Clann — Family History & Genealogy
Discover and preserve your family story
Clann is a cloud-hosted genealogy platform for individuals, families, and institutions — combining an interactive family tree, historical record integration, AI-assisted research, and a built-in media library.
Why Clann
Everything you need to explore your heritage
Built from the ground up for family history — not a generic tool forced to fit.
Interactive Family Tree
Visualise your family across generations with a rich, interactive graph. Add photographs, dates, places, and notes to bring each person to life.
Cloud Hosting & Backup
Your data is safely stored and automatically backed up in the cloud. Access your tree from any device, anywhere, at any time.
Collaboration & Sharing
Invite family members to contribute, review, and expand the tree together. Set privacy controls so you decide exactly who sees what.
Media Library
Attach photographs, documents, audio recordings, and more directly to people and events in your tree. Powered by the Ullav Digital Asset Manager.
GEDCOM Import & Export
Bring in data from any other genealogy platform using the industry-standard GEDCOM format, and export your work just as easily.
AI Research Assistant
Conversational AI embedded directly in the research workflow — with domain knowledge of historical records, genealogy, and cultural heritage. Query across centuries of data through a natural language interface.
Research
Dig deeper into your family history
Clann connects your family tree directly to historical records and trusted reference sources, so every branch of your tree is grounded in evidence.
1926 Irish Census
Search and link directly to records from the 1926 Irish Census. Find ancestors by name, county, and townland — then attach the record to the relevant person in your tree.
Wikipedia Integration
Enrich your family history with context. Link people, places, and events in your tree to relevant Wikipedia articles, bringing historical depth to every entry.
Sources & Citations
Record exactly where your information comes from. Add structured source citations to any fact, keeping your research audit-ready and shareable with collaborators.
Research Reports
Generate detailed research reports for any individual or branch. Export findings as a document to share with family or use in formal genealogical work.
For Institutions
Heritage organisations and research teams
Clann is designed to work at institutional scale — with the access controls, integration capabilities, and deployment flexibility that cultural organisations require.
Multi-user Collaboration
Teams of researchers work on shared family trees with defined roles and privacy controls. Each member has their own login; access is managed centrally through the Ullav Platform.
SSO & Access Control
Authentication and access control are inherited from the Ullav Platform — one login across Clann, Comad, and any other Ullav service your institution uses. No separate user management to maintain.
Comad DAM Integration
Photographs, documents, and media associated with family records live in Comad and are accessible directly from within Clann. One asset library, available across every product your team uses.
Flexible Deployment
Clann can be deployed as a fully managed cloud service or on-premises for institutions with data sovereignty requirements. All configuration is externalised — no sensitive data is baked into images.
Questions?
Frequently asked questions
What genealogy formats does Clann support?
Clann supports GEDCOM import and export — the industry-standard format used by all major genealogy platforms. This means your existing research can be brought in from any other tool, and your Clann data can be exported at any time.
What historical records does Clann integrate with?
Current integrations include the 1926 Irish Census (searchable by name, county, and townland) and Wikipedia for contextual enrichment. Additional record sets can be integrated as part of a custom deployment for your institution.
How does the AI research assistant work?
Clann embeds a conversational AI with domain knowledge of genealogy, historical records, and cultural heritage. Researchers can query across tree data and connected records in natural language — finding connections that would otherwise require manual cross-referencing.
Is Clann suitable for professional genealogists and cultural institutions?
Yes. Clann is designed for exactly this context — institutions managing family heritage at scale, with structured research workflows, multi-user access, and the need to link tree records to physical and digital assets in their collections.
How does Clann connect to the rest of the Ullav Platform?
Clann shares authentication (Ullav User Management), media storage (Comad DAM), and deployment infrastructure with every other Ullav product. Your team logs in once and moves between Clann, Comad, and any other Ullav tool without friction.
Can Clann be deployed on-premises?
Yes. Clann deploys as a Docker container with a Helm chart for Kubernetes, following the same model as the rest of the Ullav suite. On-premises and hybrid deployments are supported for institutions with data sovereignty or network isolation requirements.
Ready to preserve your family's heritage?
Tell us about your project and let's explore how Clann can work for your family or institution.