Look out for The Irish Genealogist, Vol. 11, No 4, 2005.. Members who have not received their copies by mid-January 2006 should contact us. These are among the articles:

• Royal roots, Republican inheritance by Susan Hood PhD.
• Great Book of Irish Genealogies by Kenneth Nicholls FIGRS.
• Tracing Richard J Burke, Irish-American journalist by Adrian B Burke.

The McHugos of Southern England by M Barbara McHuLook out for The Irish Genealogist, Vol. 11, No 4, 2005.. Members who have not received their copies by mid-January 2006 should contact us. These are among the articles:

• Royal roots, Republican inheritance by Susan Hood PhD.
• Great Book of Irish Genealogies by Kenneth Nicholls FIGRS.
• Tracing Richard J Burke, Irish-American journalist by Adrian B Burke.
• The McHugos of Southern England by M Barbara McHugo.
• Archibald Fitzgerald of Dublin and Texas, his fate by Mary Casteleyn, FIGRS.
• The McDermotts of Dublin and Ramore by Mary Casteleyn.
• John O’Neill, shoemaker and poet, 50 years in London by John Egan FIGRS.
• The Founder’s legacy, Wallace Clare, “Bubbles” by John Egan.
• A stranger who understood by Sir John Forbes.

Reviews by

Peter Manning FIGRS
Marie-Louise Legg, ed The Census of Elphin

George Chartres FGRS
Clogher Record, Familia-Ulster, Benedictine School for Girls

John Egan
Guardianship of Irish records, Avoca memorial inscriptions

Copies of the current journal are automatically supplied free to members.  Non-members can purchase back numbers at £10 sterling each, plus postage (£1 within UK).  Apply to Peter Manning, 18 Stratford Avenue, Rainham, Kent, ME8 0EP

• Archibald Fitzgerald of Dublin and Texas, his fate by Mary Casteleyn, FIGRS.
• The McDermotts of Dublin and Ramore by Mary Casteleyn.
• John O’Neill, shoemaker and poet, 50 years in London by John Egan FIGRS.
• The Founder’s legacy, Wallace Clare, “Bubbles” by John Egan.
• A stranger who understood by Sir John Forbes.

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Peter Manning FIGRS
Marie-Louise Legg, ed The Census of Elphin

George Chartres FGRS
Clogher Record, Familia-Ulster, Benedictine School for Girls

John Egan
Guardianship of Irish records, Avoca memorial inscriptions

Copies of the current journal are automatically supplied free to members.  Non-members can purchase back numbers at £10 sterling each, plus postage (£1 within UK).  Apply to Peter Manning, 18 Stratford Avenue, Rainham, Kent, ME8 0EP

Aims:
To promote and encourage the study of  Irish genealogy  and to collect books and manuscripts of genealogical value.

The Society:
The Irish Genealogical Research Society is a learned Society and was established in 1936 in the Office of the York Herald, London.  The founding members were deeply concerned at the loss of much material of genealogical value and their priority was to collect copies of materials compiled prior to the destruction of the Public Record Office in Dublin in 1922.    The core of our unique reference library was formed from the personal collection of both printed and manuscript materials which belonged to the Irish genealogist, Father Wallace Clare, the founder of the Society.  It has been greatly expanded by subsequent donations from members.
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The Society’s aims remain much as envisaged in 1936 and there is an active programme for the acquisition of manuscripts and printed works.  The acquisition of data related to  Irish births, marriages and deaths up to 1864 and the collecting of copies of wills, are still among our main objectives.  The library, therefore, is of primary use to those who have already researched their family back to the middle of the 19^th century.  The library does not contain vital records such as Civil Registration which are readily available elsewhere.

Research
The Society is run entirely by volunteers & has no paid staff.  It is therefore unable to undertake research.  If you are new to Irish research, you may benefit more initially from joining a Family History Society with a good Irish section.

Publications

The Society produces an annual journal of high academic standing  and makes a significant contribution in the field of Irish genealogy.  A newsletter is also produced twice a year.  Runs of our Journal “The Irish Genealogist” are available in major public libraries throughout the world.