This February, launch into your family history research and join the Ulster Historical Foundation for their next online Genealogy Course!

The UHF online Irish Genealogy Essentials course takes all the key components of their normal in-person courses and makes them available digitally, allowing participants to complete the programme at their own pace and from the comfort of their own home.

The knowledge you gain from the UHF online Irish Genealogy Essentials course will help you get to grips with research techniques, archives and genealogical sources in Ireland; provide you with the information and skills to further explore your family history and help you find your elusive Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors.

This course consists of:

• 21 pre-recorded lectures on essential topics relating to Irish genealogical research (over 28 hours of content)
• Four live “Q and A” sessions/Tutorials with the course lecturers (to be scheduled at different times to suit different time zones)
• Downloadable lecture handouts and reading list

For more details, call us on Tel: +44 028 91 812073 or email us at: enquiry@uhf.org.uk

We are pleased to announce that South Tipperary Genealogy, located in the Brú Ború Centre, has added over 20,000 Roman Catholic baptisms for the parish of Killenaule to its database at www.tippeararysouth.rootsireland.ie. These baptismal records span two periods: 1742-1802 and 1814-1900, with a twelve-year gap between both sets of records.

St Mary’s Church, Killenaule

For an up to date list of sources for South Tipperary and to search these records, go to www.tipperarysouth.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

We are pleased to announce that Clare Heritage and Genealogical Centre has added over 61,000 Roman Catholic and Civil records to its database at www.clare.rootsireland.ie, including the following records;

ROMAN CATHOLIC BAPTISMS

Doora-Barefield: 1821-1900

Ballyvaughan: 1856-1900

Kilfiddane: 1868-1900

Kilmihil: 1849-1900

Ogonelloe: 1832-1900

 

ROMAN CATHOLIC MARRIAGES

Clarecastle: 1854-1900

Doonbeg: 1867-1890

Killaloe: 1828-1900

Kilmurry-McMahon: 1837-1889

Newmarket-on-Fergus: 1828-1900

 

BIRTHS (Civil)

Carrigaholt Civil: 1896-1949

Clarecastle Civil: 1893-1949

Killaniv Civil: 1895-1949

Kilrush Civil: 1899-1949

Quin-Clooney Civil: 1899-1949

 

DEATHS (Civil)

Carrigaholt Civil: 1864-1970

Clarecastle Civil: 1864-1970

Killaniv Civil: 1864-1970

Kilrush Civil: 1902-1970

Kilrush: 1864-1939

Quin-Clooney Civil: 1864-1965

Note: Kilrush Deaths are tagged under both Kilrush Civil and Kilrush.

 

Clarecastle, County Clare, 1899

For an up to date list of sources for County Clare and to search these view these records, go to www.clare.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

We are pleased to announce that Kilkenny Family History has added over 10,500 records to its database at www.kilkenny.rootsireland.ie, including the following records;

• Callan RC Parish, deaths, 1900-1940 (1610 records);
• Dunamaggin RC Parish, deaths, 1900-1972 (709 records);
• Windgap RC Parish, deaths, 1908-1971 (1234 records);
• Parochial census, Paulstown, c.1861 (2501 records);
• Parochial census Gorebridge, c.1872 (1311 records);
• Pigot’s Directory, City of Kilkenny, 1824 (450 records);
• Slater’s Directory, City of Kilkenny, 1846 (746 records);
• Killamery tombstone inscriptions (187 records);
• Tullahought tombstone inscriptions (439 records);
• Windgap tombstone inscriptions (1355 records).

Patrick Street, Kilkenny

For an up to date list of sources for County Kilkenny and to search these view these records, go to www.kilkenny.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

 

To make time for essential maintenance and upgrades to our server, the Roots Ireland website will not be accessible between 8 pm and 9 pm (Irish time) on Thursday 26th November. We apologise for this short inconvenience.

Get a 12-month subscription for RootsIreland with 25% off from 23 November to 10 December 2020!

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online. 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. In 2020 so far, we have added over 500,000 records to our database from Limerick, Sligo, Kerry, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kilkenny, South Dublin, Armagh, North Mayo and Cork. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, and we expect to see new records from Kilkenny and Clare uploaded shortly.
• Together, our 34 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 23 November 2020 to 12 midnight Irish time on 10 December 2020 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are pleased to announce that Limerick Genealogy has added over 11,000 records to its database at www.limerick.rootsireland.ie including the following records;

• Presbyterian marriage records from Limerick 1813-1841: 42 records
• Knocklong Roman Catholic marriage records 1830 & 1855-1860: 137 records
• Knocklong Roman Catholic baptismal records 1817-1819 & 1854: 312 records
• Caherconlish Roman Catholic marriage records 1843-1846: 117 records
• Caherconlish Roman Catholic baptismal records 1841-1845: 528 records
• 1821, 1841 & 1851 Census abstracts: 639 records
• Transcribed parish census from Pallasgrean in 1834: 213 records
• Titaldoes of Limerick from Pender’s Census, 1659: 808 records
• Biographical notices of births, deaths and marriages from the Limerick Chronicle newspaper, 1823-1855: 7106 records
• References to residents and subscribers from Limerick in Samuel Lewis’ A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: 726 records
• Teachers in Limerick in 1824 listed in the Second Report from Commissioners of Irish Education Inquiry, 1826: 505 records.

