FREE IRISH RECORDS FOR 5 DAYS AT FINDMYPAST

  

 

 I received the following press release in my email earlier today:

 

 

                                    FINDMYPAST GRANT FIVE DAYS OF
                                             FREE ACCESS TO ALL IRISH
                                        RECORDS IN CELEBRATION OF ST
                                                        PATRICK’S DAY 2017

·                              Findmypast makes entire collection of more than 116 million Irish
                                                               records free for five days
·                                  All 116 records free from the 13th  to the 17th March 2017

Leading family history website, Findmypast, has just announced that they will be making their entire collection of Irish records free for five days to help budding genealogists uncover their Irish heritage ahead of St Patrick’s Day 2017.

From today, Monday 13th March, until 11.59pm (GMT) Friday 17th March, all 116 million records within Findmypast’s Irish collection will be completely free to search and explore, providing family historians from around the globe with the opportunity to learn more about the lives of their Irish ancestors.

This includes free access to;

·         Over 10 million Irish Catholic Parish Registers

·         Over 15 million Census, Land & Substitute records including the 1901 and 1911 censuses

·         Over 30 million detailed Court & Prison Records

·         Over 33 million Irish newspaper articles spanning the years 1708 to 1956

·         Over 7.3 million Dog Licences

·         Over 24 million Irish Passenger Lists

·         Over 2.4 million workhouse & poor law records

·         Over1.4 million Irish Quaker records

·         Over 350,000 records from World War 1, the Easter Rising & more

·         Landed Estates Court records featuring details of over 500,000 tenants residing on estates all over Ireland

·         The complete Griffith's Valuation

·         Over 2.3 million Social History & Directory Records, including the most comprehensive online collection of national directories, dating back to 1814

·         Indexes to Irish wills dating from 1270 – 1858

                                                                         Free Live Webinar

On Thursday March 16th at 4pm GMT, Findmypast will be hosting a free St Patrick’s Day Webinar presented by Fiona Fitzsimons, the founder and research director of Eneclann, a Trinity College Campus Company. Fiona manages teams of expert researchers to provide Irish and British family history as well as running a successful probate genealogy service. Her talk, entitled, “Secrets to Successful Irish Family Research”, will cover strategies for online research, Irish customs & traditions and collateral records to help “bridge the gaps”.

New Records Available To Search

Thousands of additional records will be added to Findmypast’s extensive Irish collection on Friday 17th March. This will include substantial updates to their collection of Irish Society of Friends (Quaker) records, new directories, administrations, family histories, memorial inscriptions and more. Visit the dedicated Findmypast Friday page to keep up to date with the latest additions.

Learn more at: http://www.findmypast.com/      

FINDMYPAST FRIDAY COLLECTION RELEASES FOR 5MARCH 2016

Some very exciting news in the Findmypast Friday record collection announcement for 5 March
2016:



Over 10 million Irish Catholic Parish Registers are available to search this Findmypast Friday. Fully indexed for the first time, the registers form one of the most important record collections for Irish family history and will be free to search forever on Findmypast.

This week we're bringing you over 10 million new Irish records including:

Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms
Explore over 7 million baptism records dating back to the 1600s to reveal your ancestor's birth place, residence and the names of their parents. Break down those brick walls »

Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages
Uncover the details of previous generations with over 3 million marriage records. Discover the name of your relative's spouse, the name of their father and their father's address. Where and when did your Irish ancestors tie the knot? »

Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Burials
Delve through more than 250,000 burial records from across all 32 counties. Records will reveal your ancestor's date and place of death and may even contain details of payments made to the church. RIP »

How to get the most out of these records
Don't forget to watch our dedicated Catholic Registers webinar and learn some useful tips and tricks to ensure you get the most out of these fascinating records.
Alex
Editor,
The Findmypast team

Full disclosure: I am a member of the Findmypast Ambassador Program which includes a
complimentary one year world subscription to Findmypast and a Findmypast First membership.