Want to discover your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors?

For the first time since 2020, the Ulster Historical Foundation will be back on tour!

Beginning with an online programme on 19 February, our 2022 Lecture Tour will see the Foundation participate in a number of family history workshops across the United States.

Whilst every effort is being made to ensure these workshops go ahead, we are aware that COVID might disrupt plans for in-person attendance. The Foundation along with the different host organisations are preparing contingencies so that if it becomes necessary these programmes will go ahead as virtual events, but crucially they will go ahead.

As many of the in-person events planned for the tour will be observing social distancing for those in attendance the room capacity at some venues will be lower than pre-Covid. We recommend you register early to be sure of your place if you would like to attend the workshops in person.

Click on the link below for more information relating to the tour programme and to find out how to register for the different workshops/seminars.

2022 Lecture Tour, 19 Feb. and 12-29 Mar. 2022

Virtual Family History Event – 19 February 2022

Our first family history programme of 2022 is only a week away. This online workshop, hosted by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP), will examine a multitude of historical records and electronic resources that will help advance your Irish genealogy research.

For more information on how to register, click here

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Summary 2022 Lecture Tour Schedule 

If you would like to register for one of the programmes simply click on the relevant link below:

• Saturday, 12 March 2022 – Fairfax VA
• Monday, 14 March 2022 – Green Bay WI
• Tuesday, 15 March 2022 – Green Bay WI – Scheduled Family History Consultations
• Wednesday, 16 March 2022 – Chicago IL
• Thursday, 17 March 2022 – St Charles MO
• Saturday, 19 March 2022 – Memphis TN
• Tuesday, 22 March 2022 – Pittsburgh PA
• Thursday, 24 March 2022 – Charleston SC
• Saturday, 26 March 2022 – Houston TX
• Monday, 28 March 2022 – Bolingbrook IL (Day 1)
• Tuesday, 29 March 2022 – Bolingbrook IL (Day 2) – Workshop and Consultations 

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 13,000 Ballingarry RC records to our database at Roots Ireland.

• Ballingarry RC Baptisms, 1814-1900: 11,000+ records
• Ballingarry RC Marriages, 1814-1900: 2,500 records

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

We are delighted to announce the addition of 386 family surname histories to the Roots Ireland database! Written and compiled by Brian Mitchell of Derry Genealogy, these surname histories cover mostly Gaelic and Planter names from the north-west of Ireland and are an invaluable guide to those researching their family histories. These family histories are free to view at no cost and with no limit to those with a current subscription. To read these surname histories, please visit the following link.

Surname History Introduction

We are delighted to announce the addition of 5861 Monaghan records to the Roots Ireland database. These are Church of Ireland (CI), Presbyterian (PR) and Roman Catholic (RC) baptism, marriage and burial records, as well as a list of CI parishioners in Monaghan in 1802. The full list and details are below.  For an up to date list of sources for Monaghan and to search these records, go to monaghan.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

Baptisms:

Errigal (Shanco) (CI, 1877-1961): 145 records
First Ballybay, Derryvally & Cahans (PR, 1799-1831): 1924 records
Monaghan (First) (PR, 1860-1915): 1068 records
Stonebridge (PR, 1821-1916): 1043 records

Marriages:

Ballymackney (Killanny) (CI, 1853-1955): 36 records
Derryvally (PR, 1846-1918): 178 records
Muckno (Castleblayney) (CI, 1811-1845): 1036 records
Muckno (St Mary’s Oram) (RC, 1901-1918): 42 records
Stonebridge (PR, 1821-45): 284 records

Burials:

Ballybay (CI, 1823-1931): 703 records

Census Substitutes

CI Parishioners Monaghan (1802): 190 records

Discover your Irish roots by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 25% discount from 23rd November to 10th December 2021!*

To avail of this offer just go to the following link and login using your existing RootsIreland login details: http://www.rootsireland.ie. If you currently have a subscription, click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin once your current subscription runs out.

Why take out a subscription with RootsIreland?

• 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 which is being added to continually. In 2021 so far, we have added over 100,000 records to our database from Kerry, Cork, Laois, Offaly and East Galway. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, with over 10,000 Kilkenny records coming soon.
• 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 2021 to 12 midnight Irish time on 10 December 2021 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Ulster Historical Foundation’s final online Genealogy Course of 2021 is set to begin on 1st December.

Treat yourself or a loved one this winter and take the time to further explore your family history; gain a better understanding of the archives in Ireland and the genealogical sources available; and find your elusive Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors.

This comprehensive online genealogy course takes all the key components of the Ulster Historical Foundation’s Irish Genealogy Essentials programme and makes them available digitally, allowing participants to complete the programme at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home.

This course consists of:

• 21 pre-recorded lectures on essential topics relating to Irish genealogical research (over 28 hours of content) – For a full synopsis of topics covered click here (https://www.ancestryireland.com/irish-genealogy-essentials/online-course/)
• 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 information or to register for this course

Click Here (https://www.ancestryireland.com/irish-genealogy-essentials/online-course/)

Dr Henry Jones’ Account of the 1641 Rising: plantation and war in County Cavan

Edited by Brendan Scott

In 1641, Dr Henry Jones was dean of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore. His life, and those of many other British settlers in the Ulster Plantation, fell into disarray when the rising began in October of that year. Jones managed to escape Cavan and established and chaired he deposition commission, responsible for taking around 8000 depositions, or witness statements, from British settlers.

Jones also wrote a number of pamphlets about the rising, including this new edition of his description of the events which took place in Cavan between October 1641 and June 1642 entitled A relation of the beginnings and proceedings of the rebellion in the county of Cavan.

This fully annotated edition of the pamphlet comes with an extensive introduction which describes County Cavan in the seventeenth century, Jones’ background and his account of the rising there, while also rescuing from obscurity an important companion piece to the 1641 depositions which affords the reader a unique insight into this chaotic period of Irish history.

Published by the Ulster Historical Foundation, the book can be ordered online:

Dr Henry Jones’ Account of the 1641 Rising: Plantation and War in County Cavan

VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH, 19 OCTOBER 2021

To mark the publication of the book, there will be an online conversation between Brendan Scott and Dr William Roulston (Ulster Historical Foundation), discussing Henry Jones, his life and times. This will launch at 7.30 pm (Irish time) on Tuesday 19th October and can be accessed at www.facebook.com/cavanlibrary and www.cavanlibrary.ie/events

EBOOK

You can also order the book in e-book format:

Dr Henry Jones’ Account of the 1641 Rising: Plantation and War in County Cavan (eBook)