In addition to the above, where available, Limerick Genealogy has extended non-Catholic baptismal records up to 1919, non-Catholic church and civil marriages up to 1919 and death/burial records up to 1919. Updates and corrections to the database have also been made.

The full list of available sources for Limerick Genealogy can be viewed here. If you have any questions about these sources or researching your family history in Limerick, please contact Limerick Genealogy

Fitzpatrick Society Scholar $500.00 prize

The Fitzpatrick – Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1993 and has since grown to be a worldwide community of individuals who are interested in all things Fitzpatrick.  Communication is mainly online, and we have possibly the largest family name community on the Internet – https://fitzpatricksociety.com/

The Society recognises a scholar based on an outstanding recently written contribution submitted in competition.  The purpose of this recognition is to encourage the study of four themes – the history, heritage, culture and tradition of the Fitzpatrick nation.  Each year the recognised scholar will be referred to as the Fitzpatrick Society Scholar or simply the Fitzpatrick Scholar and will receive a purse of $500.00. 

The rules:

1. Entries must be received by 31 March in year of competition and the scholar’s name will be announced 11 June each year.
2. The competition will be adjudicated by Senator David Norris acting as single judge supported by a panel selected by the Committee.
3. An entry should consist of no less than 2000 typed words on any of the four themes which demonstrates scholarly research, reporting and understanding and must not have been previously published.  Entries should be of a publishable standard and fully cited and referenced.
4. The competition is open to all members and membership is simple and free.  See joining instructions below.
5. A minimum of three (3) entries is required for the competition to take place.
6. The committee will retain discretion to determine if the standard is acceptable and may decide, as circumstances dictate, to announce no scholar.
7. An unsuccessful submission may be resubmitted for competition in the first year following its initial submission.
8. A condition of the competition is the right of the Society to publish any of the entries in the Society publications with due acknowledgement.  All entries will remain the intellectual property of the author.
9. Separate from the competition for the Fitzpatrick Scholar, should a meritorious contribution be submitted by a scholar aged under 18 on 31 March in year of competition, the panel may recommend that a special award be made in recognition of a Fitzpatrick Junior Scholar.

Entries should be submitted to: The Fitzpatrick – Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society

email fitzpatrickscholar@gmail.com

To join the Fitzpatrick – Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society mailing list, send an email to: listserv@listserv.heanet.ie with the message:

subscribe fitzpatrick-clan your_firstname your_lastname

Leave the Subject Line blank.   Sign-up is free and can be unsubscribed at any time.

Dear Friend of Cavan,

It has been one month since we celebrated the first-ever Cavan Day together, and now that the dust has settled, I want to thank everyone for helping to make it such a spectacular success.

2020 has been a trying time for many, and for people from Cavan, those with Cavan ancestry, and those with an affinity for the county, Cavan Day represented a source of great comfort – a communal expression of pride and love for this great county that transcended all borders and boundaries.

A great deal of planning went into the Cavan Day initiative, from our own team here in Cavan County Council, to the hugely talented local filmmakers Alan Bradley and Padraig Conaty, and host Louise O’Reilly McGuinness, who produced the fantastic ‘Cavan Day Live’ broadcast. However, our efforts would count for little if the global Cavan family did not take the event to their hearts, and they did that with great enthusiasm and passion, propelling Cavan onto a global stage on 26^th September.

Whether you provided content for the programme, shared a video message, posted a photo, liked or shared others’ posts, or tuned into Cavan Day Live, you helped us turn the Internet into a sea of positivity, creating a wave of enthusiasm for Cavan and its people, the effects of which will be felt far beyond September 26^th.

By 10am on Saturday, the #CavanDay hashtag was the already number one trending topic in Ireland, only dropping out of the top ten trending topics by 3pm the following day.

In total, the #CavanDay hashtag garnered over 10 million impressions, with the number of unique users to have seen posts containing #CavanDay, numbering over 3,500,000 people, a truly staggering figure.

Posts from New York, Philadelphia, London, Dublin, and County Cavan itself, of course, abounded. But #CavanDay was also celebrated in locales as diverse as Morocco, China, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, France, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, and Guam. Cavan Day t-shirts, ordered direct from a family-owned business on Church Street in Cavan Town, were proudly worn in photos and videos posted from North Carolina and New Jersey.

Together we have managed to raise the profile of our county, and helped bring members of the global Cavan family closer together. It is my fervent hope and firm belief that we can now continue to build on this positivity, and further develop links and friendships between County Cavan and the many thousands of people around the world who hold the Breffni County dear in their hearts.

You can keep abreast of ongoing Diaspora activities by following @cavancalling on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and by tuning into our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwLrgm48JKT3l4oAhXY-rg), where you can catch-up with the fantastic Cavan Day special, if you haven’t already seen it. And of course, keep sharing any photos or Cavan-related stories or memories with us – every day can be Cavan Day if we keep flying the blue flag and keep Cavan close to our hearts.

Le gach dea-ghuí,

Tommy Ryan

Chief Executive,

Cavan County Council