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Discover the people and places that matter to you. Hire Ciara Chivers, Qualified Genealogist, to research your family tree or house history: http://shamrockroots.com

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Mar 9

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 :

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#Genealogy #ScottishGenealogy #IrishGenealogy #RootsTech #NotAtRootsTech

Scottish and Irish Genealogical Connections

This panel session is designed to help you kick-start research into your Irish and Scottish ancestors. It features three professional genealogists from Ireland and Scotland who will introduce you to…

www.familysearch.org

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 8h

Same here, the 'journeys' bit is bang on. They should probably emphasise it over the 'origins'!

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 8h

Majority Donegal (which is oddly specific, I suspect there's an issue there). I've only 1 GGGM from there so that does not explain it. The rest is Connacht, Leinster and Hebrides & Western Highlands - no known ancestors in any of them. Even allowing that people moved 300-1000y ago, it seems way off.

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 10h

Wow, my new origins are so far wrong, it's bonkers! All my ancestors lived in Ulster going back at least five generations, based on documentary research, backed up by DNA test results. The new origins show just 3% "Central Scotland & Northern Ireland" 🤷‍♀️ Other kits I manage look equally mad.

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 13d

Spooky! 😱

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 15d

See www.lostcousins.com. On the left-hand menu there is an option to view the latest newsletter. From there it is possible to search the back-catalogue of newsletters. To start receiving new newsletters by email, it is necessary to register and select the option to 'Receive our email newsletter'.

Lost Cousins - Putting Relatives In Touch

LostCousins finds living relatives, people who share your ancestors, and can help you discover more about your family tree.

www.lostcousins.com

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 17d

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

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

If you feel inclined to contribute towards the cost of continuing the #ScottishGenealogy feed, see here...

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That is all!

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

If you feel inclined to contribute towards the cost of continuing the #IrishGenealogy feed, see here...

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

I can do the admin if anyone contributes but, to be clear, the money goes directly to them - it will not be resting in my account, Father Ted style! 4/6

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

Standard paid plans are not very expensive ($2.99/month) but I already spend a lot on web hosting etc. so I have to draw the line somewhere. If you find the feed useful and would like it to continue, there is an option to contribute towards the cost of a plan. 3/6

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

They are going to start inserting ads into feeds on free plans too. It is disappointing - I appreciate they are running a business but the way they went about this irks me. So what I am going to say next irks me even more but I thought I would share the info and let you decide what to do. 2/6

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 19d

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

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 23d

I'll second that! I delete most newsletters without even reading them in detail because there just aren't enough hours in the day but I always make a point of reading the Lost Cousins newsletters - they are so informative and interesting!

#AncestryHour

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North of Ireland Family History Society @nifhs.bsky.social · 23d

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 5

See, for example, here...

eamonphoenixfoundation.com/on-this-day-...

On This Day – 26th August 1920

eamonphoenixfoundation.com

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 5

#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...

New Irish history archive launched by Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation

The Dr Éamon Phoenix Foundation today launched a new archive of On This Day articles on Irish history – including the use of AI to allow readers to listen to Dr Phoenix ‘reading’ his columns.

eamonphoenixfoundation.com

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 3

If only there were more of these!
#IrishGenealogy

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...
@narireland.bsky.social

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 3

Fab!

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 2

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

#AncestryHour

RegQualGenes @regqualgenes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Early bird tickets are now available for the RQG Conference via Eventbrite and open to everyone, including non-members #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #RQGConf26 #Birmingham rqg-conference-2026.eventbrite.co.uk

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 2

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 2

#IrishGenealogy

David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm really looking forward to speaking as part of this conference on Friday via Zoom. I'll be talking about the religious burial ground in South Presentation Cork and what it can tell us about the lives of the women buried there #WomensHistory #LoveIrishResearch #Archives

Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our conference is approaching soon!

There is still time to book to explore & celebrate the challenges of uncovering the presence of women within archives, libraries, museums & personal collections.

Info here: womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...

#WomensHistory #GenderHist #Archives #Museums

Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Sep 2

One to follow for #IrishGenealogy...

The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, based in Irish & Celtic Studies at QUB since 1987. Funded by DfC since 2023, we research the origins and meanings of local names and support councils with Irish forms for signage. Explore our searchable corpus at placenamesni.org.

placenamesni.org

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Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies @strathgenealogy.bsky.social · Aug 21

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/...

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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · Aug 5

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

FHFRUS

Free event!!

Saturday 23rd August, 10am to 4pm.

15+ Exhibitors.

Experts in genealogy, research and DNA - all there to help you!

Northern Ireland FHF Really Useful Family History Show.

Prize Draw, be there at midday!

Presentations:

11am "The Population Portal" - Find out from the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland how this new portal provides names and detailed census records in one place.

12.30 The Incredibly Useful Introduction to PRONI's Family History Records.

2pm "We know who you are, John Linehan!" - John has taken a DNA test - join us when we reveal to him for the first time who he is and where he's from!

The Really Useful Family History Show.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, BT3 9HQ.

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Belfast Live @belfastlive.co.uk · Aug 17

European Heritage Open Days are returning next month

The 300 NI heritage spots and hidden gems you can explore for free

www.belfastlive.co.uk