Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the "Exploring the 1926 Census" Conference in Dublin Castle.

The day has finally come! The 1926 census is available on the National Archives of Ireland website. I have spent a very exciting morning looking for my relatives and finding all sorts of interesting things I never knew - such as that my grandfather Francis Doble (only ever a farmer to me) trained as an engineer. It explains why both...

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This photo was my granny, Sophie. She will be one of the first people I will look for when the 1926 census of Ireland goes live.... I am counting down with excitement... Just 12 days to go now.