Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with unique new Irish records
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By Daisy Goddard | March 14, 2025
Understand Irish stories with over six million new additions.
As Saint Patrick's Day approaches, we've bolstered our collection of Irish records.
Delve deeper into the history of religion on the island with a brand new set of social history records on the Huguenots - a Protestant group who settled in Ireland from the 16th century. Build your family tree with Irish cemetery records, in addition to over six million new English Directory records.
We've also added four Irish newspapers to the archive, and updated one existing title.
England Directories
This week's biggest update takes the form of 6,264,500 images and transcriptions added to our English Directory collection.
Searchable by name, year, location, occupation and more, these records may shed light on the lives and jobs of your ancestors.
Ireland Huguenot Histories
This unique new collection tells the story of Ireland's Huguenots - a group of French Protestants who settled in Ireland (among other places) between the 16th and 19th centuries. It is searchable by name.
Whether you've got a Huguenot ancestor or are just interested in Irish religious history, the 2,578 records in this new collection allow us to delve deeper into previously untold stories.
Irish cemetery records
We also updated our Irish cemetery records this week, with 3,600 new additions for you to explore. These essential sources form the building blocks of your family tree.
If you have Irish roots, is your ancestor among those named?
New pages from Dublin to County Clare
Continuing the theme, we've added four Irish titles to our newspaper archive this week.
Within the pages of Zozimus, you'll find comics and illustrations depicting the prominent social, political and religious issues of 19th-century Ireland. Although this Dublin-based magazine ran for just two years (1870-1872), its pages offer an immersive insight into Irish society at the time.
New titles:
- Zozimus, 1870-1872
- New Ross Reporter, 1897-1901, 1903, 1907-1910
- Clare Champion, 1910-1916
- Offaly Independent, 1910-1911
Updated titles:
- Londonderry Standard, 1901, 1903, 1907-1908, 1925
