What were your family doing in 1916 ?

To mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, family history experts from Findmypast and Irish Family History Centre are touring Ireland to help you trace your ancestors for FREE!

Our Next Location is 

Portumna, Irish Workhouse Centre 

Thursday the 29th of September 12 - 4:00pm 

On the day you can expect:

. Free access to billions of family History records on Findmypast.ie

. One-to-one genealogy sessions with an Irish Family History Centre expert

. A talk on finding your roots and the 1916 rising

We welcome Declan Brady who will be giving the talk on the day 

Talk entitled: 

"Researching your ancestors in the Irish Revolution’

Declan Brady is a historian and genealogist based in Dublin. He holds an MA in Irish History from the University in Maynooth and is also a qualified genealogist (Dip in Family History and Genealogy, ICM). Declan specialises in family, social, and political history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is speaking in the region for the first time.

Time: 1:30pm

This is a FREE event open to all members of the public, all you have to do is pop in and let us help you solve the mystery in your Family History!

This day is the perfect opportunity for all of you who want to get going on building your family tree but just don’t know where to start. We can’t wait to share our expert advice to you all and get you started.