Roots Revealed

23/11/2025

Our research centre at Newtownabbey is a treasure trove of records, journals, maps, transcriptions and loads more. Everyone is welcome and we have volunteers on hand to help you find what you need.

Find out about opening hours, facilities and directions here: https://www.nifhs.org/research-centre-resources/research-centre/

23/11/2025

Preservation Week at PRONI will run from Monday 24 November until Friday 28 November.
During this time, document ordering will be unavailable however the Search Room will remain open to the public.

18/11/2025

My next talk and the last one for this year is for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough on location at Sentry Hill, Newtownabbey. The talk is an Introduction to Irish Family History Research and starts at 6.30pm. For more information and to book your place, please see

Historical Locations. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.

11/11/2025

10/11/2025

I'm looking forward to my next talk which is for Rock County Genealogical Society based in Wisconsin. The talk entitled Irish Ancestors - The Top Five Websites You Need To Know About will be delivered via Zoom on Tue 11 November 2025 at 18.30 CST. (This is 00.30am on Wed 12 November GMT). For more information please visit the website https://www.rcgswi.org/events--speakers.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawN-6FRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe6y-EZt1ocPSN1GCvW8ITxi7e7JvePRnqgq4yHPa83Mu0W65RQhCPeZpPjos_aem_jkzL2vzIh8PJxd0v4Oqqcw

The RCGS Speakers & Programs page provides information about dates, times, location (including map directions), speakers biographies for the Society's FREE program, seminar, workshop and field trip topics.

10/11/2025

Free access to to Ancestry until 12 Nov.

Discover your family's wartime story. Free access until 13th Nov.

08/11/2025

Honor the veterans in your life. Discover their story with FREE ACCESS* to all WWI and WWII records through November 16. Explore enlistment records, draft cards, war diaries, photo collections, and more! https://f3.social/veterans

*Free registration required

31/10/2025

Highlights of our genealogy news round-up include tonnes of newly indexed records and the launch of the National Archives’ 1926 census program.

24/10/2025

I'm looking forward to my next talk on the subject of The Irish Workhouse and Finding Your Poor Irish Ancestors. It is for ABC Family History Association at 7.30pm GMT on Wed 29 October 2025. For more information, please see the Association's website at

ABC Family History Association offers online family history courses to its worldwide members, who all have family who came from Ireland, especially from the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area of Northern Ireland. Members can also participate in and run family history projects.

22/10/2025

Reminder The General Register Office (GRO) Research Room previously at Weburgh Street has relocated to the Guild Building, Cork Street, Dublin 8 and will re-open on Tuesday 21 October at 9.30am. Opening hours now confirmed as 09.30 to 12.30 and 2.00 to 4.30 on Tuesdays.

22/10/2025

10 October 2025 Our Valuation Public Counter and Archive will be closed for appointments from Monday 20 October 2025 to facilitate our relocation from the Irish Life building on Abbey Street to the Tailte Éireann Henrietta Street site. We look forward to welcoming you to our new integrated Tailte ....

12/10/2025