Ireland Branch of the Irish Genealogical Research Society
All IGRS members resident in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland enjoy membership of the Ireland Branch. Events are held throughout the year.
NB Please note – IGRS members worldwide are welcome to join events of the Irish Branch if they are in Ireland.
Ireland Branch Activities 2010
Upcoming
- Spring Lecture:— Wednesday 3rd March 2010 at 7. 00pm
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Journalistic View of South Dublin 1895–1900 — Using Newspapers as Sources for Genealogy
Speaker: Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú - AGM & Lecture:— Saturday 24th April 2010 at 2. 30pm & 3.30 pm
Seminar Room, Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse St., D. 2
Dictionary of Irish Architects, Builders and Craftsmen
Speaker: Colum O’Riordan - Open Day:— Saturday 22nd May 2010 (10. 00am – 4. 30pm)
Seminar Room, Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse St., D. 2
Programme of four lectures — details coming soon
Completed 2009
- Autumn Lecture: October 2009
Seminar Room, National Library, Dublin 2 - Spring Lecture: Monday 30th March 2009 at 7. 00pm
Buswell’s Hotel, Kildare Street
‘The nature of Wills and the prevalence of Intestacy in modern Ireland’.
Speaker: Ciara Breathnach - AGM & Lecture: Saturday 4th April 2009 at 2. 30pm
Seminar Room, Dublin City Library & Archive
‘Soupers and Jumpers’.
Speaker: Miriam Moffitt
- Open Day:Saturday 16th May 2009 (10. 00am – 4. 30pm)
Seminar Room, Dublin City Library & Archive - History and Hagiography; the case of the first Christian Brothers in Ireland (1802 – 1844)’.
Speaker: Daire Keogh - ‘A new look at the Records of the Landed Estates Courts’.
Speaker: Aideen Ireland - ‘Life in the Workhouses of County Meath’.
Speaker: Rachel Barrett - ‘Using Local History Sources for Genealogy’
Speaker: Paul Gorry FIGRS - Summer Outing Saturday 20th June 2009
Newbridge House, Donabate, Co. Dublin
and Boyne Interpretive Centre, Co. Meath. - Late summer Outing: We participated in a joint outing with the IFHS on
Saturday 22nd August 2009 (10.00am – 6.30pm):
Guided walking tour of the Historic Town of Kildare, and Visit to The National Stud and Japanese Gardens