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Hi, we're Mike and Carina. We travel Ireland and the Irish ancestral trails of the world, connect with people of Irish descent and share the resulting stories, photos, videos and podcasts with you.

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County Clare Surnames & Places

Do you have a County Clare surname? What are the typical County Clare surnames? Read on to find out more about this beautiful Irish County with a rich heritage and history.

Twelve Bens, County Galway, Ireland, Looking across a small lake to the Mountains.

12 Peaks, English Surnames and Irish Terms of Endearment

Your Letter from Ireland shorts from the 17th of September 2024.

Coffin Ships to Steam Ships. The Jeanie Johnston sailship doscked on the river Liffey in Dublin.

Coffin Ships to Steam Ships: An Irish Immigrant’s Epic Journey

What was your ancestors’ Atlantic crossing like? From “coffin ships” to steamers, uncover the realities of Irish immigrant voyages to America.

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County Donegal Surnames & Places

Do you have a County Donegal surname? What are the typical County Donegal surnames? Read on to find out more about this beautiful Irish County with a rich heritage and history.

Top 250 Irish Surnames Among our Readers.

Irish Surnames and Their Counties

Do you have Irish surnames in your family tree? If the answer is yes, then read on – and discover more about the surnames of Ireland, where they come from – and see if you can spot some of your Irish surnames.