John Hamrock provided a presentation entitled, "Undiscovered Repositories for Tracing Roscommon Ancestors," on Saturday, the 29th of March, 2008 at the Dublin City Public Library and Archives.
The following are some of the Undiscovered Repositories and Archives John Hamrock spoke about:-
General Register Office
Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon.Tel: +353 (0) 90 6632900; LoCall: 1890 252076; Fax: +353 (0) 90 6632999Fax: +353 (0) 90 6632988; http://www.groireland.ie
Roscommon County Library
http://www.iol.ie/~roslib/lhist.html; roslib@roscommoncoco.ie
LEABHARLANN CHONTAE ROS COMÁIN - Roscommon County Library
Abbey Street, Roscommon, Tel: +353 90 663 7274
Roscommon County Courthouse
The Courthouse, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Tel: (090) 663 7140; Fax: (090) 663 7108; Email: corporateservices@roscommoncoco.ie
Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Company
Church Street, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon; Tel: +353 71 9633380;
Fax: +353 71 9633398; www.roscommonroots.com; Email: info@roscommonroots.com
County Roscommon Family History Society
Bealnamullia, Athlone, County Roscommon
Email: rendell@eircom.net; www.geocities.com/corofahiso/index.html
Roscommon Historical Research
www.roscommonhistory.ie; Bona fide researchers can contact Liam Byrne to visit the Roscommon History archives near Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Liam can be contacted atroscommonhistory@eircom.net
Clonalis House
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, +353 94 9620014 enquiry@clonalis.com; www.clonalis.com/house.html
Strokestown Park House
Strokestown Park, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Tel: 00 353 ( 7196 ) 33013; Fax: 00 353 ( 7196 ) 33712; e-mail: info@strokestownpark.ie; web: www.strokestownpark.ie
King House, Boyle
www.kinghouse.ie; kinghouseboyle@hotmail.com
Tel: 071 9663242; Fax: 071 9663243
The Connaught Rangers Association
Museum located at King House. One of their objectives is to formulate a database of information on the men who were veterans of the Connaught Rangers. They publish a yearly newsletter and an annual magazine. Their website is www.connaughtrangersassoc.com. Email is info@connaughtrangersassoc.com
Books
Beirne, Francis, The Diocese of Elphin; People, Places and Pilgrimage, Columba Press, Blackrock, Dublin, 2000
Gacquin, William, Roscommon Before the Famine, The Parishes of Kiltoom and Cam, 1749-1845, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1996
Hamrock, John, Tracing Your Roscommon Ancestors, Flyleaf Press, Dublin, 2007
Legg, Marie-Louise Legg, editor, The Census of Elphin 1749, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin, 2005
Weld, Isaac, Statistical Survey of the County Roscommon, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, 1832
CD-Roms
Hunter, John, Resource County Roscommon, self-published, Queensland, Australia, 2004
Essays
Gacquin, William, «1821 Census Fragments for County Roscommon,» Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society Journal, Vol. 7, 1998
------------------, « Eskerbaun, County Roscommon, » Irish Townlands: Studies in Local History, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 1998
McGowan, Eileen, « Surnames of County Roscommon ,» Irish Roots, No. 1, 1993
Feedback following the presentation was as follows:-
"Thank you for your excellent talk, which was very well prepared and just right for the day. I have had lots of positive feedback from the audience, many singled out your talk as giving a valuable step-by-step guide to sources. As a result people are now suggesting similar talks for other counties!"
Dr. Maire Kennedy, Divisional Librarian, Special Collections, Dublin City Public Libraries, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin
"Your talk was very well prepared and delivered."
Douglas Appleyard, Artane, Dublin
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Ancestor.ie launches new Irish Naturalization Service!
More and more non-European companies and institutions are conducting or plan to conduct affairs within the European Union (the “EU”). Individual managers or employees working for these organizations with a valid EU passport can work and travel freely without additional work visas.
If an individual’s parents or grandparents were Irish, then that individual is entitled to Irish and thus EU citizenship.
