There are two sections on this page. The first part shows the videos we have produced and published on YouTube. Below that, in the second section, you can find our collection of posts (which we publish on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram).
YouTube
Over the years Genealogy.ie has made a few videos. Some to promote the company, some about genealogical research and others to promote Ireland. By clicking on the picture in the gallery below, you will be redirected to YouTube.
We post (almost) every day on these three social media. We have amassed quite a collection of snippets on Genealogy, Ireland and Irish history. Some are interesting, some are useful, some are just meant to be entertaining. You can peruse them below.
Captain James MacLean was a notorious highwayman who was hanged #OTD 1750. He was known as the "Gentleman Highwayman" as a result of his courteous behaviour during his robberies. Do you have a notorious ancestor? #IrishRoots
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IRELAND: Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland, adopted in 1937, provides that the name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland. The term Republic of Ireland is sometimes used to distinguish between the territory of the Irish state and island proper.
#OTD 1918 this Telegram is delivered to Mrs Senta McDonnell informing her that her husband Lt Col John McDonell had been killed in action. Telegraph boys/girls were called 'angels of death' because poor people only got telegrams if their sons or husbands were missing or were dead
Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was born #OTD 1778 in Dublin. She was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was born at Stormestown House in Dublin to James and Elinor McAuley.
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We can travel throughout Ireland to do record searches, source baptism records, copies of wills or other #familyhistory documents. From small to big family history, at www.Genealogy.ie we are here to help. https://genealogy.ie/service/family-history-search-and-investigation/
Charles Bianconi was born #OTD 1875 in Tregolo, Costa Masnaga, Italy. He was an Italo-Irish entrepreneur. Best known for 'Bianconi coaches'. In 1815 he set up a coach service between Clonmel and Cahir. Perhaps your ancestor travelled with thanks to Bianconi.
This traditional Irish blessing is an ancient Celtic prayer.
"May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand."
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Charles Bianconi died #OTD 1875 in Longfield House, Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary. He was the founder of public transportation in Ireland. Born Carlo Bianconi, Costa Masnaga, Italy in September 1786, he moved from an area poised to fall to Napoleon and travelled to Ireland in 1802.
One of our loves of researching family history is the surprises it can throw up - check out this note attached to a Probate record demonstrating some of the measures taken during war time.
Do you need help finding your ancestors to prove you are of Irish descent? We can help you find your #IrishRoots and source the necessary documentation to help with your application for Irish Citizenship. Find out more at www.Genealogy.ie #GrandparentRule #Ancestry
#OTD 1757 Having been funded by a bequest from Jonathan Swift, StPatricks Mental Health Services opens. Today, it is Ireland's largest, independent, not-for-profit mental health service.
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Irish Nationalist politician John Pius Boland is born #OTD 1870. He was also a gold medallist tennis player at the first modern Olympics. Boland came from a well-off family in Dublin — the bakers of Boland’s Mills fame.
The first athlete from an independent Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal Pat O'Callaghan is born #OTD 1905 in Castlemagner, Co. Cork. The presentation was emotional as it was the first time at an Olympic Games the Irish tricolour was raised and Amhrán na bhFiann was played.
Commission www.Genealogy.ie and we can travel throughout Ireland to do record searches, source baptism records, copies of wills or uncover other essential information to add to your #familyhistory documents.
We were commissioned to find an old photo of “J.F. Hudson”, former Captain (1932) of the Royal Dublin Golf Club. www.Genealogy.ie rose to the challenge and his photo is now proudly on the wall. This is the story of how we traced his living relatives https://genealogy.ie/hudsonphoto/
In 1834 a railway line was built connecting Dublin with Dun Laoghaire. People started moving out of the city and the latter grew into a town. Among the newcomers were also Quakers. Find out more about their burial ground in our blog https://genealogy.ie/temple-hill-quaker-burial-ground/
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"We are who we are because they were who they were." Would you like to find out more about your ancestors? Why not commission us at www.genealogy.ie to research your #familyhistory?
Do you have a hunger to find your #IrishRoots? Why not hire us at Genealogy.ie. We are based in Ireland. We have access to a wide range of records and archives. We will leave no stone unturned to find your ancestors... Find out more: https://genealogy.ie/#why-hire-us
We love this 1892 Irish Tours poster encouraging tours of the Clare Coast. We would love to go back in time and experience the views, the conversations and the magnificent people… #IrishRoots
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There are wonderful images of Ireland in the Library of Congress Collections. The images, which date from between 1890 and 1900, give a glimpse of how Ireland looked on the cusp of the twentieth century. #Waterford
In the US Library of Congress Collections, you can find wonderful images from Ireland. The images, which date from between 1890 and 1900, give a glimpse of how Ireland looked on the cusp of the twentieth century. #Cork
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We have all done it over the years - the great 'sorry, I don't have time to write' postcard #CoClare #FamilyHistory. Why not send a postcard to a family member today - especially if they are living in another country. Keep your family connected.
Newspapers can be a great source when researching family history. Some death notices can throw up gems and provide details of an extended family. Sadly others can give no detail such as this one in 1849 from Galway.
Originally The Cork Examiner, the Irish Examiner was founded by MP and barrister John Francis Maguire. It first hit the streets #OTD 1841. It supported Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell.
Postcard image of photo from circa 1890 of the horses and carriages lined up outside the National Library Ireland, National Museum Ireland and Leinster House. In 1890, the NLI moved out of Leinster House and into its new building on Kildare Street.
We can travel throughout Ireland to do record searches, source baptism records, copies of wills or other #familyhistory documents. From small to big family history, at www.Genealogy.ie we are here to help. https://genealogy.ie/service/family-history-search-and-investigation/
RMS Oceanic White Star Line's first liner was built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff and launched #OTD 1870. It was an important turning point in passenger liner design. Did your ancestors travel on it?
The 1913 Lockout, a major industrial dispute between almost 20,000 workers and 300 employers started in Dublin #OTD 1913. The dispute lasted from 26 August 1913 to 18 January 1914, and is often viewed as the most severe and significant industrial dispute in Irish history.
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Do you need help finding your ancestors to prove you are of Irish descent? We can help you find your #IrishRoots and source the necessary documentation to help with your application for Irish Citizenship. Find out more at www.Genealogy.ie #GrandparentRule #Ancestry
Eugene Curran Kelly was better known as Gene Kelly and he was born #OTD 1912. He was proud of the Irish citizenship granted to him late in his life #IrishRoots
#1922 Michael Collins is killed in an ambush at Béal na Blá, Co. Cork. You can find out more at the family run Michael Collins Centre and Museum, located at Castleview just outside of the seaside town of Clonakilty, in stunning West Cork, on the Wild Atlantic Way.
#OTD 1855 was last ever Donnybrook Fair, Dublin. It was established in 1204. Over the years it had become more of a site of entertainment & drinking. Many attempts were made to have it abolished. The Committee for the Abolition of Donnybrook Fair bought the licence thus ending it
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#OTD 1877, Irish poet Francis Ledwidge was born in Slane, County Meath. Sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I at age 29 on 31 July 2019.
#OTD 1844 David Moriarty is born in Ardfert, in County Kerry. He was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. In his political views, he ran counter to much of the popular feeling of the time, and was a notable opponent of the Fenian organisation, which he denounced strongly.
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#OTD 1878 Intermediate Education Act was passed providing a breakthrough in girls' secondary education. Along with the 1879 Royal University of Ireland Act, they established the principle that females had the right to sit for public competitive exams & take university degrees.
