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Irish genealogy - Special offers, discounts and deals

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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: 25 November 2024


RootsIreland.ie offers 25% savings on annual subs

RootsIreland, arguably the island's most essential database for Irish genealogists, is offering a 25% discount on annual subscriptions.

Both new and existing customers can take up this offer.

If you don't currently have a subscription, click the link above and select either Register or Login and then hit the Subscribe button.

If you already have a subscription, click the link above and then click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin when your current subscription expires.

The offer will run until 11:59pm GMT/Irish Time on Wednesday 11 December.





Black Friday/Cyber Monday - Ancestry DNA UK savings

Researchers in the UK can take advantage of Ancestry UK's lowest ever price on DNA test kits this Black Friday to Cyber Monday. 

With the price now set at £39 plus shipping, the cost includes the kit itself, its processing, analysis of your origins and ethnicity and full access to Ancestry's huge customer network.

The latter, the world's largest such network, allows you to match and connect with relatives.

A great gift for you or your loved one at an equally terrific price! Don't miss out. The offer expires at 11:59pm GMT on Tuesday 3 December.





Black Friday/Cyber Monday - Ancestry DNA savings for researchers in Ireland

Researchers in Ireland can take advantage of Ancestry UK's lowest-ever price on DNA test kits with this Black Friday to Cyber Monday discount.

It reduces the price from €95 to €49, plus shipping, and includes not only the kit itself but also its processing, ongoing analysis of your origins and ethnicity, and access to Ancestry's huge customer network.

Ancestry DNA Ireland BlackFriday/CyberMonday 2024

The latter, the world's largest such network, allows you to match and connect with relatives.

A great gift for you or your loved one at an equally terrific price! Don't miss out. The offer expires at 11:59pm GMT/Dublin Time on Tuesday 3 December 2024.





Big savings for USA-based researchers in DNA kit sale

Ancestry US DNA ad Nov24





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.

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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:  €35 (IE); £35 (UK); US$45 (USA); $50 CAD (Canada); $55 AUD (Australia).

One-year subscription, including postage: €35 (IE); £35 (UK); US$49 (USA); $54 CAD (Canada); $54 AUD (Australia).

One-year Digital subscription: €15.99 (IE); £19.99 (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 usually has a sale running

At almost any time of the year, you should be able to find a discount offer on MyHeritage DNA test kits. The amount of saving varies, with the lowest prices for Black Friday, Christmas and other major events in the calendar, but I think it's fair to say that if you can't find an offer, just wait a few days and another one will come around.

As MyHeritage prefer not to advertise the closing dates of their sales, and I have only a limited amount of time to keep updating this page, I rarely include any specific sale details. The images below are from Black Friday 2023, and were the lowest price of the year.

Whenever you buy, you should be able to take advantage of free shipping for two or more kits. There has in recent times been a Best Value option, too, where you can buy a kit and receive a 30-day trial to MyHeritage's growing record collection database. This is a great option, and one I would take up if I were buying another kit from the company.

MyHeritage Black Friday offers 2023

Prices above are in Sterling (£) but if you click the Order now buttons you should be offered the current price in the currency of your MyHeritage 'geographical territory'.





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