Genealogy Chat

nudge

thankyou for this info only just seen it will start searching .

Thank you .

The GRO Genealogy Dept will now scan and send down copies of BMD's on request from their Office:
3rd Floor Irish Life Buildings,
Abbey Street,
Dublin 1

Change of Address: see Page 15 entry 11th October, 2013 10.01

A Lot of info on here tried to print it only to find ink run out Been trying to get info on my g dad from wicklow Rathdrum might have more luck now.

What is the name of your great granddad and roughly what year was he born?

GinaS

Hi Teresa,

This is a huge help, my father was Irish, so this information will really help me as I am a newbie to this and not good with anything tech. :-)

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/about-military-archives/about-military-archives

The mission of the Military Archives is to acquire, preserve and make available to the public the documentary heritage of the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence.

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/news-events/single-view/article/irish-army-census-1922-phase-3?cHash=5918198e5a4d54812981400c5fd11201
The Military Archives have released phase three of the Irish Army Census 1922. Phase three enables a search by forename and/or surname of the entire collection and will return the results of the search in a webpage with a link to the Census Record.

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-archives-irish-army-census-records

Can you please give me any information on -
John Bell b Co Wexford c1858, Gardiner Domestic Servant, House 2 Sibylhill Dumcondra Rural Dublin
married Susan ? b Co Wexford c1863.
I already have the 1901/1911 Census
Many thanks, Judith

Teressa withIrish blood in her veins.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO, i CAN HOPEFULLY NOW FIND MY ANCESTORS !

Sincerely, Dave :-) :-)

Im trying to find someone who was registered in the parish of Frame Park, Ireland but i dont where it is, think either waterford or wexford.

ta

Hi Teresa,
Many thanks indeed for the list of websites.
Judith

What about rootsireland.ie and askaboutireland.ie? The first has heritage centre records for most counties (pay site) and the second has the Griffith's Valuation for free. Keep up the good work! Margo :-)

Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1839-1943
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=70726

hello trying to find information in john navin -navim est birth 1836 couny mayo ireland but i believeit is a big place and have no idea where to start .

Don't know if this has been added before, but I have just found it.
it won't help in finding relatives probably but it is quite interesting re Baronies and population :-)

http://clanmaclochlainn.com/1659cen.htm#Kerry

Hi Teresa,

Just thought I'd let you know of a new Irish website which I found over
the weekend. It's called "Ireland-Reaching Out," and it's free.It aims to reconnect all the people around the world with their Irish ancestors,and is run mainly by volunteers.It's only been going about 12 months or so,and could potentially be very helpful for people like me who have a few Irish brick walls to break down. You can join the site,and leave a message,and someone will try to answer your query.
Other people can answer your message as well.

If you know the specific village etc.they will try to get in touch with any people of the same name in that village,potentially your cousins.If you don't have specific information someone will reply with helpful links etc.

If you are visiting Ireland you are encouraged to return to your ancestor's birthplace ,where they try to arrange for you to visit the house of your ancestor,see graves,sites of interest etc.and meet up with your modern-day cousins.

This site makes use of local knowledge,which is it's strength,and should be really good if enough volunteers get behind it to make it a useful tool in finding one's Irish roots.Some people have already done this,with great success.


The link to find it is...

www.irelandxo.com

Margot.

Further to my post above,I have left 3 messages for different parishes and received 1 message within a couple of hours of joining the site.I am rapt.It has already helped me.

I forgot to say a few things-when you join the site,you then join each parish that you're interested in and leave a message if you want to.Members who have already joined,or the person who replies to queries from your parish,can reply if they want to.

They do encourage anyone who is coming over to Ireland to find their roots to donate to the site,but there's no pressure.They aim to use this money to have paid guides to show people around the village
of their ancestors etc. to make it an enjoyable experience.

There is an Irish DNA testing sceme for the typical Irish DNA for each village-they are trying to get people who have lived in a village for generations to get their DNA tested etc.

I like the helpful suggestions that they make to help you find your ancestors.Overall,it's got the potential to be a really great site if people,volunteers and potential users of the site get behind it.
Check it out.

Margot.

Update to above 2 posts-I have had 3 replies to my messages within
48 hours...and I haven't had to outlay one cent.The people on the site
are really helpful,it's a great site.Just keep in mind though,it's a fledgling site so not all parishes are up and running yet.You can still join a parish or county and leave a message though.Let's hope more people will get behind it,and join it,as it has potential.

Margot.

Thanks for that!! I've registered and hopefully will find my Lannans and Farrells!