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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 : buff.ly/oQ0o2Qu #Genealogy #ScottishGenealogy #IrishGenealogy #RootsTech #NotAtRootsTech

I had a great day today, geeking out with the FamilyTreeDNA crew at PRONI 🤓🧬 Well done to @nifhs.bsky.social for organising an excellent event! #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #GeneticGenealogy #AncestryHour

#IrishGenealogy #GeneticGenealogy

Here is an interesting opportunity for any editors or aspiring editors among you... "The Register of Qualified Genealogists is now inviting applications for an Assistant Editor to join our Journal team on a voluntary basis." #Genealogy #AncestryHour

A new piece on my blog today about the value of commercial genealogy sites. cbgenealogy.ie/subscriptions/ #IrishGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #AncestryHour #GenChat

The will of Arthur Chichester (1563-1625), which was thought to have been destroyed in 1922, has been discovered at PRONI 😯 www.facebook.com/share/p/18JA... It is curious that this has not been picked up by other news outlets - it would be interesting to know more about the will. #IrishGenealogy

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Cover of this month's @familytreeplus.bsky.social magazine. If this was a meme, Ireland would say 'Hold my beer' #IrishHistory #IrishGenealogy

I highly recommend this course in advanced sources for #IrishGenealogy with Seán Murphy: #AncestryHour

#ScottishGenealogy

#IrishGenealogy folk - check this out! www.johngrenham.com/blog/2026/08...

17 Aug 2026 Put an AI watermark on images you generate. #genealogy

Free online Irish genealogy talk: ‘Aspects of Migration’ - THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST 2026, 20:00-22:00 (IST/BST) on Zoom. Full details: www.irishancestors.ie/aspects-of-m...

Dave Vance from FTDNA is another of our guest speakers at Summer School - always good to get the inside scoop on what's happening! For the full programme and to book, go to: www.nifhs.org/events-and-c...

Last episode in the current series of #WDYTYA, starting shortly... #GenHour

Nooooo - the British Newspaper Archive has adopted the FMP newspaper user interface 🙈 What were they thinking?? The reason people pay for BNA is to use their superior search interface! #Genealogy

Fascinating analysis of names in Ireland based on historical census data... #IrishGenealogy

Here's an interesting opportunity for any editors or aspiring editors among you #GenHour

You might like to give your views on this, #GenHour folks...

I just received copies of New York parish register entries that I requested over 20 months ago - that's a new record! Don't get me wrong - I am extremely grateful to be able to access these records at all, especially from across the pond - but it does make project planning difficult! #AncestryHour

Subscribe to The Federation's Really Useful Bulletin for the latest #FamilyHistory news and information. www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk#newsletter

This should be required reading for all new genealogists and prospective clients! :) #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

My July newsletter has some good discount offers in it. #IrishGenealogy #GenHour #AncestryHour claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/summer-off...

This morning's webinar on #1926census is now available to watch for free for the next week. Please share. familytreewebinars.com/webinar/irel... #IrishGenealogy #Speirgorm #IrishHistory #AncestryHour #GenHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

#AncestryHour More news from the British Newspaper Archive blog about the new site design. blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2026/06/29/t...

Deagh oidhche ann an Glaschu - 'mon na h-Èireannaich! #sloinntearachd #genealogy

IGRS Top Research Tip #212: Historic aerial photographs can add context to family history. Use this website to see images of places your Irish ancestors knew in the first half of the twentieth century: www.britainfromabove.org.uk

Watching #WDYTYA and the genealogist is casually using an *ink pen* to flick through a mid-19th-century birth register book. #Genealogy

DNA at NIFHS on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@dnaatnifhs

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If you are within reach of Belfast, you are going to want to check this out... #IrishGenealogy

"Men We Seldom See - Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry" We are looking for Irish migrants who worked in any aspect of the British construction industry for at least one year, and are willing to be interviewed. ℹ️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie.... #oralhistory #SpéirGorm

I'm so pleased that this show is back on TV tonight 😁 #AncestryHour #Genealogy #WDYTYA

#IrishGenealogy #GenHour

📢Beyond The Family Tree Hybrid Conference 25th and 26 June at The University of Strathclyde (Hybrid). Friday Keynote Speaker Line-up! 👇 🎟️Online and in-person tickets available > strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #genealogy #academicgenealogy

📢Beyond The Family Tree Hybrid Conference Everyone is welcome. Although the Beyond the Family Tree event is an academic conference, it has been designed to be inclusive, engaging, and accessible to all. 🎟️Have you got your ticket? www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #genealogy

You can explore 1000s of materials (maps, photos, letters & all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue: http://catalogue.nli.ie Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: https://youtu.be/4L9oHFbmkPc

IGRS Top Research Tip #206: Did you know that the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - PRONI - has a whole series of YouTube videos describing its collections relevant to family history: www.proni.gov.uk/proni-youtube

#IrishGenealogy

Good craic catching up with @shamrockroots.com and Dr. Martin Mitchell after the first day of @strathgenealogy.bsky.social Irish #familyhistory conference in Glasgow today!

IGRS Top Research Tip #203: If your ancestors lived in the Irish Free State, formed in 1922, then check out the terrific 1926 Census database, launched today: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

Looking forward to the Irish Family History course at @strathgenealogy.bsky.social next Tues 21 & Wed 23 April. I'm giving 4 talks, one one Irish censuses, 4 days after the 1926 census release, should be fun! Further details at www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... - hope to see you there! #genealogy

Mark your calendars for the release of the 1926 Census of Ireland on 18 April! #AncestryHour

Are you interested in exploring your Irish ancestry and within reach of Glasgow? 🔎👨‍👩‍👧‍👦☘️ Join us on 21-22 April for a two‑day practical course on Irish family history research at the University of Strathclyde! You can sign up now at the link below... #AncestryHour #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy