Friday 13 March, 16:00-17:00 (GMT)

11:00:am (EST) / 3:00am (AEDT) / 5:00am (NZDT)

Over the centuries, millions of people have left Ireland for a new life in another part of the world. With a particular focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this illustrated presentation explores how we can find out more about our emigrant ancestors from Irish records. The talk will highlight the potential value of church records, census returns, landed estate papers, testamentary papers, workhouse records, gravestone inscriptions, newspapers and Valuation records, to name a few, in helping us to understand when, where, why and how our ancestors left these shores.

Presented by William Roulston, with input from colleagues Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt, this lecture is free to attend but registration is advised to secure your place. The talk will be also be recorded for those of you unable to join live.

Details on how to view the lecture will be made available closer to the time.