Learn where to find and how to research your genealogy in free Irish Catholic church records of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Searching for Irish genealogy records can be daunting, but is worth the effort! Learn how to start finding your Irish ancestors!
Discovering the homeland of your immigrant ancestor can be straightforward or require searching within their FAN Club. Learn more in this blog post.
How to find free Irish vital records shows how the family historian can find and download free historic birth, marriage and death civil registration records for both the North and South of the island of Ireland.
Glasnevin Museum and Cemetery with its stonewalls and 7 watchtowers opened in the 1830's. At Glasnevin you can find your ancestors and your heroes
Like many, I have hard-to-find ancestors whose children immigrated from Ireland. I have a story handed down that my 3x great grandmother was catholic, from a wealthy family and in love with a man who was protestant and they were forbidden to see each other. So they did what any hot-blooded young couple would do, they eloped! I don't know if they married in Ireland or somewhere in the UK, on a ship, or in Canada, but they first show up in records when they had their first child, my 2x great grandfather in 1840 in Quebec. I have other ancestors from Ireland that are maybe not as interesting, but just as hard to find. The other day I came across this interesting book: Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland: for the guidance of registration officers and the public in searching the indexes of births, deaths, and marriages It gives variations of spelling, names from English to Irish, abbreviations or nicknames, etc, then pages of Surnames with variants. You get about half way through the book and find it is two books for the price of one! The Second half is titled "Authorship and Publication: a concise guide for authors; including the law of copyright" - it is also quite interesting, with info on everything from titles, choice of paper and size of type to bookbinding, publishing and copyright. Hopefully this book will help you in your quest to find those elusive Irish ancestors, and give you some sage advice when it comes time to publish your genealogical findings.
A lot of articles, books, documentaries and news pieces have been produced over the last two decades exploring the origins of the Peace Process in the North of Ireland, and none more so than in the…
Consult this map of Ireland and its counties to figure out which your ancestor lived in.
So, you’re sure your ancestors came from the Emerald Isle?
Your Irish Roots - which county in Ireland do your Irish Ancestors come from?
How to find free Irish vital records shows how the family historian can find and download free historic birth, marriage and death civil registration records for both the North and South of the island of Ireland.
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Using free Irish Catholic Parish records. How to use this great National Library of Ireland resource for your Irish genealogy research.
The Scots-Irish DNA Project now has 761 participating families. Below is a roster of the participating families. As you can see the families are a combination of Lowland and Highland Scottish surnames with a few native Irish surnames. All these families self identify as being Scots-Irish. Most of these families participated in the 18th Century Ulster Migration to English Colonies and early Republic, or in the 19th Century Ulster migration into Canada. The majority of the Lowland Scottish families are from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Gallowayshire, and most of these families migrated to Ireland during the Ulster Plantation (1609-1720). The Highland Scottish surnames from Argyll, Lennox, and the Southern Hebrides; many of these families migrated to Ulster circa 1550-1600). The dominate haplogroups are Insular Celts (85%) and there is about 12% of the haplogroups of Norse/Norman ancestry. The native Irish surnames come from certain families that converted to the reformed faith and became part of the Protestant Irish community in the 1600s. Click on image to enlarge:
From crumbling castles to lavish landscape, the magic of Ireland's Ancient East is easy to capture!
Do you know your given name in Irish? Many popular names have an Irish equivalent - names like Seán for John, Máire for Mary and so on. And then there are
The Scots-Irish DNA Project now has 761 participating families. Below is a roster of the participating families. As you can see the families are a combination of Lowland and Highland Scottish surnames with a few native Irish surnames. All these families self identify as being Scots-Irish. Most of these families participated in the 18th Century Ulster Migration to English Colonies and early Republic, or in the 19th Century Ulster migration into Canada. The majority of the Lowland Scottish families are from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Gallowayshire, and most of these families migrated to Ireland during the Ulster Plantation (1609-1720). The Highland Scottish surnames from Argyll, Lennox, and the Southern Hebrides; many of these families migrated to Ulster circa 1550-1600). The dominate haplogroups are Insular Celts (85%) and there is about 12% of the haplogroups of Norse/Norman ancestry. The native Irish surnames come from certain families that converted to the reformed faith and became part of the Protestant Irish community in the 1600s. Click on image to enlarge:
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Want to know the difference between the Irish and Scottish? In this complete guide, we'll give you everything you need to know.
Finding an ancestor's death date can be hard. Explore how and where to find your ancestor's death records.
There are many lessons to be learned from Celtic mythology. Here are some of the most important, along with a look at the protagonists of each story. We all need a bit of an escape sometimes, and I’ve always found a sense of solace in curling up with a book of fairy tales in a
Clare has a rich history that goes back much further than my memories recall. In the 1800’s it was busting with railroad activity. My grandpa was a farmer, and my ancestors were Amish, so I h…
Data on the popularity and origin of the last name Yarrington in the United States based on the most recent Census data.
In this article, we look at Irish Surnames - their origins and evolution. See if you can find the Irish surnames in your family tree in one of the sections.
Slow cooker Scottish stovies. This slow-cooked dish has a taste of the Scottish highlands but is quick and easy. What is Scottish Stovies? Scottish Stovies is a traditional Scottish dish that is made with slow-cooking onion, potatoes, and beef or lamb in a saucepan. Stovies can be eaten with a variety of condiments such as…
Researching Scandinavian ancestors? Learn about important Scandinavian naming patterns and how they impact your genealogy research.
