Introduction
North Irish Roots was first published in 1984 as a means of informing members of the work being done by the Society; the research that members are involved in and items of interest to the membership. It is published twice a year in the spring and the autumn, final copy dates for inclusion in the spring and autumn journals are usually 31st December and 30th June respectively. Submissions from members to the journal are welcomed and fall into two categories of material - Articles and Profiles
Articles - The Editorial Team welcome contributions from members of items of interest to family historians with roots in the North of Ireland. Members can submit articles by post to the address listed here or by e-mail to the editor listed here
Profiles - When joining the Society or when renewing membership either as a branch member or an associate member, members are offered the opportunity of completing a profile form to register their interests with the society. The form allows a member to register brief details of their interest in up to ten surnames, with the associated geographical area and time period under Members Interests. It also gives the opportunity to register a special query of up to fifty words. The profile form also offers the opportunity of entering into a reciprocal research arrangement, where members can register details of the research they require and the research they will undertake in return. These details will then appear in the next available Journal. Currently it is also possible to place members interests on the website, for more details click here
A Profile Form is used to submit Members' Interests,
Queries and Reciprocal Research. To download a profile form: in Word format click here,
or in HTM format click here.
Some idea of the breadth of the content can be obtained from the details of the current journal listed below.
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Latest Journal
The latest journal is Volume 20, Number 2 and this was published in
November 2009
The contents summary of Volume 20 Number 2 is below:
| President's Report | |
| 30th Anniversary of the Society - Anne Curry |
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| Profile - David Honneyman | |
| Profile - Randal Gill | |
| Interruption to PRONI Service | |
| Branch Programmes | |
| Online Street Directories at PRONI | |
| Competition - My Eight Great Grandparents |
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| Additions to the Library | |
| Holden's Directory 1811 - Saintfield | |
| Book Review - Migration in Irish History, 1607-2007 |
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| 1911 Census of Ireland | |
| In Memoriam – Cavehill 1st June 1944 - R. M. McKeag |
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| Online Griffith's Valuation | |
| In Memoriam - Ballintoy Church of Ireland Parish Church - John & Flora
Jackson | |
| Irish Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958 |
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| Census Records of the 19th & 20th Century Online, Part Two - R. M.
McKeag | |
| Correspondence - The Irish in Argentina - Forgotten Emigrants - Peter
Mulvany | |
| Online Dictionary of Irish Architects | |
| Correspondence - McLoughlin I Brown - Sarah Campbell |
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| The Times, 5th April 1820 | |
| Correspondence - Smyth, Carson, Nelson, Haddock, Black, Lockhard, Teuton
- David Garrod | |
| Family Photographic Index | |
| Memories of My Sea-Faring Ancestors Acquired from their many Descendants
- John MConkey | |
| Excerpts from A Soldier's Diary (1940 - 1945) - Diana Kirkpatrick |
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| The Stewart Weavers of Church Street, Bangor - Patricia Neville |
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| Watsons of Dromore - Charles A. Watson | |
| Members' Interests - Names Being Researched |
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| Register of Reciprocal Research | |
| Members' Interests - Queries | |
| Names and Addresses | |
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Index to North Irish Roots
The Index for all issues of the journal can be viewed here
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Back Numbers
For Sale
Back numbers of the journal can be purchased either singly or in bundles.
Out of Print Back Numbers
Photocopies of articles from out of print back numbers are also available. A full index for these volumes is available here.
Research Centre
The Research Centre holds all the back copies of the Journal
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