by Paul Gorry | Apr 27, 2020 | Books, Claire Santry, Databases, Eileen O'Byrne, Genealogical Office, Guide Books, IGRS, John Grenham, Margaret Dickson Falley, Record Repositories, Registry of Deeds, Rosemary ffolliott, Wallace Clare |
Not too long ago most people beginning to trace their ancestors found their way to a society they could join, a guide book they could read and / or a conference they could attend. Many people still do, but as genealogy grows in popularity it is becoming more of an...
by Paul Gorry | Mar 21, 2019 | Catholic Qualification Rolls, Census Returns, Claire Santry, Convert Rolls, Databases, Eileen O'Byrne, Genealogy, National Archives Ireland, Penal Laws, Record Repositories, Roman Catholics, Wallace Clare |
In the last few weeks someone ‘Liked’ a Facebook post I published in September 2016. This made me read the post again and decide that it was worth repeating as a blogpost. Little has changed in the two and a half years since I first published the piece. ...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 12, 2019 | AGI, Eileen O'Byrne, Eilish Ellis, Genealogy |
Shock and horror! Today is the fortieth anniversary of my first day of work in genealogy. Where has all that time gone? I should add that I was a mere teenager then, albeit months away from not being one. It was a dream-come-true. A few days earlier I had my...
