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The Surnames of County Waterford
Named by the Vikings for it’s lovely location on the water, the county of Waterford has long been a centre of trade. This accounts for the variety of surnames that can be found in both the city of Waterford, and the county. Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to this week’s Letter from Ireland. Last […]
Continue readingKinsale to Clonakilty on the Wild Atlantic Way
Have you heard about Ireland’s new Wild Atlantic Way? It’s a route that goes all the way from Kinsale in County Cork to Malin Head in Donegal – along the way passing by some of the most gorgeous scenery in the world – and also taking a trip through the Ireland of your ancestors.
Continue readingThe Top 100 Irish Surnames
Do you know the Top 100 Irish Surnames? How about the Top 10? Where do you go to find out? You could check in the census returns – but what we do here at Your Irish Heritage is a little different. Whenever someone signs up for our newsletter, we ask them to provide us with […]
Continue readingThe Surnames of County Sligo
The surnames of County Sligo! Here are the County Sligo surnames belonging to our readers – is yours here? Like to add your Irish surname to our list? Just – and we’ll let you know how to join in the fun.
Continue readingThe Surnames of County Mayo
The surnames of County Mayo. Here are the County Mayo surnames in the family trees of our Readers. Is your County Mayo surname here? If not, just let me know in the comments section below and I’ll add it. Here we see a beautiful picture of Achill Island in the sunshine – imagine that!
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