The Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations campaign for release of the Republic's first census after independance has received a boost. Fine Gael included in its manifesto for the General Election that it would "examine the feasibility of releasing the 1926 census to stimulate genealogy tourism.”
While a committment to examine isn't a strong endorsement just getting a mention in a platform is progress.
Read more at < www.cigo.ie/news.html >. There is an online petition at < http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/1926C >.
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