02/01/2026
A look back at our 10 most popular articles of 2025 – starting with No. 10 and counting down to No. 1! Enjoy!
At No. 10: A rare glimpse of how gentry women in Co. Cork lived and ran their households 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/how-gentry-women-in-cork-lived-and-ran-their-households/
At No. 9: Irish manuscripts return home after more than a millennium 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/irish-manuscripts-return-after-a-millennium-now-on-display/
At No. 8: Life’s unexpected turns for the Mayo-born Margaret Martin who almost boarded the Titanic 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/mayo-woman-margaret-martin-almost-boarded-the-titanic/
At No. 7: First intact Roman pot found in Ireland at Iron Age site during excavation on Dublin headland 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/first-intact-roman-pot-found-in-ireland-drumanagh/
At No. 6: New Irish newspaper database now live with searchable records from 1772 to 1900 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/new-irish-newspaper-database-with-searchable-records/
At No. 5: Mass grave in Pennsylvania could contain remains of over 100 Irish railroad workers 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/mass-grave-in-pennsylvania-could-contain-remains-of-over-100-irish-railroad-workers/
At No. 4: Almost 100,000 searchable Cork burial records now available online for free 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/100000-cork-burial-records-online-for-free/
At No. 3: 175,000 historical records released online on 103rd anniversary of Public Record Office fire 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/175000-historical-records-released-online-on-103rd-anniversary-of-public-record-office-fire/
At No. 2: Irish civil records: what’s online and what’s not online?👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/irish-civil-records-whats-online-and-whats-not/
And finally at No. 1: Navigating the new system for Irish census records launched by the National Archives 👇
https://irishheritagenews.ie/new-system-for-irish-census-records-launched-by-national-archives/