Ireland’s 1926 Census · recorded 18 April 1926
Personalised visual stories from Ireland’s 1926 Census.
A knock on the door, a hundred years on.
Tell us about two of your grandparents. We find them in the 1926 Census and turn their record into a short film about your family.
A film, from the record itself.
We take your two grandparents’ real entries in the 1926 Census and build a short narrated film around them — their households, their place in Ireland, the lives they were born into. Built from the record they left, not a family tree.
Made to be passed around.
The 1926 Census is the first record most Irish families have of their grandparents, usually as children. Two minutes long, made to send to a sibling or a cousin in America. One story, a whole family.
Real names, checked by a person.
The facts come from the National Archives of Ireland. Irish names sound the way your family says them — Pádraig, Caoimhe, Brighid — in an Irish-accented voice. We review every film before it reaches you.
How it works
From a name you half-remember to a film you’ll keep.
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Order
Pay once. No account, no subscription.
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Tell us about them
Two short forms — your grandparents’ names, where they were in 1926, and anything you know.
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We make your film
We find them in the 1926 Census, write and narrate the story, and check it by hand.
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Delivered in 7–10 days
A private link lands in your inbox. Watch it, then send it to your family.
One story, one price
€20
One film about your two grandparents. One-off, no subscription.
Shown in euro · local currency where we can
Questions
Before you order
Where do the records come from?+
From the 1926 Census of Ireland, released by the National Archives of Ireland in 2026 after a hundred years sealed. We use the actual record of your family, licensed under Creative Commons (see the footer).
What if you can’t find my grandparents?+
Sometimes a name is too common or a place is missing, and we email you for a little more detail. If we still can’t find them, you get a full refund. You are never charged for a story we can’t make.
My family is from the North. Can you do them?+
The 1926 Census only covers the 26 counties of the Irish Free State. The six counties of Northern Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone) were not part of it, so we can’t find ancestors who were there in 1926. If you order and they turn out to be in the North, you get a full refund.
How long does it take?+
Usually 7–10 days. Every film is made and checked by a person, so it isn’t instant.
How is the film made?+
We take the verified census records of your ancestors and the personal details you supply, then use AI to write a short narrated story from them. A synthetic voice reads the script. Before we send the video to you, we review it ourselves — every video gets human eyes on it before delivery. The facts come from the National Archives of Ireland and from you; the script and voice are AI.
Can I choose a different voice?+
Not yet. v1 ships one Irish-accented narrator.
Do you keep my information?+
We keep your order details so we can make and re-send your film, and for our accounts. Your photos are private and you can ask us to delete them at any time. We never sell your data or use it to train anything.
Can I order one as a gift?+
Yes. Lots of people do. You give us the grandparents’ details and your email, and you can forward the finished film to whoever you like.
Do you cover other censuses or other years?+
No. We do one thing: the 1926 Census of Ireland.
Is this a subscription?+
No. You pay once for one story. There is nothing recurring.