I am aware of the various online sources for Petty Sessions records for what became the 26 counties (FMP and ancestry), but struggling (other than newspaper reports) to find anything for what became the six counties. Are they available somewhere I am not looking ..read more

So I have been using all the online tools for the last year but believe I have done as much as I can there. Are there any offline resources available to the public that are worth investigating? Particularly interested in Roscommon & Meath ..read more

Hello, I am researching the possible identity of my great grandfather who I believe was a soldier in the 21st Lancers from the mid 1890s onwards (he was English). He fought at the battle of Omdurman on September 2nd 1898 in the Anglo Egyptian war. I have very little info on the identity of my great grandfather, only what I have managed to decipher through DNA matches and a process of elimination. His son (my grandfather) was illegitimate. Likewise, I have only very loose info on my great grandmother. The story goes that she was working as a maid for a large house in Ireland and became pregnant ..read more

I note there is an open day of the Irish Genealogical Reseach Society at Pearse Library, Dublin on 19th May. I am trying to find a shedule of the talks but the website for society is not operational. Anyone ..read more

I am looking for any information, any one has on the Boys home St. Saviours, 20 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin 1. Preferably from the 1950's upwards. Thank you ..read more

I'm doing my familytree as you all know and my name is cummins I've traced it back to the 1700s they are Presbyterians but in the 1700s they are church of ireland so I'm assuming they were using the church of Ireland building... Up until 1850 we are known as cummins but before that we are known as cumming which Is the Scottish variant then in the 1750s this Miskimmins appears out of nowhere what has this got to do with cumming my name isn't Miskimmins why are they putting us down as that!!I read somewhere that it's an Irish name but my name isn't Irish my family are Protestants way back to 170 ..read more

Looking at marriage records, COI/Presbeterian records. At what age is "full age" rather than "minor" on these records ..read more

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