I was catching up over at Irish Genealogy News and read a tidbit I thought I would share. I thought anyone traveling over in the next two and a half months, might find this interesting, if they are into genealogy:

Today at noon, Minister of Heritage, Arts and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan TD will officially launch The Kerry Genealogy Roadshow.

The formalities will take place in Main Street Killarney, outside Macs Ice Cream Parlour, so you can cool down with an ice while you find out about this ambitious project.

For those that can't be there, I'll tell you that the Kerry Genealogy Roadshow is a mobile genealogy unit that's going to be attending 20-odd Gathering and summer festivals being held in the county between now and October.

On hand will be professional genealogists from Ancestor Network, and they'll be ready to help all comers explore their Kerry family names and start tracing their Kerry roots.

As well as an exhibition about family history research in Kerry county, a free printed guide will be distributed and online search facilities to the major genealogy databases will be available, giving access to Census Returns, Tithe Applotment Books, Griffiths Valuation, Civil BMDs, and Church Baptism and Marriage Records.

Here's the list of events:

For more details, contact Ancestor Network on info@ancestor.ie, Tel: +353 87 050 5296