Claire Bradley is a Dublin-based genetic genealogist specialising in ancestry from Ireland
This post covers September & October. I’ve removed the September content now it’s over! October The La Mancha Murders in Malahide as part of Fingal Festival of History. This is a repeat of a talk I did in March. Saturday 3rd October in the old Carnegie Library in Swords. This is now fully booked with…
With the excitement about the release of the 1926 census on 18th April, you shouldn’t be surprised that most of April & May sessions are about it. Each one will be tailored for the area I’m speaking in. April (all about the 1926 Census) Tuesday 28th April in Swords, hosted by Fingal Local Studies &…
Readers of my blog will know that I’m very interested in Irish Quakers and I wrote my MA dissertation on them. They were a distinct community in the late 18th and early 19th centuries with their own rules, schools, businesses and religious life. Quite fascinating. I presented a webinar on this research yesterday for Legacy…
Last week I joined the crew & passengers of the MV Sylvia Earle aboard their Luck of the Irish cruise around Ireland, which is run by Aurora Expeditions. I felt like I was following in the footsteps of my seafaring Joyce ancestors! Although the voyage started in Dublin, I actually took the train across Ireland…
I’ve launched a YouTube channel. The plan is to have videos on Irish genealogy and DNA testing. I have a few taster videos up already but more will come over the weeks and months. If you have any ideas for content, please do leave a comment. If you enjoy, please do like, share and subscribe!
Many of you will be aware that I gave a workshop at the recent RootsTech. It was attended by people from all over the world. Unfortunately, it was beset with technical issues. The recording is now online here, but I didn’t get time to answer all the questions during the session. Fortunately, we were able…
Back to our Past (BTOP) has existed in a physical format for several years now. It usually comprises of an exhibition area with stands from various repositories, commercial entities and family history societies, and runs a strand of lectures on traditional genealogical research. In recent years, these lectures have been largely focused on records offered…