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From County Mayo to a Wagon Train out West
In this letter we follow the path of one Irish immigrant who journeyed from County Mayo all the way across the prairies of America. What makes his story so special is that it is told in an interview of one of his descendants. Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to this week’s Letter from Ireland. […]
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 readingA Roadtrip Through 17 Counties of Ireland (Part 2)
A few weeks back we went on a road trip from Cork to Donegal and back – covering 16 counties in all. When we came back we wrote up a number of posts in our weekly newsletter (see to the side of this post if you want to sign up for free) – and these […]
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