This course, which follows Irish Research 101: Finding Your Emerald Isle Origins, is designed for researchers who want to dig deeper to find their Irish roots. You’ll learn about resources and techniques unique to research in Ireland, and find out what tools are available to build an effective research plan using Irish genealogical records. These four lessons, designed to allow you to collaborate with other students, will help you flesh out much more about your ancestors’ lives prior to leaving the Emerald Isle.
Tuition:
$99.99 ($89.99 for VIP)
Course Length:
4 Weeks
Instructor:
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Start Date:
View upcoming course schedule for dates.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to place your ancestors within the context of Ireland’s history and civil infrastructure to create a genealogical research plan
- How to use three key record groups—censuses, civil registrations, and church records—to find out more about your ancestors
- How to use land records—including Griffith’s Valuation, a key resource in Irish research—to determine exactly where your ancestors lived
- Which Irish research techniques and tools are critical to your success in finding out more about your ancestors’ lives
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE
- Anyone with Irish ancestry
- Librarians and volunteers wishing to assist patrons researching Irish roots
- Researchers who want to improve their skills in using Irish records
WHAT YOU’LL NEED: REQUIREMENTS & SUPPLIES
- You should complete the Irish Research 101: Find Your Emerald Isle Origins course or have equivalent previous experience with Irish research.
Outline
COURSE SYLLABUS
Lesson 1: Historical Background
- Getting Started
- An Overview of Irish History
- Irish History from the Beginning
- Ancient Ireland and the Celts
- Christianity Comes to Ireland
- The Arrival of the Vikings and the Normans
- England Returns to Power
- Cromwell’s Destruction of Ireland
- Pre-Famine Ireland
- The Union of Ireland and Britain
- The Great Famine
- The Post-Famine Years
- Easter Rising of 1916
- Northern Ireland
- The Irish Civil War and the Republic of Ireland
Lesson 2: Irish Sources I
- Repositories in Ireland
- Online Irish Genealogy Websites
- Irish Administrative Divisions and Place Names
- Irish Given Names and Surnames
- Irish Censuses and Census Substitutes
- Surviving Portions of the 1841 and 1851 Censuses
- 1796 Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists
- Civil Registration
Lesson 3: Irish Sources II
- Tithe Applotment Composition Books and Tithe Defaulters List
- Griffith’s Primary Valuation
- Other Manuscript Books in Conjunction with Griffith’s
- Valuation Revision and Cancelled Land Books
- Griffith’s Valuation Ordnance Survey Maps
- Finding Your Ancestor’s Lot on the Griffith’s O.S. Maps
Lesson 4: Irish Sources III
- Church Records
- Cemetery Records and Tombstone Inscriptions
- National School Records
- Land and Estate Records
- Registry of Deeds
- Freeholders’ Records
- Land Commission
- Estate Records
- Wills and Administrations
- Learning More
- Visiting Ireland
- Heritage Museums
Hi,
So I have never taken a course with you folks. Are they online courses, or is there a syllabus sent in the mail? Is there a mandatory time to start and to finish? I am sure the infor is on the website, but I am sorry to say that at this point, I have not looked around enough.\thanks
carol
Carol—All of the courses are online. The syllabus for this course is above, and it’s also available as part of the course materials that students access throughout the four-week course. This course starts on 10 October and runs through 6 November, so that would be the timeframe in which you’d need to complete the work (but if that doesn’t work for you, don’t worry—we’ll offer the course again in the future). Students complete one lesson per week for four weeks.
Hope that helps!
Kerry Scott
Online Community Editor
Family Tree Magazine/Family Tree University
i have asked the same question as carol – your web site is imcomplete without the answer or the informatiom – ARE THESE COUSES ON LINE COURSES ??
Anthony–Correct, these courses are online classes. The majority run about 4 weeks long, and include weekly lessons, readings, quizzes and exercises, as well as an expert instructor toward whom you can direct questions or comments. I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Tyler Moss
Family Tree University