John Grenham’s Irish Roots Blog

May 8, 2017 by peterk

In the May-July 2017 issue of the IFHF’s Newsletter, Barbara Murphy has a wonderful Research Tip.

She recommends John Grenham’s Irish Roots Blog.

A post there is entitled “Why are Irish Records so Weird?” Grenham recently presented the topic for Legacy software’s FamilyTreeWebinars.com library. On his blog, his written discussion is featured. See https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2017/03/16/why-are-irish-records-so-weird/

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018

11:15 AM Kathleen McGee
Ireland’s Encumbered Estate Records

Our Education Director, Kathleen McGee, will discuss the effect of the Famine on Ireland’s landed estates. She will also talk about the records that were kept as a result of the proceedings of the Encumbered Estates Courts established in 1849.

10: AM Genealogy 101
Marie Scalisi will discuss Genealogy 101, our online guide to researching your Irish ancestors.

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