The Irish Genealogist is the annual journal of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. It is usually published in Autumn each year.

It is issued free to all current Members. Any Member who has not received their copy by mid-March should contact the Society.

Contents of the current issue

The articles in the current issue, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2020), are:

Vol. 15. No. 3	2020	Page
Chairman’s Report 2020	Steven C. ffeary-Smyrl	383
Tribute – John Dyer		384
New Fellow – Keith Johnson		385
Valued Service Certificate – Maureen Fitzgibbon and Margaret Purcell		386
Understanding property transactions in Ireland, I: legislative and historical context	Peter J.F. Coutts	387
Irish girls in Russia	Mary Casteleyn	413
The Talbot Family, Barons Talbot of Malahide, Co. Dublin	Dara McGivern	420
A Tale of Two Heifers: A story of the Foleys of Pickardstown	Ivan Fitzgerald	431
Devenish to Digby – The Story of a Deed	Alan Moran	439
The Headley Estate, Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry: model landlord to rackrenter	David Brett-Pitt	455
‘A little plot in Kilmainham’: The story of Timothy Hogan, an Irish Victorian Footsoldier	Padraig Hogan	488
Suicide and suicidal intent: occurrences and consequences in County Clare, 1837 – 1911	Noreen Bracken	507
A study of Ure families in Ireland using traditional genealogical research and genetic genealogy	Claire Bradley	530
Harmans in America: a correction and query	John T. Miller	546
Queen’s County Gaols, III: The Incarcerated	Matthew Keenan	550
Reviews		590
Report and Financial Statements – Year ended 31 December 2019	Terence J. Hatche	594
Submissions to the Journal – style rules		597
How to find our library at The Society of Genealogists		IBC

 

Previous Issues

For a full listing of the contents of The Irish Genealogist, please select from the following volumes:

► Volume 1	► Volume 2	► Volume 3	► Volume 4	► Volume 5
► Volume 6	► Volume 7	► Volume 8	► Volume 9	► Volume 10
► Volume 11	► Volume 12	► Volume 13	► Volume 14	► Volume 15

 

Published Family Histories

Over the years, many family histories have been published in The Irish Genealogist. A selection of these have been made available in pdf format and can be purchased at a cost of GB£4.00 per individual article. Details.

Order copies of The Irish Genealogist

Members and non-members can purchase the current issue and back numbers at GB£10 (or equivalent) each, plus postage and packaging. Go to Shop.

The Irish Genealogist on CD

A complete set of The Irish Genealogist 1937 – 1993 is available on CD from Eneclann. Members may receive a discount on the usual price.

The Irish Genealogist Database

In October 2013, the Society launched an online names index to its annual journal. The launch upload runs to a quarter of a million names and covers the years 1937 to 2001, creating a database of enormous potential for all Irish genealogists. You can access it, free, in the Unique Resources section of the website.

 

← The Irish Genealogist                                                                                    Page last updated 6 January 2016