Irish Family History: Intermediate Level

Overview

Overview

You must have completed the introduction module (Introduction to Irish Family History) to enroll in this course.

Building on the theoretical foundations of the first year, participants move into experiential learning with the option of project work. We explore the Irish diaspora in all its aspects (military, mercantile, civilian, political, criminal exiles and convicts, adventurers, orphans, and more), assessing where they went and what sources survive (in both Irish and overseas archives).

In term two we will turn a spotlight on demographic groups that are more challenging to trace: finding women in the sources; researching Irish Travellers before 1950; and children in care from the 1840s to 1952. There will be a continuing emphasis on the appropriate methodology to use in family and social history, for a successful research outcome.

This course does not include access to a computer. Participants must have access to their own computers at home for follow-up clinics and individual research.

Date, Time and Place

This module comprises of one lecture per week for eight weeks, spread across two terms (16 lectures in total). The course commences in September 2024, pauses over the Christmas and New Year period, and resumes in January 2025. There is also a one-week break in each term (October and March) when no lectures take place.

Classes will run on Tuesdays between 6pm-7pm. This course is taught in-person on the Trinity campus and will also be livestreamed. Lectures will not be recorded.

Please check the School of Histories and Humanities website for updates on this course at: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/shortcourses/