Happy St Patrick's Day

Here we are. It’s worldwide celebrate Ireland month. I don’t know how we managed this benign power but it’s a wondrous thing. Whether you are of Irish ancestry, are actually Irish or are just Irish on 17th March, I salute you! Here is a blog post I wrote on St Patrick’s Day during the pandemic, talking about Irish emigration, which you may not have seen before.

I’m just back from Rootstech. It’s always a great event and this year was no different. You can read my review here. I’ve linked to my two talks which were recorded in that blog.

It has been a month of change in Irish genealogy. We’ve had a refresh of the two main sites: the census website at the National Archives and Irish Genealogy. I’ve done reviews for both, which are still incurring changes as they work on the backend.

If you’re not busy this coming Saturday, why not sign up for my talk at the Society of Genealogists where I’ll be talking about the Irish censuses and what substitutes we use.

It’s also Irish-American Heritage month over the pond, so if you’re looking for an inspiring read, check out Megan Smolyenak’s book: The Quest of Annie Moore.