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Genealogy discounts and offers come in all shapes and sizes and are announced to coincide with traditional festivals (St Patrick's Day/Christmas, for example), newer commercially inspired events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and at steady intervals throughout the year.
This page of Irish Genealogy Toolkit is updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark it if you want to be certain of picking up a bargain and keeping the cost of your ancestral search under control.
Here are the current special offers and discounts likely to be of interest to Irish genealogists:
Last update: 8 March 2023
25% off Ancestry DNA tests for Mothers Day (UK & Ireland)
Mothers Day in Ireland and the UK is on Sunday 19 March. Why not take advantage of AncestryDNA's discounts and surprise your Mam / Mum with a gift that will help her discover her ancestors and 'lost' cousins.
Choose your preferred currency above, click the Buy Now button, and the kit should be with you in good time.
These discounts will expire at 11:59pm on Tuesday 14 March.
St Patrick's Day is coming: enjoy 25% savings at RootsIreland
Marking St Patrick's Day, RootsIreland.ie is offering a 25% discount on its annual subscription package. The saving will be available until 11:59pm Irish Time on Friday 31 March.
Most Irish professional genealogists consider RootsIreland the single most useful database available to family historians. If holds the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, plus millions of records from other religious denominations.
It also offers civil registration BMDs, census records and substitutes and headstone inscriptions, and at the most recent count held more than 23 million records.
You'll find an overview of the records available in the database for each county here.
Most Irish professional genealogists consider RootsIreland the single most useful database available to family historians. If holds the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, plus millions of records from other religious denominations.
It also offers civil registration BMDs, census records and substitutes and headstone inscriptions, and at the most recent count held more than 23 million records.
You'll find an overview of the records available in the database for each county here.
Wow! 40% off Ancestry DNA kits for US researchers
AncestryDNA remains the most popular DNA test for family historians. This is a great discount, reducing the price from US$99 to $59, plus shipping, so grab it while you can! Click the Buy Now button above.
The offer ends on St Patrick's Day, 17 March 2023.
Gift packs of Irish Roots magazines
Irish Roots, Ireland's only independent genealogy magazine, has a great gift idea for the genealogist in your life (or treat yourself... go on, you deserve it).
The quarterly magazine is published in County Wicklow and brings you advice on traditional family history research as well as genetic genealogy; guidance on finding resources for specific areas of Ireland, and on themed collections in North America and Australia; details of newly released or enhanced record-sets; news and comment from Irish genealogy and local history groups; plus Q&As and news of developments relating to Irish genealogy.
The quarterly magazine is published in County Wicklow and brings you advice on traditional family history research as well as genetic genealogy; guidance on finding resources for specific areas of Ireland, and on themed collections in North America and Australia; details of newly released or enhanced record-sets; news and comment from Irish genealogy and local history groups; plus Q&As and news of developments relating to Irish genealogy.
In other words, it's a useful and informative read for Irish genealogists of all levels of experience.
Gift Pack of 4 recent editions, including postage: €25 (IE); £25 (UK); US$30 (USA); $38 CAD (Canada); $40 AUD (Australia).
One-year subscription, including postage: €30 (IE); £32 (UK); US$42 (USA); $45 CAD (Canada); $47 AUD (Australia).
One-year Digital subscription: €15.99 (IE); £13.73 (UK); US$ 18.91 (USA); $ 23.96 (Canada); $25.64 AUD (Australia)
On the order page, select your preference under Product Categories. You can click 'switch currency' to find your preferred local currency price.
MyHeritage DNA for just £39 plus free access and 50% off!
MyHeritage DNA is offering its lowest price for DNA kits.
Both offers include free shipping for two or more kits and, when your test has been processed, will provide you with details of your origins and 'match' you with relatives in the MyHeritage DNA database.
Prices below are in Sterling (£) but if you click the Order now buttons you should be offered the currency of your MyHeritage 'geographical territory'.
With the second offer - and for exactly the same price - you receive a whole lot more. For example, a free 30-day trial to MyHeritage's database of genealogy records. When that expires, you'll be entitled to claim a 50% discount on an annual subscription to that database; this brings the price down to £114 for the first year.
Click an Order Now button above to find out more.
An expiry date for this Sale has not been confirmed. The company say it ends 'tomorrow' but these tomorrows sometimes last a few days. And even if it doesn't, the same deal may be on offer again in a week or so.
With the second offer (see below), and for exactly the same price, you receive a whole lot more. For example, a free 30-day trial to MyHeritage's database of genealogy records. When that expires, you'll be entitled to claim a 50% discount on an annual subscription to that database; this brings the price down to £114 for the first year.
Click an Order Now button above to find out more.
An expiry date for this Sale has not been confirmed. The company say it
ends 'tomorrow' but these tomorrows sometimes last a few days. And even
if it doesn't, the same deal may be on offer again in a week or so.
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Discover which Irish records burned, and which survived, and how this may impact your Irish family history research.
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Irish Genealogy News is my blog.
It's read by professional genealogists, individual family historians and pretty much everyone who wants to keep up to date with all the latest resources and developments in Irish family history.
In his Irish Times column, renowned genealogist John Grenham described Irish Genealogy News as 'absolutely essential for anyone who wants to know what’s happening in Irish genealogy'.
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After more than 13 years online, Irish Genealogy Toolkit is undergoing a facelift.
The process is taking some time. I started with 224 pages to convert. There are 15 left (February 2023), so the end is now in sight. Please bear with me during the ongoing transition.
I hope you like the fresh new design and have become accustomed to the revised layout.