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How to Become an Irish Citizen Through Naturalisation
The process whereby a non-Irish national can apply to become an Irish citizen is called Naturalisation. It is provided for in the Irish Nationality and
Diaspora Citizenship and Strategic Mobility: The Expansion of Ireland’s Foreign Births Register, 2022–2026
Abstract Between 2022 and 2025, applications for Irish citizenship through the Foreign Births Register increased by approximately 95%. This article analyses the surge as a
Irish Citizenship by Descent – Applications to the Foreign Birth Register have Nearly Doubled Since 2022
(Data provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs on February 9th 2026 in response to a Freedom of Information request from Creeore.com) Applications for Irish
Irish Citizenship and the Grandparent Rule
If one of your parents was born abroad to an Irish born parent, then you are entitled to apply for Irish Citizenship. The Irish diaspora
The History of Census Taking in Ireland since 1801
The first modern day national Census in England was taken in 1801, the year of the Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
1901 Census Rosberry Townland Co. Kildare – 32 Houses Synopsis
When the 1901 Census was taken on the evening of March 31st in the townland of Rosberry, just outside Newbridge, Co. Kildare in the Electoral
Lullymore – A religious oasis and sanctuary protected by the Bog of Allen
Lullymore, a small yet historically significant civil parish in County Kildare, is nestled within the historical barony of Offaly East and is renowned for its
From Sarsfield to Colthurst Vesey: The Landlords of Rosberry Townland Co. Kildare
The townland was spelt “Rosberrie” in Sir William Petty’s Census taken in 1659, and it contained a population of 26 “poll tax” payers, i.e. the
The Murder of Joan Blood in Rosberry in Easter 1642
Records of the atrocities unleased in Ireland during the rebellion which began in October 1641 and ended in May 1642 were formally recorded in sworn