Using Google Earth Pro, Griffith's Valuation & Irish Townlands

to Map the Land of Your Ancestors

Instructor: Joe Hunter

Researching the specific location of Irish ancestors is challenging. The creative use of online databases, coupled with free software, affords researchers the opportunity to pinpoint townlands and the locations where distant ancestors actually lived and worked.

For researchers who plan on visiting Ireland, and even those who may not, the ability to see the actual location can provide important research insight, and even stories. Joe has been researching his family history for the last 24 years, having traced all (16) of his 2X great grandparents back to Ireland. Joe has utilized his research to obtain dual citizenship with Ireland, and participated in a research trip with New England Historic Genealogy Society (NEHGS) to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in 2012.

IGSI thanks Joe for allowing us to post publicly this very useful 2023 webinar.

View here:  https://tinyurl.com/IGSI-2303-Google-Earth