Clans and Surnames will take place in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary from May 15 - 19. 2017 at the Great National Abbey Court Hotel.. Packages include classes, workshops and lectures and it helps those who are putting their family histories together, researching Irish ancestry and making sense of sources .http://www.clansandsurnames.com/irishclans You can book our Early Bird athttp://www.clansandsurnames.com/services/. The Early Bird giving a 15% discount is available until 31 December, 2016.
speakers include Kenneth Nicholls, Paul MacCotter, Joe Mannion, Fiona Fitzsimons, Brian Donovan, Lorna Moloney, Michael C. Keane, Regina Sexton, Sean J. Murphy, Aidan Feerick, Ursula Callaghan, John Nangle, Rosaleen Underwood, David Ryan, Jennifer Armstrong Zinck, John Tierney, Donough McGillacuddy, Patrick Guinness, Tony Harpur, Penny Walters, Jennifer Wood, Tony Browne, Jane Halloran-Ryan, Treasa Kerrigan.
topics include family trees, Irish Townlands, Civil and Catholic Parishes, Irish territories, Surnames, Conservation and Collection Care, Document management, Legal themes, DNA, Graveyards, BMDs, online sources, Publishing, Registry of Deeds, Convicts And Criminals, Research Brick Wall.
Music by Uilleann Cheoil and Exhibitions also. Day packages available.
The conference organizers will provide DNA test kits on Thursday 18th May, 2017 for purchase. Margaret Jordan is a Cork-based professional Genetic Genealogist who specializes in (DNA). She is a voluntary administrator of several DNA Projects at Family Tree DNA, including the Ireland yDNA Project. Margaret will be on hand on Thursday afternoon 18th May at the Clans and Surnames Conference to answer questions about DNA testing, and what it can do for your family history and surname research.https://mjordan.wordpress.com/
Contact details Lorna Moloney T 353 -85-8721184. E: admin@clansandsurnames.com