Irish Headstones & Humorous Epitaphs
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 14, 2016
In honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, this article shows examples of Irish epitaphs found in old newspaper articles... (Read More)
In honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, this article shows examples of Irish epitaphs found in old newspaper articles... (Read More)
An article about using the wedding records of FamilySearch and the newspapers of GenealogyBank to find Irish marriage records... (Read More)
Newspapers recorded every day of our ancestors’ lives – and that is a good thing for genealogists. Time and time again old documents, from death certificates to the census, simply state that someone like John Clifford was born “in Ireland” – and never tell us where in Ireland. Often it is newspapers that are... (Read More)
Got Irish roots? Since March is Irish American Heritage Month and we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today, everyone is feeling a wee bit Irish this time of year. For Irish Americans, however, that sentiment is year-round, as feeling connected to Ireland is part of their family history. Have you been tracing your Irish... (Read More)
In 1922 Irish American Ramsey descendants from all over the northeast gathered for a family reunion in Flemington, New Jersey. According to this newspaper article: The reunion was the largest the family has yet held. The attendees must have been stunned to learn, during a family history presentation given at the reunion, that their... (Read More)
Ellen Canning O’Rourke (1910-2011) was born in Anskert, near Mohill in County Leitrim, Ireland. She died in Hamden, Connecticut, on 16 December 2011 at age 101. As a little girl she lived through the “Irish Troubles” in County Leitrim, and had keen memories of those events – and her coming to America and finding... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains that many of us have at least a little Irish in our family history... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes five free websites that provide a wide range of resources to help you explore your Irish American ancestry... (Read More)
Brush up on your Irish heritage facts and find out where the luck of the Irish came from, plus famous Irish Americans and common Irish American names... (Read More)
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