Have you got Irish ancestors?
Today (January 24th) is the first-ever Irish Family History Day. It seems to be part of The Gathering, a year-long celebration of Ireland present and past. Their official website says:
”Communities throughout Ireland are showcasing and sharing the very best of Irish culture, tradition, business, sport, fighting spirit and the uniquely Irish sense of fun.
“Over 70 million people worldwide claim Irish ancestry. The Gathering Ireland 2013 provides the perfect excuse to reach out to those who have moved away, their relatives, friends and descendants, and invite them home.”
Findmypast Ireland is marking the occasion in two very positive ways. They’ve added “21m birth, marriage and death certificates to its records, bringing the total number to more than 60m”. These new records cover the mid-1800s to the late 1950s.
And there’s a special offer of 50 free credits at their website, valid until January 31st.
The excellent Irish Genealogy News website, which I can’t recommend too highly, discusses the new records and points out that they were already available to people who have a subscription that covers the Republic of Ireland.
Update: And British GENES has found out that you can get 50 more credits with FMP US (I can’t sign in, but that’s probably a glitch I can wiggle round).
Sadly, since Nicholas Delaney left Ireland in 1802, the new records won’t show him (I’ve searched) but they may help me find out about his family. I hope!
Happy researching.
There’s more about free credits here. NB some of them may have expired by now.
Thanks for this great post and sharing all these links:)
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It’s a pleasure, Maria. Have fun researching!
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Hope that straw sticks up from the haystack. I will have a look for a few more of mine too. Try, try again!
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That’s the only way we ever find those really elusive ones! Thanks, Pauleen.
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Thanks for that, good luck with finding more about Nicholas’ family.
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Thanks! I know he had an uncle Patrick. No straw is too small to grasp at…
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