Tyrell Archives - A Letter from Ireland

Anglo Norman Surnames – Following the Norman Trail to Ireland (#402)

By Mike Collins | January 18, 2019 |

Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland - One of the first and largest Norman Castles

Do you have any Anglo Norman surnames in your Irish Family Tree? Then join us now as we talk about some of these Irish surnames and follow the Norman trail all the way back to Ireland.

Did your Family Live in an Irish Castle?

By Mike Collins | August 15, 2013 |

Do you wonder if you have Irish Castles somewhere in your Irish Ancestry. I have put together a list of castle-owning names. Is your Irish surname here?

Royal Families of Ireland – Does your Irish surname make the list?

By Mike Collins | July 28, 2013 |

For hundreds of years to up the arrival of the Normans in the late 12th century – Ireland was divided into many autonomous kingdoms – ruled over by a “Ri” or King. These Kings won their lands through military and political might – the boundaries of their kingdoms were constantly changing with the ebb and…