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# family history
New birth, marriage and death records made available for public to access online
The records cover civil marriages from 1845, births for 1919 and deaths for 1969.
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Jan 8th 2020, 11:29 AM
# Genealogy
New historical birth, marriage and death registers available online for public to access
These records hold the births for 1917 and 1918, marriages from 1864 to 1869, 1942 and 1943 and deaths for 1967 and 1968.
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Jun 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
# family history
James Ryan: The great-grandson of a 1916 Easter Rising rebel
The Leinster lock’s great-grandfather was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers and Fianna Fáil.
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May 26th 2018, 8:00 AM
# Family Fortunes
Hunt for family of 1916 hero who created iconic tricolour
Thomas Meldon was one of three men who created the tricolour which flew at Jacob’s factory during the Easter Rising.
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Dec 6th 2016, 6:10 AM
# delving deep
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
We spoke to one Irish man who’s made genealogy his passion.
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Oct 16th 2016, 8:00 PM
# Family Tree
Searching for your ancestors is about to get a whole lot easier
The entire collection of Catholic parish register microfilms is available online from today.
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Jul 8th 2015, 6:05 AM
# family history
Cork's disappeared lanes and alleys have been given new life on Google
They were removed back in the 1920s and 1930s, but now you can find them online.
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Jun 13th 2015, 10:45 AM
# rememberance
Irish soldiers in the Great War: Tracing your family history in WWI
Readers share their family links to the Great War with some tips on how to begin your search.
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Aug 9th 2014, 5:00 PM
# we go way back
Today is Irish Family History Day
To celebrate, FindMyPast.ie has released 21 million Irish birth, marriage and death records to make it easier for people to research their family tree.
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Jan 24th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Family Tree
Free genealogy advisory service offered at the National Archives of Ireland
Fill out some names on your family tree with help of some of Ireland’s foremost experts on genealogy.
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Nov 19th 2012, 7:10 AM
# lunchtime talks
NLI hosts free lunchtime genealogy talks in August
The National Library of Ireland will host a series of free lunchtime talks this month.
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Aug 13th 2012, 5:53 PM
# family history
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Researchers say the discovery in the 2,200-year-old mummy is the second oldest known case of prostate cancer.
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Jan 29th 2012, 3:57 PM