We are delighted to announce the addition of almost 21,000 baptism and marriage Roman Catholic records from County Kerry to our Roots Ireland database at kerry.rootsireland.ie.

The records are as follows:

• Causeway baptisms, 1783-1900 (19,617 records);
• Abbeydorney marriages, 1836-1900 (1276 records).

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

We are delighted to announce the addition of 18,000 records of traders for County Laois and County Offaly to our Roots Ireland databases at laois.rootsireland.ie and offaly.rootsireland.ie.

The records are as follows:

• Co. Laois Lucas’s Directory, 1788 (79 records)
• Co. Laois Pigot’s Directory, 1824 (559 records)
• Co. Laois Porter’s Directory, 1908 (330 records)
• Co. Laois Slater’s Directory, 1846-1894 (7744 records)

• Co. Offaly Birr Directory 1889 (324 records)
• Co. Offaly Pigot’s Directory 1824 (530 records)
• Co. Offaly Porter’s Directory 1908 (246 records)
• Co. Offaly Slater’s Directory 1846-1894 (7475 records)
• For an up to date list of sources for Offaly & Laois and to search these records, go to ifhf.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

Discover your Irish roots by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 20% discount from 1st July to 14th July!*

 

WHY TAKE OUT AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION WITH ROOTS IRELAND?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as numerous 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. In 2020, we added over 500,000 records to our database from Limerick, Clare, Sligo, Kerry, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kilkenny, South Dublin, Armagh, North Mayo and Cork. Over 50,000 records from Cork, Galway and Kerry have been added to our database this year, with more 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 1st July 2021 to 12 midnight Irish time on 14tj July 2021 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

A new genealogical guide to help you find out more about your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors.

Agriculture has been central to Irish life for millennia and though in recent decades there have been significant social, economic and demographic changes, the people of Ireland are still generally thought of in terms of their historic relationship with the land.

The aim of Researching Farming Ancestors in Ireland is to help those with roots in the farming communities of Ireland find out more about their ancestors. Throughout this volume, attention is drawn to the richness of the documentation held in archives and libraries on the island of Ireland, as well as highlighting a selection of material found beyond these shores.

Prior to the late nineteenth century very few farmers owned their farms outright, but rather were tenants on an estate. Considerable attention is given to the records generated by the management of landed estates in Ireland and how these can help uncover much about the lives of farming families. As the result of legislation passed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the estate system came to an end and an owner-occupier class of farmers was created. The records relating to this major period of change are highlighted and discussed.

There are also chapters on the Registry of Deeds, Valuation records, registers of freeholders and the Encumbered Estates Court and its successors, as well as material created by farmers, such as diaries and account books, and the records of farming organisations, including agricultural improvement societies and the co-operative movement. A final chapter considers documentation relating to agricultural labourers, cottiers and farm workers.

A full list of contents of this book can be found at www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/farming-ancestors 

Researching Farming Ancestors in Ireland is the second research guide in Ulster Historical Foundation’s “Researching Ancestors in Ireland” series and is due to be published August 2021. The author, Dr William Roulston, has also written Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors (2nd edition, 2018) and Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland (2020).

Click here to pre-order [ www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/farming-ancestors]

Scheduled maintenance will be taking place on the night of 8-9 June on our network infrastructure. There will be several brief connectivity outages, of up to 15 minutes each, during the time window below:

START: 2021-06-08 23:59 Irish Time

END: 2021-06-09 04:00 Irish Time

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

We are delighted to announce the addition of 18,022 baptismal and marriages Roman Catholic records from County Kerry to our Roots Ireland database at kerry.rootsireland.ie.

The records are as follows:

• Ballylongford marriages, 1824-1900 (1734 records);
• Castlemaine marriages, 1804-1900 (2262 records);
• Beaufort marriages, 1843-1896 (834 records);
• Beaufort baptisms 1844-1902 (4028 records);
• Duagh baptisms, 1800-1906 (9164 records).

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

Between 5pm and 10pm Irish time on Tuesday 11th May, the RootsIreland.ie website will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

We have allocated 5 hours to this task, but hope that it can be completed in a shorter time.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Coming in late spring 2021

 

Family names in the Glens of Antrim, a new book from Ulster Historical Foundation explores the historical and social significance of the family names of a distinctive region in the north-east of Ireland – the Glens of Antrim.

The area has both a strong local identity and a significant relationship with south-west Argyll in Scotland.

Drawing on many years of research, the author describes and explains the evolution of the historical landscape through an examination of the names of its people. Beautifully and richly illustrated, the book includes numerous surname distribution maps as well as photographs and other illustrative material.

Family names in the Glens of Antrim is sure to be a wonderful additional to any family historian’s research library and will help connect descendants from the Antrim Glens to the land of their forebears.

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER – ENDS 30 APRIL 2021

Customers who pre-order this title before 30 April 2021, will have their names printed in a special list in the book and be the first to have their copies dispatched on the day of publication.

For more information, visit: www.ancestryireland.com/glens-subscription/

Other Guides to help with Irish Family History Research

In recent months the Foundation has added to the range of useful research guides and publications of interest to family historians, they include:

Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland (https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/presbyterian-ancestors)

The Book of Ulster Surnames (https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/ulster-surnames)

Place names in Ulster (https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/place-names-in-ulster)

Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600–1641 https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/colonial-ulster

The Clergy of Down and Connor, 1400–1900

https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/clergy-down-connor

And not forgetting, Dr William Roulston’s peerless guide to early Ulster research:

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600–1800 (https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/researching-scots-irish-ancestors-second-edition)