Genealogy Courses - Irish Records & Research

Irish Genealogy Online Course - Exploring Your Roots

Roots Revealed delivers genealogy courses that are specifically tailored to help you Explore Your Roots, to research and discover ancestral information within Irish and Northern Irish records. 

The course content described below is 20 hours in duration, usually delivered as ten 2-hour sessions. 

If you are interested in commissioning a course, please get in touch to discuss in more detail.  Courses can be adapted to your requirements with regard to length, content and delivery method, i.e. face-to-face or online.

If you are interested in being added to the waitlist for the next online course, please register using the button below.

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Genealogy courses held to date and feedback

Since September 2018, fourteen genealogy courses have been delivered, some of which were online and others face-to-face.

The courses have been really well received; many of our course students have provided feedback and testimonials which may be viewed here.

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Who is the Genealogy Course aimed at?

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 that has given  Irish genealogy a reputation of being difficult.  It does means that we need to be a bit more inventive by using different record sets; it is possible for family historians to trace their ancestors back to the late 1700’s or early 1800’s without too much difficulty.  Others, such as for example, those who have landowners or merchants in their family may be able to go further back.

How will the Genealogy Course Help Me?

The Exploring Your Roots Irish Genealogy Course is 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.

  • Those who would like to take a DNA test, but aren’t sure which is the best one to take, or you’ve already taken a DNA test but aren’t sure what to do with the results or what they’re telling you?

The course will cover a broad range of Irish ancestry 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 genealogist and educator who has years of experience under her belt.

There will be ample time for discussion and questions on each session. Places on the course are limited to facilitate discussion and interaction.

Which Irish research and records subjects are included on the course?

The course focuses on genealogy records specific to Northern Ireland and Ireland and it includes the following subjects:

  • Getting started and organising your research

  • Sources of information

  • Units of administration – townlands, parishes, baronies, DED’s Poor Law Unions, etc

  • Place names

  • Surnames and naming traditions

  • Civil registration

  • Church records

  • Burial records and gravestone inscriptions

  • Census and census substitutes

  • Land, property and valuation records

  • Estate records

  • Military records

  • Education records

  • Occupational records

  • Printed sources

  • Wills and testamentary records

  • Local government records

  • Electoral records

  • Law and order

  • Emigration and transportation

  • Introduction to DNA

What course materials will I get?

Each week you will get a PowerPoint handout and a comprehensive list of useful sources, websites, reference materials, etc for each topic that we cover.

The online course is delivered live each week and it is also recorded. You will have access to the recordings for three months and can watch them as often as you wish.

Forthcoming genealogy course dates

To be confirmed. 

Where will the Online genealogy course be held?

To be confirmed. Courses may be delivered face-to-face or online via Zoom. 

How much will the online genealogy course cost?

To be confirmed. 

How do I book and pay for the Online Genealogy Course?

Please click the button below to register your interest in the next course.  Once you have registered, you will be added to the waiting list and you will emailed with a link to make payment.  

Your place on the course will be confirmed once payment has been received.

If you have any queries that are not covered here, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Can I buy the Genealogy Course as a gift?

Yes certainly.  Just email us to enquire about a Gift Voucher for the course.

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