1.6 million Irish records free-to-view (March 8 - 22)

Question

 From March 8 - 22, 1.6 million records from the archives of the Guinness Brewery are going to be free-to-view on Ancestry! 

The "digitized trove" spans "more than 160 years" and has two main categories: "employee records" and "trade ledgers". According to Ancestry: "the employee records date from 1799 to 1939, and include workers’ names and, in some cases, details about their home addresses, occupations, spouses, children and marriages."

The link to the CNN article on this records release can be found here.

Personally, I'm a little excited to see if any of my ancestors turn up, though it's a longshot. Any "new" Irish records are always appreciated though! 

Answer 1

I was just about to post this!

Comments

Haha I had to check around to make sure no-one else had posted it! It's a great find though :)

Answer 2

Thanks for sharing

Answer 3

When I search this collection today it leads me to the payment page . Has anyone else been able to access the records for free?

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It seems if your Grandfather or Grandmother worked for Guinness you are IN. If NOT ? Look what else we could find for you if you pay a subscription. Sure didn't everyone in Ireland either work for Guinness, drink Guinness, have a grandfather who drank Guinness, have a relative who worked in a bar that served Guinness.

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Hi Alexander,

I have a free account and they are accessible for me here: https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/62561/?geo_a=r&o_iid=41015&o_lid=41015&o_sch=Web+Property

Just let me know if it's not working and I can try and troubleshoot!

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Thanks Hilary

I have tried .com .ca and .co.uk but can’t access for free on any of those routes.

I have a free account too

Maybe Patrick is right and I don’t drink enough Guinness

Not to worry.

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I cannot get in with a free account either.  You have to sign up and give your credit card information and then cancel before the end of your 14-Day free trial.

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I can hear the music

Answer 4

Darn! Records start 60 years after my ancestors sailed to America.