in Irish census? Here ye go….
IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
January 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Interested in Irish census? Here ye go….
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Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...
Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Marking its 90th anniversary, the IGRS will host a global programme of events in 2026, reflecting its international membership and ties to the Irish diaspora, and celebrating Irish identity and heritage in all its traditions worldwide: www.irishancestors.ie/90th-anniver...
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IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
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#TNAConnections Another great Gold Seam you can explore on the VRTI is that of the State Papers Ireland, 1660–1715 (TNA SP 63), an assembled collection of official letters, private papers, and correspondence that is held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy.
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/s...
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/s...
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#TNAConnections Another great Gold Seam you can explore on the VRTI is that of the State Papers Ireland, 1660–1715 (TNA SP 63), an assembled collection of official letters, private papers, and correspondence that is held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy.
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/s...
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/s...
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#NewDIBLives In the summer of 1688 Irish-born Goody (Goodwife) Glover was accused of witchcraft. She was tried, found guilty and hanged on 16 November & was the last person executed in Boston as a witch. Her tercentenary was commemorated on 16 November 1988. www.dib.ie/biography/gl... @ria.ie
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
#NewDIBLives In the summer of 1688 Irish-born Goody (Goodwife) Glover was accused of witchcraft. She was tried, found guilty and hanged on 16 November & was the last person executed in Boston as a witch. Her tercentenary was commemorated on 16 November 1988. www.dib.ie/biography/gl... @ria.ie
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Died #Onthisday 1934 Annie Patterson, 'UCC’s first female music lecturer and the first woman in Ireland or Britain to be awarded a non-honorary doctorate in music.' www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Remembering Annie Patterson, the trailblazer who was UCC's first female music lecturer
As the anniversary of Dr Annie Patterson's death approaches, Pet O'Connell recalls the life of the incredible woman who also was instrumental in the creation of the Feis Ceoil and Oireachtas na…
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January 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Died #Onthisday 1934 Annie Patterson, 'UCC’s first female music lecturer and the first woman in Ireland or Britain to be awarded a non-honorary doctorate in music.' www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Guess who’s 90 this year! 😉
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 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Guess who’s 90 this year! 😉
IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #190: There are still 2 ways to access census records on National Archives of Ireland’s website. The original portal, which can be more limited but more reliable, & the new portal with greater searching scope, but with some drawbacks in reliability. See here: shorturl.at/MnMAb
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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...