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Skibbereen to Mizen Head on the Wild Atlantic Way

1. Irish Family History 5. Ireland Travel 9. Letter from Ireland County Cork Irish Counties Irish Genealogy Irish Placenames

We pick up on our next leg of the Wild Atlantic Way – travelling from Skibbereen to Mizen Head in County Cork – after leaving Cape Clear behind us. This leg feels like “home territory” for me as I know the area well – my own family of Collins’ came from outside the village of […]

County Tipperary Surnames and Places

County Tipperary Irish Placenames Irish Surnames

Have you ever heard of County Tipperary? Chances are, you may not have heard of it if it was not for the World War 1 anthem “It’s a long way to Tipperary” OR if you have family that came from this landlocked Irish county originally.