Latest webinar now posted in Member Zone
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, Claire McCormick presented on her years of research into the Irish Palatines in a webinar entitled Princes, prelates and Palatines – some new perspectives on the Great Migration of 1709. Members can find the recording posted in the Member Zone.
NEW RESOURCE: Rathkeale School Registers, 1873 to 1930
If your Irish Palatine ancestors lived in the Rathkeale area of County Limerick, you’ll want to check out the listing of pupil registrations in the Rathkeale Number 2 and Number 3 National Schools, some 894 entries between 1873 and 1930. Transcribed and provided by Ken and Janice McDonald, we are pleased to make them accessible in the Family Data & Research section of our Member Zone.
Welcome to the Irish Palatine Special Interest Group (IP-SIG). We’ve been around since 2008, the first Special Interest Group established by the Ontario Genealogical Society.
1709 London Lists Now Available in Searchable Database
The London Lists, compiled for Great Britain’s Board of Trade listing the first four arrivals of Palatines in London in 1709, are a valuable resource for Palatine research—both research on the Irish Palatines and those Palatines who settled in America. Until now, historians and genealogists have had to rely on the flawed transcription published in 1909/10. A completely new transcription of these lists has been compiled and is now available to search. Members can find photographic images of the lists in the Members Only section. Search the London Lists now.
Some German Origins of the Irish Palatines
Renowned Palatine genealogist Henry Z (Hank) Jones has published a companion volume to his seminal The Palatine Families of Ireland. Some German Origins of the Irish Palatines reflects some of his recent discoveries about the definite, probable and possible German origins of some of the Irish Palatine families. You can purchase his book through the Irish Palatine Association for 20 euros.
Names included are Altimes, Altimus, Ashbagh, Baker, Barkman, Barraban, Bart, Bercus, Bisherne, Bonus, Bovenizer, Bowen, Bredhour, Brough, Buckholtz, Cave, Copp, Corneille, Cough, Crips, Cronenberger, Crowe, Danner, Danninger, Daub, Domage, Embury, Filme, Fitzelle, Glazier, Golliday, Gudzeit, Guier, Hargitt, Heavenor, Heck, Hoopf, Hoost, Hutz, Kirchoffer, Keyser, Konig, Kuntz, Legear, Lesch, Lowe, Lower, Ludolt, Mace, Neazor, Nitchburne, Rapple, Real, Rhinehart, Rodenbecker, Ruckel, Rüfenacht, Ryling, St. John, Shimmel, Shire, Shoneweiss, Siebard, Smeltzer, Snitzer, Snitzerling, Sparling, Steeble, Steevell, Stingill, Strosser, Strough, Switzer, Teskey, Tyse, Vice, Willich, Zigler.
First World War Memorial Book Available to Order
With Remembrance Day fast approaching, the Irish Palatine Special Interest Group is proud to announce that our book We Remember has been printed and is ready for sale.
The book is 120 pages long and has a 2-page write-up for each of 46 Irish Palatine soldiers we were able to identify who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War.
You can find an excerpt of the book and information on how to order your copy on our Publications page.