Family research is a complex puzzle, and we know how frustrating it can be when the pieces don’t seem to fit. Why not let our research team help you bridge the gaps, connect the dots and find those elusive ancestors?

Join Ulster Historical Foundation for their upcoming Research Consultation Week, running from 16–20 November.

During this week, Ulster Historical Foundation is offering a 15% discount on all one-to-one consultations. This is your chance to work directly with their expert research team: Dr. William Roulston (Research Director), Gillian Hunt (Genealogical Research Executive), and Fintan Mullan (Executive Director).

The schedule is carefully designed to accommodate researchers across all time zones, ensuring researchers can work together on your family history no matter where in the world you are.

Book your session today

Please note that a limited number of slots are available each day. These will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis—once they are gone, they are gone.

Book early to guarantee your place and make real progress on your family history this November!

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What do I need to know?

Consultations are one hour in duration and conducted via Zoom. Normally priced at £60, bookings made for the week of 16–20 November will receive a 15% discount.

During the consultation, you will speak with one of Ulster Historical Foundation’s professional genealogists who will:

• Assess your family information
• Answer any queries you may have
• Offer advice and tips for research
• Demonstrate useful websites
• Highlight useful practical and contextual sources
• Guide you through various online genealogical databases
• Offer research strategies and guidance
• Compile a list of records to be examined as the next step in your research
• Discuss any challenges you might face in your research
• Work with you on furthering your family history research.

Don’t miss out on our special offer running now – 25% off a twelve month subscription!

Why take out a subscription to Roots Ireland?

RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as millions more Protestant records, civil records, census records, headstone inscriptions and census substitutes. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
We hold over 23 million records, and our database is being added to continually. So far this year, we have added 108,157 records from Armagh, Clare, Kildare, Galway and Tipperary!

Together, our 31 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard. By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs.
If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 3 September 2026 to 12 midnight Irish time on 18 September 2026 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest issue of ‘Irish Genealogy Matters’, in which we keep our readers abreast of all of the latest developments in the Irish Family History Foundation and new records online! Click on the image above to read the newsletter in full. We hope you enjoy!

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 22,000 new Armagh records to our Roots Ireland database! They are as follows:

Don’t miss out on our special offer running now – 20% off a twelve month subscription!

Why take out a subscription to Roots Ireland?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as millions of Protestant records, civil records, census records, headstone inscriptions and census substitutes. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
• We hold over 23 million records, and our database is being added to continually. Since 2020, we have added over 1 million records to our database from Limerick, Clare, Sligo, Kerry, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kilkenny, South Dublin, South Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, North Mayo, Cork, Laois, Offaly and Galway. Last year we added almost 170,000 records from Kerry, Monaghan, Cork, Antrim, Down, Wexford, Dublin, Fermanagh and Tipperary. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, which are announced as they happen.
• Together, our 31 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard. By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs.

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 1 July 2026 to 12 midnight Irish time on 16th July 2026 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.