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The following excerpt is from an interview with my friend, Megan Smolenyak, published in the March 31, 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com Background: Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (who goes by Megan Smolenyak2 on her website in a nod to her married name) Continue reading Megan Smolenyak on Irish Heritage
The following excerpt is from the April 4, 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com: Tom Cruise was presented with an Irish heritage certificate yesterday at an official Government ceremony to celebrate his ancestry. Eneclann, part of Trinity College, found that his great-great-great Continue reading Tom Cruise is Presented With An Irish Heritage Certificate
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the 30 March 2013 edition of IrishCentral.com: Since Ireland was the first European country to adopt inherited paternal surnames it should come as no surprise that the Irish lead the way Continue reading GeneticHomeland.com – An Interesting New Irish Website
The following excerpt is from an article in the 1 April 2013 edition of westmeathindependent.ie: There is growing speculation that actor Tom Cruise will be presented with a Certificate of Irish Ancestry this week thanks to his apparent links with Continue reading Tom Cruise’s Irish Roots
Church records may be the most prevelant record available in Irish genealogical research. And, not just church records for one church either. There are historically eight major religions in Ireland. Irish Church Records: Their history, availability, and use in family Continue reading Finding Irish Church Records
The website of the Irish Genealogical Research Society has an excellent page with important links to Irish research sites. Take a peek.
The following excerpt is from the March 14, 2013 edition of RTE News/Ireland: One of Ireland’s most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project Continue reading Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized
The Maritimes, a.k.a the Maritime Provinces or the Canadian Maritimes, consist of the eastern Canadian provinces of New Brunsick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Ports on these islands became a major debarkation point for European emigrants. From these ports Continue reading North America’s Maritime Funnel: The Ships that Brought the Irish 1749-1852
Flyleaf Press released Tracing Your Clare Ancestors, by Brian Smith and Gerry Kennedy in 2013. “Clare is the northern-most county in the province of Munster and famous for its music and scenery, including the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. Continue reading Tracing Your Clare Ancestors
The following excerpt is from the January 29, 2013 edition of the Derry Journal. A Derry genealogy expert says a revamped digital street directory database will be a valuable tool for the city’s amateur family historians. Brian Mitchell, the genealogist Continue reading Brian Mitchell Lauds the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland’s (PRONI) Online Street Directories
The following excerpt is from an article by Rachel Laird, published in the January 19, 2012 edition of Irish Central: Dublin-based Findmypast.ie announces inaugural day to celebrate launch of massive genealogy resource Family historians will be able to access 21 Continue reading Online “Irish Family History Day” Launched with 21 Million B, M, & D Records Released
The following excerpt is from the first page of several in a good article published in the December 25, 2012 edition of IrishCentral.com on doing online Irish research. Over the past three years IrishCentral has witnessed history in the field Continue reading Researching Your Irish Ancestry Online
Like the other county books in this series, Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors, by Gretta Connell, describes the records available for County Westmeath. Descriptions include the location of these resources, how they can be accessed, and how they can be used in Continue reading Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors
To those with Irish ancestry, there is another addition to the Tracing Your Ancestors series, that is Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors, by James G. Ryan. Sligo is a “maritime” county with the Atlantic to its west/northwest, and sits nestled between Continue reading Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors
The following excerpt is from the November 4, 2012 edition of IrishCentral.com: The wills of 9,000 World War I Irish soldiers who fought in the British Army will be posted online this week the Irish Sunday Times reports. Many of Continue reading Wills of 9,000 World War I Irish Soldiers to Go Online