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*Southport not Southampton! Yes, it's helpful that a lot of English church marriage registers are accessible online now, but sometimes there's no alternative.

Yes - an email service would be awesome! Even in Northern Ireland, it somehow takes a week (and sometimes two or three weeks) for them to get here from Southampton. It's so frustrating, especially when you're working to a deadline! #GenHour

OMG, what a legend! If only they had all done that! I wonder if they had some Scottish influence - the Scots were much better at respecting maiden names.

Mark your calendars for the release of the 1926 Census of Ireland on 18 April!

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Are you interested in exploring your Irish ancestry and within reach of Glasgow? 🔎👨‍👩‍👧‍👦☘️ Join us on 21-22 April for a two‑day practical course on Irish family history research at the University of Strathclyde! You can sign up now at the link below...

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I am envious - no joy here yet!

I ❤️ the poem!

Goodness - so many interesting elements to that story! 😲

I have found that admins in Ireland can go either way. Sometimes they say "administration was granted to X", no context, end of. Other times they give a fantastic account of the extended family, like what you're describing in the US. I haven't found one that ran to 80 pages yet though! #GenHour

It's a shame that they clash. I am impressed by people with the stamina to do both! I'm going to RQG after speaking at @strathgenealogy.bsky.social's Irish Family Research Course earlier in the week 👇 so I won't have the energy to keep going to GOONS unfortunately. #GenHour

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Is anyone else at #GenHour going to the Register of Qualified Genealogists' conference in Birmingham in a few weeks' time? It looks like a great line-up of presentations and I am excited to catch up with #genealogy friends 🙂 Tickets are available at the early-bird rate until the end of the month!

Around the Island Around the Island 30 April 2020 Thomas J Wynne advertising his photographic studio in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 1871 (WYN1) Since 2007, when the National Library of Ireland started a major project to digitise our glass plate negatives, more than 65,000 photographs of Ireland and Irish life have been made…

The National Library of Ireland invites everyone, wherever you are, to explore Ireland online with our photographic series Around the Island. Take a journey through our collections and connect with your ancestral counties by exploring our videos: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/around-island

There are now even more historical maps of Ireland to enjoy at @natlibscot.bsky.social 🤓

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Close up of Saint Patrick for Ireland, Mosaic by Robert Anning Bell and Gertrude Martin, WOA 4254. The saints are surrounded by gold glass mosaic.

To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, we explored the story behind the Saint Patrick for Ireland mosaic in Central Lobby 👇

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ It is a good excuse to take a closer look at the Irish connections in your family tree. Find out how Shamrock Roots can help you discover more about the people and places that matter to you: shamrockroots.com

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Are you within reach of Glasgow and interested in exploring your Irish ancestry? 🔎👨‍👩‍👧‍👦☘️ Join us on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April 2026 at the University of Strathclyde for an engaging two‑day introduction to Irish family history research!

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📢Beyond The Family Tree genealogy conference at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, June 25–26, 2026 (hybrid format).

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on AI, DNA, Education and Community in Genealogy.

🎟️Delegate tickets and further information 👉
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Interesting - thanks for sharing this. I suspect she is over-estimating the level of public support for law enforcement access to the commercial genealogy databases, especially outside the US.

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We mentioned our keynote speakers before, but this year’s conference features another thirteen distinguished speakers, each contributing specialised knowledge and original research in #genealogy and #familyhistory.
More info: www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...

Gosh, there's loads of excellent content - well done! 👏

From Angusina to Zepherina: a Scottish Female Naming Custom

My take on a very Scottish naming practice of the past (I hope) #GenHour #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Excellent list! Here are a few more suggestions of #genealogy accounts worth following...
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@apg-bii.bsky.social
@apgenealogists.bsky.social
@strathgenealogy.bsky.social

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📅 21–22 April 2026
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Enniskillen Castle was built before William Cole arrived but he took it over and remodelled it...

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Very large parchment roll entitled 'Genealogy of the right worshipful and worthy Captain Sir William Cole of the Castle of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the kingdom of Ireland'. It comprises an extensive family tree with many coats of arms painted on it.

Top section of the very large parchment roll entitled 'Genealogy of the right worshipful and worthy Captain Sir William Cole of the Castle of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the kingdom of Ireland'. It comprises an extensive family tree with many coats of arms painted on it.

Close-up of a section of the very large parchment roll entitled 'Genealogy of the right worshipful and worthy Captain Sir William Cole of the Castle of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the kingdom of Ireland'. It comprises an extensive family tree with many coats of arms painted on it.

Close-up of a section of the very large parchment roll entitled 'Genealogy of the right worshipful and worthy Captain Sir William Cole of the Castle of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the kingdom of Ireland'. It comprises an extensive family tree with many coats of arms painted on it.

Heraldry! This is a huge family tree for William Cole, who established the Plantation town of Enniskillen. It asserts that he is related to many English nobility families, with wonderful illustrations of their coats of arms.

#GenHour #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy

A plat of the lands belonging to the Company of Mercers.

The buildings belonging to the Company of Grocers, 5 miles from London Derrie.

The plat of the lands belonging to the Company of Vintners.

Maps! These are some of PRONI's collection of early-17th-century maps of the estates in Co. Derry that were planted by the London Companies.

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I had a great day today at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, at a conference about the Ulster Plantation. I think #GenHour folks will appreciate a few photos of things that genealogists love...