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Thursday 28 September 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Genealogy

Last year
2022
Another year of Irish birth, marriage and death records are now available to the public online
Minister Catherine Martin TD said the update “will be met with eager anticipation by those carrying out research in genealogy”.
All time
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.
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.
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
We spoke to one Irish man who’s made genealogy his passion.
'Garda Pulse system' from the 1800s reveal details of Ireland's most famous Victorian crimes
The digital archive details crimes such as murder, assaults, theft, and bestiality around the country in the 1800s.
Experts have delved into Joe Biden's Irish roots - and they go back a while
There’s a whole lot of ‘great-great’ and ‘great-great-great’ grandparents in there.
10 million Irish parish records are now free to search online
The documents show the impact the Great Famine had on Ireland’s population.
Want to trace your Irish family tree? It just got easier...
Catholic parish registers – rich resources for those tracing tracing Irish ancestors – are now available for free online.
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.
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.
Kerry made it onto the cover of a National Geographic magazine
Hollywood actor Andrew McCarthy traced his Irish roots back to Lacca West where he met with distant relatives and basked in their warm hospitality.
President Higgins has spoken directly to the Irish Diaspora: "We owe them a debt of gratitude."
The story of Irish emigration is one to be proud of he argued.
9 people with unexpected Irish ancestry
It’s not just JFK, ya know.
US Redditor offering €110 to the person who finds ancestors' Dublin home
A architecture-themed mystery to work your brain over this morning.
Website aims to answer questions about our past
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will launch www.irishgenealogy.ie later today.
National Library to hold class to help people trace their family tree
Ever wanted to trace your family tree? The National Library of Ireland will be showing people how to do it.
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.
National Heritage Week: What’s on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week: What’s on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week: What’s on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week: What’s on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week: What's on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week: What's on today?
A record 1,550 events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
National Heritage Week kicks off today with 1,550 events
A record number of events will take place over the next week to celebrate Ireland’s national heritage.
Ancestry website to create 50 jobs in Dublin
The US company has chosen Ireland as a base for its international operations, which will be expanded over the next two years.
Irish DNA atlas project launched
A new project by the Genealogical Society of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland aims to explore human genetic variation in the Irish population.
Rosie O'Donnell uncovers her Kildare roots
A trip back into her family’s past for a TV show revealed that the comedian’s great-great-grandfather and family lived in Naas workhouse during the Famine.
Ireland's archive collections go online
History-sleuths, amateur and professional, are invited to search through wide collection of personal and State archives of cultural, sporting, political and social documents.
The final fortunes of Irish figures published
The details of fortunes – or lack thereof – left behind famous Irishmen like Oscar Wilde, Charles Stewart Parnell and Ernest Shackleton are now available online