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# Genealogy

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2022
# Genealogy
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”.
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Mar 1st 2022, 4:20 PM
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# family history
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.
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Jan 8th 2020, 11:29 AM
# Genealogy
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.
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Jun 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
# delving deep
DNA is helping Irish people find their ancestors from centuries ago
We spoke to one Irish man who’s made genealogy his passion.
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Oct 16th 2016, 8:00 PM
# criminal past
'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.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 7:00 PM
# Five-eighths Irish
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.
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Jun 21st 2016, 12:11 PM
# Family Tree
10 million Irish parish records are now free to search online
The documents show the impact the Great Famine had on Ireland’s population.
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Mar 2nd 2016, 10:33 AM
Voices
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.
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Jul 10th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Family Tree
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.
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Jul 8th 2015, 6:05 AM
# family history
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.
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Jun 13th 2015, 10:45 AM
# Genealogy
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.
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Feb 6th 2015, 9:21 PM
# ancestors
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.
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Sep 12th 2014, 8:30 PM
# who do ya think you are
9 people with unexpected Irish ancestry
It’s not just JFK, ya know.
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Mar 9th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Location location
US Redditor offering €110 to the person who finds ancestors' Dublin home
A architecture-themed mystery to work your brain over this morning.
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Feb 19th 2014, 10:32 AM
# Genealogy
Website aims to answer questions about our past
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will launch www.irishgenealogy.ie later today.
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Mar 26th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Genealogy
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.
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Jan 20th 2013, 9:15 AM
# Family Tree
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.
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Nov 19th 2012, 7:10 AM
# 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.
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Aug 24th 2012, 12:59 PM
# 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.
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Aug 23rd 2012, 11:49 AM
# 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.
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Aug 22nd 2012, 11:45 AM
# 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.
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Aug 21st 2012, 10:13 AM
# 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.
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Aug 20th 2012, 10:13 AM
# Heritage Week
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.
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Aug 19th 2012, 7:45 AM
# Heritage Week
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.
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Aug 18th 2012, 8:45 AM
# Jobswatch
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.
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Jul 11th 2012, 8:06 AM
# typical irish
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.
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Oct 24th 2011, 1:25 PM
# Discovery
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.
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Jul 12th 2011, 2:03 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 23rd 2011, 4:55 PM
# archives
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.
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Mar 3rd 2011, 1:18 PM
# Last Will
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
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Aug 12th 2010, 7:45 AM