Two is traditionally a magical age for a child, an age of memories and self-discovery, a time of significant milestones and imaginative initiatives. It is no different here at findmypast.ie. We want to expel the notion of the ‘terrible twos’ by giving you 10 reasons why being two years old makes us better than ever...Read More
This weekend will see the Easter Rising being commemorated in Ireland. Technically the anniversary is the 24th of April but the connection with Easter is so strong that the commemorations tend to occur on Easter Sunday and Monday, rather than on the specific date of the Rising itself.
The story of the Easter Rising ...Read More
When it comes to family history research having a black sheep in the family can be a boon. Legal records offer another route to find ancestors who inexplicably manage to avoid the census. The bureaucracy of the legal system gives us access to information that is often lacking in other records. There are usually phy...Read More
Not for the first time Oscar buzz surrounds Daniel Day-Lewis. His powerful performance in Lincoln has already earned him a Bafta and this weekend we’re crossing our fingers at the findmypast office for an Oscar win.
The Day-Lewis family has strong links with both Ireland and England. Over the generations the f...Read More
Nestled in a city centre church in the heart of Dublin city is the shrine of St Valentine. A 3rd century martyr, Valentine was beheaded for illegally marrying couples. Marriage was forbidden by the Roman emperor Claudius II as it made it difficult to recruit men, reluctant to leave loves ones, to the army. The sa...Read More
The men in the WWI records left their belongings to their mothers, fathers, sisters and aunts more often than they left them to wives. Very few of the records mention specific bequests, they can have had little to leave behind other than the wages owed to them by the army. These small legacies were not the only mar...Read More
Rock-a-billy songstress Imelda May is held firmly in the hearts of her old neighbours in the Liberties in inner city Dublin. Fiercely proud of her Dublin roots, they all may be surprised to learn that her family is from all four corners of Ireland. Imelda’s parents are first and second generation Dubliners. He...Read More
Today is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Famous for her witty observations of provincial English gentry society Austen undoubtedly looked to friends, family, neighbours and visitors for inspiration. The question remains how much of her personal life, wishes ...Read More
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