Find your Irish Family
Want to finally learn more of your Irish ancestors? Don’t know where to begin? or hopelessly confused or frustrated by the plethora of online records and costly archival access? But with the right knowledge and insight you can shorten your journey, save valuable time, and spend your money effectively.
Find Your Irish Family is a series of workshops, classes and presentations by award-winning historian Liam Heffron to guide you as an enthusiastic DIY genealogist in your search for your Irish heritage and Irish people.
Do It Yourself Genealogy…
DIY Genealogy is an exciting discovery into your family's heritage and history but it can overwhelm even the most determined. Many prefer to engage a genealogist to do some or all the work, but nothing replaces the satisfaction of doing it yourself - if you have the time, passion and patience.
There have never been more resources available for genealogists or genealogy enthusiasts to avail of, in their research of family history. However, to separate the effective from the bogus or useless and understand how best to interrogate their repository of records can require a lifetime of experience - aside from doing the research itself!
Find Your Irish Family…
Find Your Irish Family was founded by Liam Heffron - the award-winning historian and innovator, researching & teaching at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Find Your Irish Family provides the research tools, knowledge and advice to those seeking their Irish ancestors. It will shorten and sharpen your journey, saving you both time and money in your quest to connect with your Irish family.
Members receive access to new materials and events as they open online, as well as reduced fees for regular workshops and classes as a thank you for your ongoing support.
Find your Irish Family
Liam Heffron is an award-winning historian and innovator, currently undertaking his PhD research at National University of Ireland, Galway where he also teaches. He award-winning work spans community heritage projects, crowdsourced archives and the Digital Humanities.
Researching your family is one of the most rewarding and frustrating missions you could set yourself. With online classes, group tutorials and one-to-one consults, I will shorten the road ahead and make sure you take in the view along the way.
— Liam Heffron
Save time! Get the knowledge!
Find Your Irish Family is a unique service for those who wish to do their own research into their family history. Whether you have years of experience of building family trees or have just begun to jot down your grandmothers old stories of home, there is something of value for you here.