We see a lot of Irish family trees both here and in the Green Room. Do you have an Irish family tree of your own? Perhaps handwritten in a sketchbook, or carefully constructed and annotated on Ancestry.com? What’s your biggest challenge/wish with the information on this tree? Do leave a comment below and let me know.…

Saints, Scholars and Irish Family Surnames

A few weeks back, I mentioned Thomas Cahill’s book “How the Irish Saved Civilisation” – and I know a lot of our readers have already come across it. It tells the story of how Irish monks set about preserving Greek, Roman and early Christian knowledge through their manuscripts and teaching. It’s a wonderful little book…

Irish Homelands – County Leitrim and Sligo Town

Welcome to this Irish Homelands feature - where we are off to County Leitrim! We will also be taking in Sligo town for this trip.

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Connecting With Your Irish Cousins

We’re “doing” the Ring of Kerry on the Wild Atlantic Way at the moment – travelling from Kenmare to Sneem to Caherdaniel to Waterville to Ballinskelligs to Valentia to Cahirciveen to Glenbeigh to Killorglin (phew!). As we drive around the Ring of Kerry we come across so many tour buses (it’s that time of year!).…

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Have you Unpacked Your Irish Family Tree?

Saints, Scholars and Irish Family Surnames

Irish Homelands – County Leitrim and Sligo Town

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Connecting With Your Irish Cousins

What Are the “Approved” Irish Names in Your Family?