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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 4d

IGRS Top Research Tip #175: If you’re seeking Irish sources for women’s history the website of the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) has a page describing a range of such sources held by NAI: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 11d

IGRS Top Research Tip #174: Was your ancestor one of the c45,000 Irish men who served and died in British forces during the Great War, 1914-1918? Check the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: www.cwgc.org

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 14d

Ancestors who worked aboard boats and ships? Here ya go…

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨 New image gallery: Women’s Voices in the Rebellion Papers 📜

From petitions and depositions to intercepted letters and court testimonies, the National Archives of Ireland’s Rebellion Papers reveal women’s roles in 1798 in all their complexity.

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Image from page 86 of "History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803" (1854)

A depiction of a woman fighting on the rebel side at the Battle of Wexford, June 20th 1798. From a coloured line engraving, published by G. Thompson, 1798

Portrait of Lady Louisa Conolly by Joshua Reynolds (1775)

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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-...

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 26d

We hope you enjoyed our #FiantFriday series, curated by our fabulous Data Steward, Sadhbh Dunne! In case you missed any posts, you can find them all here in our new Fiant Friday Image Gallery:

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#FiantFriday - Virtual Treasury

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 19d

IGRS Top Research Tip #173: If your ancestor was a sailor he’ll likely appear in the crew lists of ships & boats registered in what is now the Republic of Ireland, 1860-1921. Search the database here: census.nationalarchives.ie/search/cl/ho...

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 19d

IGRS Top Research Tip #173: If your ancestor was a sailor he’ll likely appear in the crew lists of ships & boats registered in what is now the Republic of Ireland, 1860-1921. Search the database here: census.nationalarchives.ie/search/cl/ho...

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

We're excited to release the conference programme for 'Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives'. There is limited space so if you would like to attend please book a place using the link below as soon as possible. Attendance is free but booking is essential!

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.

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · 26d

IGRS Top Research Tip #172: Glasnevin cemetery is the main place of burial for Dublin’s Catholics: 1.5M are interred there. Helpfully, its online database can even be searched with just as little as an address by first tapping a ‘space’ in the surname box: www.dctrust.ie/genealogy/se...

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Sep 6

IGRS Top Research Tip #171: Tracking down descendants of your Irish relatives who moved to New York City? Here’s a helpful free online tool: The NYC Marriage Index, 1950-2017. It records 4,757,588 marriage licences issued: www.nycmarriageindex.com

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Mems Dead @memsdead.com · Sep 2

On this day in 1706, William Crawford (Crafford) of Farranacardy died. The Journals show the inscription on his gravestone at Sligo Abbey and blazon the coats of arms that were carved on it: tinyurl.com/craf1706

Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

#Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Sligo

Transcript of a gravestone inscription and related commentary.

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 30

IGRS Top Research Tip #170: The State of the Country Papers / Outrage Reports, were a sub-series of Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers, starting in 1821. They detail serious crimes of a political or organised nature. See online catalogues: csorp.nationalarchives.ie/index.html

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Mems Dead @memsdead.com · Aug 24

On this day in 1774, Ann Dempsey Phelan died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Shaen graveyard, Straboe, Co. Laois (Queen's), in the Journals: tinyurl.com/phel1774

Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Laois

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Ruth Cannon @ruthcannon.bsky.social · Jul 29

An early example of lawyer-bashing may be found in an Evening Herald report of a Clare County Council meeting of 1949, when a number of counsellors vociferously opposed the re-upholstering of barristers' benches in lovely Ennis Courthouse (below). Read it all here:
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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 23

IGRS Top Research Tip #169: Searching for gravestone inscriptions in Co. Galway? This comprehensive list points to over 400 cemeteries and burial grounds across the county for which there are inscriptions and/or burial records: tinyurl.com/29t29n4h

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 16

IGRS Top Research Tip #168: Search this site for records of the Irish migration to, and settlement in, Newfoundland in eastern Canada, 1750-1850. Huge numbers hailed from Ireland’s southeast, specifically counties Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford: www.mannioncollection.ca/default.aspx

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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"

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"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.

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Mems Dead @memsdead.com · Aug 15

On this day in 1691, Susanna King Blackburne died. The Journals show the coat of arms on the gravestone of her and her husband, Andrew Blackburne, at Kilmore, Co. Roscommon: tinyurl.com/blac1691

Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Roscommon

Transcript of a gravestone inscription along with a rubbing of a coat of arms that was carved on the gravestone.

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 16

IGRS Top Research Tip #168: Search this site for records of the Irish migration to, and settlement in, Newfoundland in eastern Canada, 1750-1850. Huge numbers hailed from Ireland’s southeast, specifically counties Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford: www.mannioncollection.ca/default.aspx

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Aug 8

This #FiantFriday 🎉 features the landmark establishment of the 'The Guild of the Blessed Mary Magdalene', which saw the merging in 1577 of the formerly distinct societies of Barbers💈and Surgeons 🩺 'for the preservation of health' #TudorDublin

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St. Mary Magdelene holding a jar of salve. Source: National Library of the Netherlands. Public Domain

Text from PROI DKPRI 13/7 (Appendix IV. Fiants—Elizabeth—(continued)), page 31.

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Mems Dead @memsdead.com · Aug 8

On this day in 1675, Margaret Irvin Bell Maxwell Rynd died aged about 67. She was buried at Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. Find out more about her family in the Journals: tinyurl.com/rynd1675

Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Fermanagh

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 9

IGRS Top Research Tip #167: PDF images of the Will Calendars for Ireland (Republic only) can be accessed online, 1922-1983. Use them to establish when and where an ancestor died and order a copy of their will from the National Archives of Ireland: www.johngrenham.com/browse/retri...

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social · Aug 2

IGRS Top Research Tip #166: Your ancestor’s farm may have overlapped townlands. First note all plots with your ancestor’s name in Griffith’s PV, then check against the numbered plots on corresponding valuation maps for any that adjoin or are in close proximity: www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-val...

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Mems Dead @memsdead.com · Aug 2

On this day in 1757, Bartholomew Byrne died aged 68. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Crumlin, Co. Dublin, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/byrn1757

Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Dublin

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