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Our Winter issue of Irish Roots is out now!
In this issue:- Irish Families Abandoned by Transportation.
First World war - Irish Soldiers' Wills.
Eccentric Ireland - Co. Sligo.
History of surnam...
The Brick Wall
By Tony McCarthy
Word of mouth is the best source of family history. We all depend on it to point us in the right direction when first starting out on our search for ancestors...
The Brick Wall Part II
Many people of Irish descent in the USA and Canada have great difficulty in finding the places of origin in Ireland of their ancestors. The reason for t...