Category Archives for Irish Family History
From Queenstown to Ellis Island – A Journey in the Footsteps of Your Irish Ancestors (#407)
Would you like to take a trip with us from Queenstown to Ellis Island? Join us on a journey as we first travel to Queenstown (Cobh) in County Cork before touring around Ellis Island in the USA – meeting some very interesting people along the way! You can listen to the show on your computer/smartphone […]
Continue readingTracing My Irish Ancestors from Tipperary.
Did you ever have a mystery in your Irish family tree? Spot a family in Ireland that just might be yours but you cannot be sure? Today, we’re going to feature a letter from one of our Green Room members who has such a mystery – see if you have a similar situation yourself. Céad Míle […]
Continue readingIrish Ancestry – Interview With an American Genealogist on Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (#406)
Do you need help figuring out HOW to trace your Irish ancestry back to Ireland? Well, we talk to an American Genealogist to get some hints and tips. You can listen to the show on your computer/smartphone by clicking on the play button above (the triangle with the circle around it). You can also download […]
Continue readingThe Skellig Islands, Star Wars and an Irish Lent.
Have seen Ireland’s Skellig Islands feature in the most recent Star Wars movies? But, did you know there is also a strong connection between this place and Lent which precedes Easter. And, it’s not what you may think! Read on to find out more. Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to this week’s Letter from Ireland. Earlier […]
Continue reading12 Surprises – 90,000 Irish Genealogy Questions and Answers over 5 years (#405)
The Letter from Ireland is 6 years old this year – and the Green Room is 5 years of age! Here are 12 things that surprised us over the last 5 years as we answered thousands of Irish genealogy questions in the Green Room and with the Letter from Ireland. You can listen to the […]
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