by Paul Gorry | Jan 11, 2021 | Books, Genealogical Office, Genealogy, Guide Books, Margaret Dickson Falley, PRONI, Registry of Deeds, Wallace Clare |
Margaret Dickson Falley’s publication, Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research, is remarkable, yet the vast majority of people now pursuing Irish genealogical research have never heard of it. The most remarkable thing about Falley’s two-volume work is that it was...
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. ...
