Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...
Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.
Check out Ireland’s newly released 1926 Census returns…
An early modern map of Dublin. Colours are beige, green with some reds and blues
An even earlier Census from 1650s Dublin detailing Irish names & physical descriptions of women 💚 Check out this new VOICES blog ahead of the 1926 Census release: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-... @tcddublin.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
IGRS Top Research Tip #203: If your ancestors lived in the Irish Free State, formed in 1922, then check out the terrific 1926 Census database, launched today: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
IGRS Top Research Tip #203: If your ancestors lived in the Irish Free State, formed in 1922, then check out the terrific 1926 Census database, launched today: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
Montage of front covers from Salvation Army newspapers, The War Cry and The Social Gazette
🥳We're so pleased to announce that two Salvation Army periodicals are now available on the British Newspaper Archive.
'The War Cry' for 1879-1985 & 'The Social Gazette' for its entire run of 1893-1917. A total of more than 70,000 pages! 🙌
www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/BL/war-cry 🔒
Cover of IHTA Belfast part II, 1840 to 1900 by Stephen A. Royle, showing engraving of Beflast in the 19th century, bridge to the fore, ships, industry and a mountain in the distance
This #MapMonday we’re back in #Belfast in the second half of the 19th century
Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 17 Belfast part II 1840 to 1900 by Stephen A. Royle was published by the @ria.ie in 2007
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Discover our free guide ‘AGI Census 1926’ and start preparing for this historic census release: accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/u...
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...
Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.
Did you know you can apply for a Reader's Ticket for the National Library of Ireland by using our online application form?: https://rtickets.nli.ie
🖥️ Learn more here: https://www.nli.ie/visit/readers-ticket
Check out our 80th anniversary archive…
IGRS Top Research Tip #202: 2026 is the IGRS’ 90th anniversary - checkout our 2016 80th anniversary archive of stories about favourite Irish born ancestors (it’s free): www.irishancestors.ie/igrs-80th-an...
The 2026 IGRS Annual General Meeting and lecture is to be held via Zoom on Saturday, 16th May, 2026 at 2pm (GMT (or UTC) +1). Follow link for more details. Not yet an IGRS member? Join today: www.irishancestors.ie/membership-b... Link for AGM details: www.irishancestors.ie/igrs-agm-2026
IGRS Top Research Tip #202: 2026 is the IGRS’ 90th anniversary - checkout our 2016 80th anniversary archive of stories about favourite Irish born ancestors (it’s free): www.irishancestors.ie/igrs-80th-an...
BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Win one of two free signed copies of Cal McCarthy's Cumann na mBan and the Irish Revolution - just like, repost or comment here on Bluesky ( anything at all really- I'm not picky) AND follow us. No purchase necessary, will ship to Ireland, UK and EU. #booksky #speirgorm
Ink & Innovation - visit the @rialibrary.bsky.social exhibition showcasing some of the earliest printed books produced in Europe. Find out about ground-breaking developments in printing technology and the development of the profession in the 15th century. Info & opening hours: shorturl.at/vYvgX
Ancestors buried in north Antrim area? Here ye go…
A new national census of Nonconformist chapels across Wales has been launched, in a bid to build the most comprehensive picture in over a century of their condition, use and future wp.me/p8Mk4U-1iH4
Wishing you a blissful Bank Holiday Monday!
👒 Pictured here, a group of children, dressed in what appears to be their Sunday best, relax together in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, Co. Antrim: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000324685
Discover our free guide ‘AGI Census 1926’ and start preparing for this historic census release: accreditedgenealogists.ie/wp-content/u...
Ancestors buried in north Antrim area? Here ye go…
IGRS Top Research Tip #201: If your ancestors came from the greater Ballymena area of Co Antrim, then you’ll be interested in these 17th to 20th century gravestone inscriptions: www.exploreyourroots.co.uk
Harcourt Road, Dublin City, Co. Dublin, probably March 1912; https://ow.ly/jLGx50YsNAx
There’s a lot going on here: pedestrians, trams, horse and cart, a pony, and even a rather stylish early motor car — all sharing this busy Dublin junction more than 110 years ago.
🌟 Join our team: @heritagecouncil.ie/@nlireland.bsky.social #Conservation Internship 2026 🌟
➡️ More info about the role + application form: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...
📅 Please note that the closing date for receipt of applications is 10th April 2026, at 3pm. #jobfairy
Homepage of the Medieval Institute's Research Blog: Research Blog: “Gold among the Ashes: The Deeds of the Guild of St. Anne” showing the Irish Historic Towns Atlas of medieval Dublin.
Map of Medieval Dublin, from Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 11 Dublin, part I, to 1610 by H.B. Clarke (Dublin, 2002)
Wonderful blog from the @notredame.bsky.social Medieval Institute on our Deeds of the Guild of Saint Anne collaboration with @rialibrary.bsky.social + @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social 😀
👉 www.virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/g...
medieval.nd.edu/news-events/...
@digitalmedievalist.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce the publication of our first quarterly newsletter LifeLines: News from the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
You can read it here: mailchi.mp/ria.ie/grang...
And sign up here: mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...
IGRS Top Research Tip #201: If your ancestors came from the greater Ballymena area of Co Antrim, then you’ll be interested in these 17th to 20th century gravestone inscriptions: www.exploreyourroots.co.uk
@bifhsgo.bsky.social
