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THE STATE-RUN investigation into mother and baby homes has been underway for just over two years, after being set up by the Fine Gael-Labour government at the start of 2015. The three-person commission was set up following press reports about a possible...

Helen Kelly Genealogy's blog post was featured Griffith's 'Primary Valuation of Tenements' The mention of Irish land and property records causes many people to switch off and say that their people never owned property in Ireland. Indeed, it is true...

The Irish Times is an “independent newspaper primarily concerned with serious issues for the benefit of the community throughout the whole of Ireland free from any form of personal or of party political, commercial, religious or other control” — Geraldine...

PART TWO took us to the East Clare By-Election of 1917 and public comment on it at the time, and even more significant, comment made in confidence by Britain’s Lord Lieutenant, Lord Wimborne, to the British Cabinet. When, in 1967. Wimbourne’s memorandum...

The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke In this episode, expert Kate Eakman from Legacy Tree Genealogists joins us with some tips for those starting to trace their Irish ancestors into Ireland. She shares some great websites for Irish research...