Ireland: Find your ancestors!
Learn techniques and which resources are available to you in discovering your Irish ancestors.
Getting started, resources and tips.
Watch these episodes which will help you through your path, wether you're begging your journey or half way through.
Researching your ancestors using the resources & records of Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
In this session we will cover the records held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), both their online resources and those held in the archive; as well as examine how these can help find out more about ancestors from Ireland.Using Irish Landed Estate Papers to find your ancestors
Landed Estate Papers are an important but under-used source for researching ancestors in Ireland. In this session we will look at the range of sources available such as rentals, leases and maps and how to access them.Using Irish Land Valuation Records to find your ancestors
Land valuation records are an important source for Irish genealogical research due to the loss of the majority of nineteenth century census returns. In this session, we will look at Griffith’s Valuation, valuation revision (cancelled) books and tithe applotment books, all of which can help identify where ancestors were living in Ireland in the nineteenth century.
