Research Services for the East Galway Area
Providing genealogical services since 1991
Our Story
Our Society is located in the village of Woodford in southeast county Galway in the Woodford Heritage Centre. This centre is a community owned former school building dating back to 1834
The East Galway Family History Society CLG was set up in 1991 to provide a family history research service for national and international clients through the collection, transcription and computerisation of historical records for the east Galway area
Our Services
The Society provides customers the opportunity to avail of our in-house experienced researchers by visiting the Woodford Heritage Centre or by sending research requests via email or post
The Society has carried out genealogical research on behalf of a considerable number of clients over the years. People from countries such as the USA, New Zealand, Canada, Mauritius, Hong Kong, and Japan have availed of the ancestral research services available at the Centre
“I wish to thank the staff at the Woodford Heritage Centre for the wonderful work they did on my family tree, especially Julie Roche and Caroline Flaherty. They did a fantastic job and I am very pleased with the results, I did not expect so much detail.”
Margaret
Galway, Ireland
“I wish to thank Monica Hynes for her very personal support delivered with such care regarding my Blackton ancestry, I also extend my most sincere gratitude for her creative involvement honoring the family gravestone for past, present and future generations Monica not only does the job, she lives it as the best example of our Galway heritage as well as the needs of our descendents near and far. What words could ever express my appreciation!”
Linda Peterson
Warren Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA
Kenneth Ward
New Zealand