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A little-known archive on the southside of Dublin holds unexpected treasures for family historians, including previously unknown 18th- and 19th-century baptism and marriage records from Wexford parishes.
Billie Eilish’s Irish heritage can be traced to West Cork, with two paternal great-grandparents hailing from the Lisbealad area near Dunmanway.
Early on Sunday morning, 23 January 1909, the RMS Republic was rammed amidships in dense fog off the coast of Nantucket Island by the SS Florida. We explore the Irish connections with this sea disaster.
New genealogical research carried out by David Lohan indicates that Lindsay Lohan’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Francis Lohan, was from Moher, near Strokestown in Co. Roscommon.
On 12 November 1703, Peirce Green was killed at his home in Old Abbey, a short distance from Shanagolden village in Co. Limerick, by a band of eight armed rebels. He was just 24 years old.
Michael Collins’ mother was Mary Anne O’Brien, born in August 1852 at Sam’s Cross, near Clonakilty in West Cork. The O’Briens were Catholic tenant farmers who lived in a small cottage, still standing today.
Our useful step-by-step genealogy guide outlines which church records have survived for Northern Ireland, what information they contain and where/how to access the resources.
A newly launched online database provides access to thousands of biographical entries drawn from 18th- and 19th-century Irish and Canadian newspaper notices.
In this article, Margaret O’Dwyer delves into the often-overlooked history and architecture of the historic rural residences of the lesser gentry, focusing on her home parish of Barryroe in West Cork.
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