Genealogy: Researching Your Family History 11-week Evening Course

Many people are interested in genealogy and finding out about their own family history, but they often aren’t sure where or how to start. Others may have made a start in researching their ancestors but have hit a brick wall and don’t know how to overcome it. Many Irish records were destroyed in the 19th and 20th centuries, due to the Four Courts explosion in 1922 during the Irish Civil War and also deliberate Government policy. This resulted in the loss of many Irish records and as a result Irish genealogy has a reputation of being difficult. It just means that we need to be a bit more inventive and use different record sets and it is possible for many family historians to trace their ancestors back to the late 1700’s or early 1800’s. Others, such as for example, those who have landowners in their family may be able to go much further back.

The Genealogy: Researching Your Family History Course is an evening course aimed at a broad range of people from novices with no experience to those who have been hobby genealogists for some time, including:

• Those who are interested in researching their family tree but don’t know where to start
• Those who have some experience but would like to know how to make more progress
• Those who have hit a brick wall in their research and would like ideas to overcome it

Children aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult.

The course will cover a broad range of Irish records and sources that will help you to research your family tree and will give you a grounding in good genealogical practice that will help you to carry out your research effectively.

• You will have a greater knowledge of the available resources and improved confidence to use them when researching your family tree.
• You’ll gain a greater understanding of the lives of your ancestors, their time in place and how both key local and national events shaped their lives.
• You will be mixing with like-minded people who have a desire to find out more about their ancestry. Who knows – you might meet a new cousin or two?
• The course will be delivered by a trainer and genealogist who has years of experience under her belt.