Irish Genealogy

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 records and the military. No prior knowledge is required but ability to use a computer and the internet is essential, as many genealogy records are now online.

Course Outline

Class I
What is genealogy?  Basics: where to start, how to record data, what to ask.  
Place names and cousin relationships.

Class II: The Census
In-depth look at the censuses & how to use them.

Class III: Civil Records
Births, Deaths, Marriage records at the General Register Office

Class IV: Church records
History of, where to find them, what is in them, discussing all major religions in Ireland. Cemeteries and memorial inscriptions.

Class V & VI: Land Valuation records
Griffith’s Valuation & the Tithe Applotment books, Landed Estate Courts, estate records & the aristocracy.

Class VII
DNA testing

Class VIII
Newspapers, trade directories and local history journals.

Class IX
Military Records: British Army, Free State Army, WWI, Independence & Civil War period records.

Class X
Emigration

Course Day & Time: Monday evening 7.30 – 9.30

Start Date: 27/01/25

Cost: €110

Course Format: In class with tutor. Maximum of 12 students.

Enrolment: Enrol online through our website www.malahidecsadulted.ie  Enrolment will open on Monday the 9th of December at 10am 

Duration: 10 weeks

Tutor: Claire Bradley