Welcome to the Letter from Ireland Magazine for March/April, 2019. In this issue you will find features on: Saint Patrick and following in his footsteps, County Mayo – a Homelands feature, using Irish Records for your Irish ancestry research and much more.

Irish Vikings – A Walk on the Viking Meadow

We’re just back from a trip to County Wicklow – where we were covering an Irish Homelands feature for The Green Room and visiting such wonderful locations as Glendalough. Wandering around Wicklow town, one particular sign in a shop window caught our eye: “Paid Work! Film extras wanted for the 5th season of Vikings. We…

Irish Homelands – County Wicklow

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

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The Warrior Galloglass Surnames of Ireland

Many Irish surnames derive from a group of warriors who arrived in Ireland as mercenaries from the 13th century onwards. They were called the “galloglass”. A few weeks back, I received the following mail from Brenda Mills – one of our regular readers: I would love to know more about the McCoy’s and where they came…

A Roadtrip Through 16 Counties of Ireland (Part 3)

Welcome to the Letter from Ireland Magazine for January/February, 2020. In this issue you will find features on: A Walk Through an Irish Graveyard, Irish DNA – from your nature or nurture?, County Wicklow – a Homelands feature, using looking at the convict past of the Irish in Tasmania. Download Instructions: Just click on the…