Ancestor.ie offers an institutional service for individuals who need to obtain legal documents for Irish naturalization purposes.
Where the records exist, Ancestor.ie will dispatch them within 5 business days.
Ancestor.ie has successfully assisted a number of individuals in this Naturalization process.
The cost for this service is €495. Please email anceto@ancestor.ie to enquire how Ancestor.ie can be of assistance or if your require more information.
Thank You.
If an individual’s parents or grandparents were Irish, then that individual is entitled to Irish and thus EU citizenship.
Ancestor.ie offers an institutional service for individuals who need to obtain legal documents for Irish naturalization purposes.
Where the records exist, Ancestor.ie will dispatch them within 5 business days.
Ancestor.ie has successfully assisted a number of individuals in this Naturalization process.
The cost for this service is €495. Please email anceto@ancestor.ie to enquire how Ancestor.ie can be of assistance or if your require more information.
Thank You.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Moate Museum and History Society, Co. Westmeath
John Hamrock spoke to about thirty members of the Moate Museum and History Society at the Grand Hotel in Moate, Co. Westmeath, on Monday evening, 3rd March. The topic was 'How to Go About Tracing Your Ancestors.' Martina Griffin, President of the Association, Yvonne Lane, Public Relations Officer, and John Griffin organised the event. The turnout of thirty people was excellent as the night was extremely cold and there was another historical event happening in Tullamore that same evening. The talk was about 50 minutes with 15 minutes of Questions & Answers after and was quite interactive. There was also a photographer there from the Westmeath Examiner newspaper.
The presentation covered; Getting Started; Civil Registrations; Census and Census Substitutes, Church Records; Land Records and Estate Records; Grave Records and Inscriptions; Directories and Occupational Sources; Newspapers; Wills and Administrations; and recommended Books and Websites.
One participant was quoted about the talk, 'It was very comprehensive without being too long winded or technical. Hopefully it will ignite an interest in more people to search for their roots.'
For those people who could not make it, but would like a copy of John Hamrock's 25 page presentation slides, please email John Hamrock at john.hamrock@yahoo.ie or at anceto@ancestor.ie. Thank you.
The presentation covered; Getting Started; Civil Registrations; Census and Census Substitutes, Church Records; Land Records and Estate Records; Grave Records and Inscriptions; Directories and Occupational Sources; Newspapers; Wills and Administrations; and recommended Books and Websites.
One participant was quoted about the talk, 'It was very comprehensive without being too long winded or technical. Hopefully it will ignite an interest in more people to search for their roots.'
For those people who could not make it, but would like a copy of John Hamrock's 25 page presentation slides, please email John Hamrock at john.hamrock@yahoo.ie or at anceto@ancestor.ie. Thank you.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Launch of www.roscommonhistory.ie Website
Congratulations to Liam Byrne on the launch of the most impressive website on County Roscommon, www.roscommonhistory.ie. The site contains wonderful photographs which are very easy on the eye. The website is very well laid out and organised. There is excellent content on books, manuscripts, and other social and historical aspects of County Roscommon. The content is written with good humour and is a treasure for local historians and genealogists.
As was mentioned in an earlier blog, bona fide researchers can contact Liam to visit the Roscommon History archives. Liam can be contacted at
roscommonhistory@eircom.net. With so many excellent photographs and examples of old manuscripts relating to County Roscommon on the site, most of the 250 MB for the site has been used up and Roscommon History is looking for sponsors to help fund future upgrades.
As was mentioned in an earlier blog, bona fide researchers can contact Liam to visit the Roscommon History archives. Liam can be contacted at
roscommonhistory@eircom.net. With so many excellent photographs and examples of old manuscripts relating to County Roscommon on the site, most of the 250 MB for the site has been used up and Roscommon History is looking for sponsors to help fund future upgrades.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Ancestor.ie now posted on Cindy's List website
http://www.cyndislist.com/new0208.htm
Ancestor.ie is now included on Cindy's List of Genealogy sites on the internet.
