Armagh Ancestry will be hosting their 2020 Genealogy Conference on Friday 8^th, Saturday 9^th and Sunday 10^th May 2020 at the Navan Centre & Fort, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh, BT60 4LD.

Following the hugely successful 2019 Conference, the 2020 event will cater for many aspects of Irish Genealogy. Experts in their fields of Irish Genealogy the speakers include; Tom Quinlan (National Archives of Ireland), Dr William Roulston (Ulster Historical Foundation), Brian Mitchell (Derry Genealogy), Dr Brendan Scott (Irish Family History Foundation) and Feargal O’Donnell (Armagh Ancestry).

Further information can be obtained from researcher@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk

Armagh Ancestry in conjunction with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are hosting their annual Genealogy Conference on Friday 8^th, Saturday 9^th and Sunday 10^th May 2020 at the Navan Centre & Fort, 81 Killylea Road, Armagh, BT60 4LD. 

The cost of the Conference is £20 GBP per day or £50 GBP for all three days and the fee includes tea/coffee during breaks.  A special Lunch menu is available each day for only £6 GBP however this must be pre-booked.

This will make an ideal Christmas gift for the genealogist in your life! To book online go to www.visitarmagh.com/genealogyconference or for further information contact Armagh Ancestry at researcher@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk or by telephone 00 44 2837529644.

Get a 12-month subscription to Roots Ireland at 25% off from 22nd November to 9th December.

To obtain 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.

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We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest issue of ‘Irish Genealogy Matters’, in which we keep our readers abreast of all of the latest developments in the Irish Family History Foundation, new records online, and much more! Click on the image above to read the newsletter in full. We hope you enjoy!

We are delighted to announce that Clare Heritage and Genealogical Centre have added 74,152 records to their database at http://clare.rootsireland.ie/ These records are as follows:

Roman Catholic baptisms and marriages:

Ballyvaughan (marriages 1862-1900), Broadford (marriages 1840-1883), Carron (baptisms, 1853-1900; marriages 1856-1898), Clonlara (baptisms, 1851-1900; marriages 1851-1900), Flagmount (marriages 1842-1900), Inagh (marriages 1850-1900), Killadysart (baptisms, 1829-1900; marriages 1867-1877), Killimer (baptisms 1859-1900), Kilmaley (marriages 1829-1900), Kilshanny (baptisms, 1869-1900), Liscannor (marriages 1866-1884), O’Callaghans Mills (marriages 1835-1900), Lisdoonvarna (baptisms, 1854-1900; marriages 1854-1899), New Quay (marriages 1848-1899), Sixmilebridge (marriages 1829-1868), Tubber (baptisms, 1833-1900; marriages 1864-1899).

Ennis, County Clare, 1902

Civil Births:

Cooleycasey (1894-1920), Crusheen (1885-1920), Ennis (1884-1920), Kilkishen (1896-1920), Scarriff (1886-1920).

Civil Deaths:

Bridgetown (1864-1970), Cooleycasey (1864-1970), Crusheen (1864-1970), Killaloe (1864-1970), Newmarket (1864-1970), Tulla (1864-1970), Ballyvaughan (1864-1970).

Gravestone Inscriptions:

Blakemount Tubber, Kilkeedy, Moore, Corrovorran, Coad, Kiltackey, Friary Abbey Ennis, Killilagh, Kilmoon, Killeny, Doolin.

Clare Journal 1778-1917

Marriages (1779-1917)

Deaths (1778-1917)

For a full list of records for Clare, and to search these records, go to www.clare.rootsireland.ie/

Kieran Tuohy’s solo exhibition entitled ‘Dark Shadows’ which are in the medium of bog oak are beautiful sculptures which immortalise stories of our past has been extended at the Woodford Heritage Centre until March 2020.

Visiting times are Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Fridays 9am to 12.30pm. For more details, contact the Woodford Heritage Centre, Woodford, Loughrea, County Galway at:

Tel: +353 (0) 90 9749309
Email: galwayroots@gmail.com

Due to essential maintenance and upgrading work on our server, there will be limited access to www.rootsireland.ie on Wednesday, 2nd October, between 8.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. (Irish time). We apologise for this inconvenience.

We have added to our database on Roots Ireland the records of 374 soldiers born or resident in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin (formerly Kingstown), & environs who died in the Great War 1914-18.

For a full list of sources for Dun Laoghaire Heritage & Genealogy please click here

To search these records, go to dublinsouth.rootsireland.ie , choose ‘Census Substitutes’ and select ‘WW1 Dun Laoghaire Soldier Deaths’ from the ‘Source’ drop down list. Login and Subscribe if required.