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The Elementary Truth Behind Some Irish Surnames

There is so much talk of immigrants in the news around the world today – so I thought it would be useful to examine an Irish view of “immigrants” in ancient times through the names, nicknames and surnames that were often labelled on these immigrants. Names were given according to appearances – and one word…

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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.

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Holland and the Irish Submarine

Let me start by asking you two questions: Have you ever been to the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland? Have you ever boarded a submarine? Our letter today will tie together this unusual combination of questions with the story of one remarkable man from County Clare. On Christmas day, we traveled to a neighbour’s house…

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Irish Homelands – County Kilkenny

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature as we head to County Kilkenny!


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Irish Homelands – County Waterford

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature where we travel to the south-east of Ireland – to County Waterford! We will also be taking in parts of County Kilkenny for this trip.


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