CB Genealogy

09/01/2026

If you're feeling like starting a new project, there's still a few places left in my class Malahide Community School Adult Education starting at the end of January. Details & booking here:

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 reco...

29/12/2025

So excited to be delving into the most important Irish records release of the century!

18th April 2026 sees the release of the first new census for Ireland in decades. The 1926 census was the first taken after the island was partitioned and covers...

28/12/2025

My 2026 wishlist!

https://cbgenealogy.ie/my-2026-wishlist/

18/12/2025

I've got some talks and workshops happening in January. All the details are here:
https://cbgenealogy.ie/january-events-workshops/

There's still some space in my diary for talks in the second half of 2026 so if your society is interested, let me know!

16/12/2025

Delighted to be part of this lovely group again next year!

🌍 Our annual Speaker Collage is here—and the 2026 lineup is truly global:
✅ 117 speakers
✅ 34 speakers outside the U.S.
I love this part every year. Genealogy is worldwide… and so is this schedule. 🙌
Full reveal Dec 29.

15/12/2025

My final newsletter of the year is here.
https://claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/christmas-cheer

12/12/2025

Dr Brian Gurrin, VRTI Research Fellow in Census and Population Records, joins Dr Jessamy Carlson, Family and Local History Engagement Lead, The National Arch...

23/11/2025

This is a great offer.

Welcome the to Irish Newspaper Archives the gateway to Ireland's great historical past. Irish Newspaper Archives offers access to over 300 years of Irish history through millions of Irish Newspaper pages. The historical newspaper archive hosts newspapers from every county in the country. Irish Newsp...

13/11/2025

A little later than usual, my November newsletter is out.

Black Friday was never a thing in Europe until a few years ago. Given its connection to US Thanksgiving, it has no cultural resonance across the Atlantic. However, it seems to be here to stay and with it comes some fantastic genealogy offers. Here are some of the particularly good deals available if...

09/11/2025

I wasn't able to prepare any new research for this year's World War I commemoration, but here's something I wrote previously about William Kent, my great-grandfather's first cousin, who died at Gallipoli.
https://cbgenealogy.ie/william-george-kent-1888-1915/

07/11/2025

I've had a sneaky peek & it looks great. If you're free tomorrow morning, check it out!

Live Event 08th November 2025 @ 11:00 am (GMT)
We hope you can join the Irish Newspaper Archives team this Saturday for a live demonstration of the new website.
REGISTER your interest at the following link:
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31/10/2025

Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh! Happy Halloween.

Join Claire Bradley for a fun jaunt through the Irish origins of Halloween customs. Presented by the Interntional Institute of Genealogical Studies. Visit ht...