IRISH GENEALOGY
Course Description:
HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Researching your family tree is a growing hobby. This class teaches you where to begin with Irish sources like the census, birth, death and marriage certificates, then progresses to parish registers, newspapers, wills, land records and the military. No prior knowledge is required but ability to use a computer and the internet is essential, as many genealogy records are now online.
Course Outline
Class I
What is genealogy? Basics: where to start, how to record data, what to ask.
Class II: The Census
In-depth look at the censuses & how to use them.
Class III: Civil Records
Births, Deaths, Marriage records at the General Register Office
Class IV: Church records
History of, where to find them, what is in them, discussing all major religions in Ireland. Cemeteries and memorial inscriptions.
Class V: Land Valuation records
Griffith’s Valuation & the Tithe Applotment books, Landed Estate Courts, estate records & the aristocracy.
Class VI
DNA testing and its uses for genealogy
Class VII
Newspapers, trade directories and local history journals.
Class VIII
Military Records: British Army, Free State Army, WWI, Independence & Civil War period records.
Class IX
Emigration
Class X
Final wrap-up with miscellaneous small record sets & problem solving session
Course Day & Time: Monday evening 7.30 – 9.30
Start Date: 15/09/25
Cost: €110
Course Format: In class with tutor. Maximum of 12 students.
Enrolment: Enrol online through our website. Enrolment will open on Monday the 18th of August at 11am
Duration: 10 weeks
Tutor: Claire Bradley
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