Ancestor.ie is now included on Cindy's List of Genealogy sites on the internet.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Liam Byrne of Roscommon Historical Research
After publishing Tracing Your Roscommon Ancestors, I have learned of more and more local archives, repositories and local history sources in County Roscommon with amazing collections of sources which I hope to include in the second edition.
I have also met people like Liam Byrne in County Roscommon who are passionate about preserving documents for future generations.
Liam is the founder and manager of one most interesting archives in County Roscommon called 'Roscommon Historical Research.' Bonafide, experienced and serious researchers and social historians are welcome to contact Liam to arrange to visit his archive. Readers can contact this writer if they would like to contact Liam to arrange a visit the Roscommon Historical Research Archives. There is hope that Roscommon Historical Research will launch a website (www.roscommonhistory.ie) later this year with a catalogue of its holding and digital images of the manuscripts it holds.
Roscommon Historical Research has nearly 600 books, periodicals and local newspapers (not just county newspapers) relating to Roscommon (and Athlone, even though it is in Westmeath), which would be of interest to those chasing their ancestors in the area. The archives also hold a large collection of maps and documents, the earliest dating from 1706, to the late twentieth century, many of which are of interest to family historians, including wills, marriage settlements, indentures, correspondence, legal documents etc. There are maps, made for the sale of several large estates in the north of the county and a collection of O.S. maps with hand written notes of local history interest, for the south of the county. There are also photocopies of other material still in private hands.
While most of the collection is not yet catalogued, there is a partial listing for some of the material in the collection (for the website). Some of the interesting materials include billheads, postcards, legal documents, and postal stationary.
Liam has also written three articles for Roscommon Life and with copies of some of the manuscripts held in the archival collection. In addition, there are lists for Roscommon GAA books and a collection of GAA general ephemera (tickets etc.), and a listing of business, private and public telephone directories. There are also "year lists" for published books etc. for the county from 1998 to 2007.
Liam is also the editor of The Rindoon Journal which is published by the St. John's Parish Heritage Group. This is a must have publication for those interested in the local history and family histories of this part of Roscommon bordering Lough Ree.
I have also met people like Liam Byrne in County Roscommon who are passionate about preserving documents for future generations.
Liam is the founder and manager of one most interesting archives in County Roscommon called 'Roscommon Historical Research.' Bonafide, experienced and serious researchers and social historians are welcome to contact Liam to arrange to visit his archive. Readers can contact this writer if they would like to contact Liam to arrange a visit the Roscommon Historical Research Archives. There is hope that Roscommon Historical Research will launch a website (www.roscommonhistory.ie) later this year with a catalogue of its holding and digital images of the manuscripts it holds.
Roscommon Historical Research has nearly 600 books, periodicals and local newspapers (not just county newspapers) relating to Roscommon (and Athlone, even though it is in Westmeath), which would be of interest to those chasing their ancestors in the area. The archives also hold a large collection of maps and documents, the earliest dating from 1706, to the late twentieth century, many of which are of interest to family historians, including wills, marriage settlements, indentures, correspondence, legal documents etc. There are maps, made for the sale of several large estates in the north of the county and a collection of O.S. maps with hand written notes of local history interest, for the south of the county. There are also photocopies of other material still in private hands.
While most of the collection is not yet catalogued, there is a partial listing for some of the material in the collection (for the website). Some of the interesting materials include billheads, postcards, legal documents, and postal stationary.
Liam has also written three articles for Roscommon Life and with copies of some of the manuscripts held in the archival collection. In addition, there are lists for Roscommon GAA books and a collection of GAA general ephemera (tickets etc.), and a listing of business, private and public telephone directories. There are also "year lists" for published books etc. for the county from 1998 to 2007.
Liam is also the editor of The Rindoon Journal which is published by the St. John's Parish Heritage Group. This is a must have publication for those interested in the local history and family histories of this part of Roscommon bordering Lough Ree.
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