Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)
@igrs1936.bsky.social
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
https://www.irishancestors.ie
https://www.irishancestors.ie
AGI Publishes New Resource on the Social Context of Ireland’s 1901 and 1911 Census Records: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-publishe...
January 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
AGI Publishes New Resource on the Social Context of Ireland’s 1901 and 1911 Census Records: accreditedgenealogists.ie/agi-publishe...
IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
IGRS Top Research Tip #183: Was one of your Irish ancestors in receipt of a US civil war pension? Try this new online resource:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #183: Was one of your Irish ancestors in receipt of a US civil war pension? Try this new online resource:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
IGRS Top Research Tip #182: There are two online databases for records of Mount Jerome cemetery, Dublin. Using them both interchangeably can reveal a full list of who is interred in each grave: www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/... & shorturl.at/uyLgx
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #182: There are two online databases for records of Mount Jerome cemetery, Dublin. Using them both interchangeably can reveal a full list of who is interred in each grave: www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/... & shorturl.at/uyLgx
IGRS Top Research Tip #181: Ancestors from Co Tipperary? Try Tipperary Studies’ vast and ever growing collection for the county’s history and heritage: books, journals, local newspapers, maps, images including photos and postcards, archives and ephemera: www.tippstudiesdigital.ie?utm_source=c...
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
IGRS Top Research Tip #181: Ancestors from Co Tipperary? Try Tipperary Studies’ vast and ever growing collection for the county’s history and heritage: books, journals, local newspapers, maps, images including photos and postcards, archives and ephemera: www.tippstudiesdigital.ie?utm_source=c...
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #180: Searching for post-1858 wills in England & Wales? Act quickly to save money: the cost of ordering copies will rise from Monday, 17 November 2025, by a whopping 966%, from £1.50 to £16! www.gov.uk/search-will-...
IGRS Top Research Tip #179: The records of Ireland’s Genealogical Office (created by the Ulster King of Arms) date from the 16th to 19th centuries and are described in detail here: shorturl.at/s5zdP
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #179: The records of Ireland’s Genealogical Office (created by the Ulster King of Arms) date from the 16th to 19th centuries and are described in detail here: shorturl.at/s5zdP
IGRS Top Research Tip #178: The IGRS’ online Early Irish Marriage Index notes alternative sources for marriage in Ireland up to 1863. It’s free, ever growing, and now comprises almost 276,000 names: www.irishancestors.ie/search/marri...
October 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #178: The IGRS’ online Early Irish Marriage Index notes alternative sources for marriage in Ireland up to 1863. It’s free, ever growing, and now comprises almost 276,000 names: www.irishancestors.ie/search/marri...
IGRS Top Research Tip #177: This is a great website for graveyard surveys, comprising photos and transcriptions of gravestones from across Ireland. More being added all the time: irishgraveyards.ie
October 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #177: This is a great website for graveyard surveys, comprising photos and transcriptions of gravestones from across Ireland. More being added all the time: irishgraveyards.ie
IGRS Top Research Tip #176: If the parish baptismal register doesn’t survive from early enough, try piecing a family together by combing through the civil marriage registers looking for matching fathers’ names. From 1845 for non-RC, 1864 for RCs, all for free:
www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/
www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/
October 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
IGRS Top Research Tip #176: If the parish baptismal register doesn’t survive from early enough, try piecing a family together by combing through the civil marriage registers looking for matching fathers’ names. From 1845 for non-RC, 1864 for RCs, all for free:
www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/
www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/
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/...
October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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/...
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
September 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
One Thousand New Entries Added to our Early Irish BMD Indexes: www.irishancestors.ie/bmd-indexes-...
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...
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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...
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...
September 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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...