€1500 Genealogy Research at IARC Prize

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€1,500 of genealogical research from the Irish Ancestry Research Center The prize for our competition is genealogical research to the value of €1,500 from the Irish Ancestry Research Center (IARC), a leading provider of research, education and training in history of the family and Irish ancestry. It includes a digital and hard copy of your pedigree family tree and copies of all certificates purchased during their research of significant events in your ancestors’ lives, such as birth, baptisms, marriages and deaths. Based in the University of Limerick, the IARC team of experts have spent many years digitising all sorts of records and data, including registers of births and marriages, criminal records, medical records, funeral and obituary records, wills, and photographic collections. These digitised records provide valuable information for ancestral and historical researchers. For your chance to win, simply answer this question: Where is the Irish Ancestry Research Center based? Please email entries to competitions@irelandofthewelcomes.com or send to our postal address: Ireland of the Welcomes Competitions, Harmonia, Rosemount House, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, Ireland. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Closing date for entries is August 31st. The Editor’s decision is final. Non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Details to be arranged with the Irish Ancestry Research Center directly. Website: www.irisharc.org

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