Irish Homelands Features

In these homeland features, we travel to the townlands, villages, towns or a city associated with one person's ancestry - but of interest to all. We record our progress with pictures and videos as we travel – and gather stories and meet with interesting people along the way. All of which we share in these Homelands Features. You can browse through the features listed in this page and jump to one that interests you, or enter a surname/placename in the search box to see which features mention them. When you find a feature of interest, members can ask questions/comment at the end of the article. Enjoy.

All of our Homelands Features to date

Irish Homelands – County Antrim

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands”. This month, we are heading to County Antrim in the Irish province of Ulster.


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Castle Oughter, on an island in a lake.

Irish Homelands – County Cavan

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands”. This month, we are heading to County Cavan in the Irish province of Ulster.


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Irish Homelands – County Fermanagh

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands” as we head to County Fermanagh in the north-west of Ireland.


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From County Tyrone to New South Wales, Australia

In this feature we focus on one specific family in New South Wales in Australia and their links back to County Tyrone in Ireland.


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From County Roscommon to Prince Edward Island

A new take on our traditional Irish Homelands feature. We start by looking at the Irish ancestral county of origin for one of our members and then travel overseas to the place where they immigrated. We start by linking County Roscommon with Prince Edward Island in the maritime region of Canada.


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Irish Homelands – Belfast City, County Antrim

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands”. We are heading to Belfast City in County Antrim (and a little bit of County Down). 


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Irish Homelands – County Mayo Revisited

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands” feature - as we revisit County Mayo.


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Irish Homelands – County Down

Welcome to this “Irish Homelands” feature as we head to County Down. 


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Irish Homelands – County Offaly/King’s County

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature as we are heading to County Offaly (formerly known as "King's County" up to 1922).


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Irish Homelands – County Laois/Queen’s County

Welcome to the Irish Homelands feature for County Laois (formerly known as "Queen's County" up to 1922).


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