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26 March 2026
How to Split a GEDCOM File: Working with Distinct Trees
Most genealogy platforms have no way to split a family tree file. Irish Roots GEDCOM Tools can automatically detect disconnected family groups within your file, let you inspect each one, and extract them into separate files - all in your browser.
26 March 2026
Introducing the Irish Roots GEDCOM Tools Suite
Explore your Irish ancestors like never before. Our new free GEDCOM Tools Suite matches your family tree places to Irish townlands, links individuals to census records, and plots migration arcs on an interactive map — all in your browser.
18 Feb. 2026
Beyond Townlands.ie: A Modern Irish Townlands Map with Census Integration
Explore over 60,000 Irish townlands with our new search tool. Look up any townland to find its county, barony, parish, and poor law union — making it easier than ever to pinpoint where your ancestors lived in Ireland.
18 Feb. 2026
Introducing Irish Roots: Where Irish Heritage Meets Modern Technology
We are delighted to launch irishroots.ie — a new platform combining professional genealogy research with modern software engineering, AI, and purpose-built tools to help you discover your Irish heritage.
Welcome to Irish Roots
We help people around the world discover their Irish heritage and connect with their ancestral homeland.
Prune Your Family Tree
Ancestry can't split a GEDCOM file. Our tools detect disconnected family groups automatically and let you extract them into separate files in minutes.
Clean up Trees
GEDCOM Tools
Upload your family tree file and instantly enrich it with Irish places data, census links, an interactive ancestor map, and a chronological timeline
Process files
Census Link Converter
Quickly convert between different census record references. Paste a link from one census source and get the corresponding record on another.
Convert a link
Townlands Search
Explore the townlands of Ireland. Search by name, county, or parish to find the exact location your ancestors called home.
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