Ireland's Name Books

This event is presented by the Palm Springs Genealogical Society with guest speaker Ron Gilmore. This FREE program will be from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in The Learning Center.  

With tragic loss of Ireland’s census records in 1922 during the civil war, genealogists turn to alternate sources for family history information. The huge tax assessment project of the entire country undertaken by Richard Griffith during the period from 1830 to 1865 produced over 30,000 documents. One collection, the Name Books provide some fascinating insights into the lives, times, history, and locations for that period.  This presentation describes the valuation process and how to access the Name Books with numerous examples. 

Ron Gilmore with a strong technical background (a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Mathematics), pursued a career as a management consultant in IT with major assignments in Canada, USA, and Europe.  After retiring in 2010, Ron turned to genealogy for family investigations in Ireland, UK, France/Germany and Canada.  Ron has presented to several Genealogical Societies on his favorite topic: Ireland.

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