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flag Project restores 175,000 Irish historical records lost in 1922 fire, aiding genealogy.

flag The Virtual Treasury project has restored 175,000 historical Irish records, including census data, following the 1922 Public Records Office fire that destroyed centuries of documents. flag This recovery includes nearly 60,000 names from the 1821, 1831, and 1841 censuses, with a focus on records from the Aran Islands. flag The project, supported by Trinity College Dublin and other institutions, digitizes these documents for public access, aiding genealogical research.

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