May’s Image of the Month is by Tony Hennessy, M.A.G.I. Tony writes a beautifully reflective piece on the emotional connection between family heirlooms, memory, and ancestry and how everyday objects can become powerful links to the past. To read more click: https://t.co/QsJZS2sZ3e
AGI Members enjoyed a fascinating day of lectures and discussion at Maynooth University. Highlights included talks by Sarah Larkin on archival collections and Dr Ciaran Reilly on the Great Famine Eviction Database. For full details click here : https://t.co/MMBvaqXYlt
It's #MapMonday!
This map shows part of “Tonnifinigan”, in the parish of Donagh, Co. Monaghan. The map depicts the estate of Thomas Singleton, surveyed in 1819 by [J. M Keogh]. It includes a reference to those on the land, as well as some lovely illustrations☘
PRONI Ref –D988/26
Our new website is officially live!✨
This video will guide you through the new website, show you how to access our resources, and share some helpful tips to make the most of your searching.
Explore the new PRONI website now: https://t.co/kUTb7pTFK8

AGI Issues Practical Guide to Searching
the Newly Released 1926 Census
Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) has published a concise resource sheet to navigate the newly released 1926 Census of the Irish Free State. Read more here: https://t.co/CVWjBB1l4f
Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) has published a concise resource sheet to navigate the newly released 1926 Census of the Irish Free State. Read more here: https://t.co/CVWjBB1l4f
In November 1894, when acting as secretary to the saturnine actor Henry Irving (below), Bram took his employer on a visit to the Four Courts, where he was received by the Lords Justices of Appeal. Bram would have had many contacts in the Four Courts both through his past employment as Court Inspector and also through his involvement with Trinity College Historical Society. His Auditor's address of 1870 was of great interest to the legal profession, including as it did a list of the numerous legal luminaries who had preceded him in that position.
It's #MapMonday🌍
Today’s map is from c.1760 and is “A New and Correct Map of Ireland, from the Latest Surveys of that Kingdom.” The map has drawings surrounding the borders, including two mermaids in the top left and right corners and a knight at the bottom.
PRONI Ref – D754/4
AGI welcomes the launch of the 1926 Census of the Irish Free State. AGI has produced a suite of resource sheets around the 1926 and earlier census records which can be accessed at Resources: https://t.co/76cqhl860u