American Cop Finds Ancestral Home in Ireland Using a Photo

The following teaser is from an article posted at IrishCentral.com:

American cop Tom Decker used his detective skills to locate his great-great-grandmother’s house using nothing but one old photograph from the 1920s.

He first believed the house was located in either Dublin or Cork, but his hunt brought him to Beechfield Street in the Ballymacarret area of east Belfast.

On his first trip outside the U.S., the Michigan policeman traveled to Ireland to see the house and met with its current owner, Dan Mallon.

“This has been so much bigger and more exciting than I ever thought possible,” said Tom. “My family back home has been following my progress and they are as overwhelmed as I am.”

The 41-year-old Mallon, who was born and bred in the house, said, “It’s really been lovely to have been able to help Tom to find out more about his family roots.”

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