A ground-breaking and innovative online project is under way to reconnect all of the descendants of Ireland. Based on the concept of the Irish Clan name, the Great Irish Online Clan Gathering is ...

A very popular Irish surname with multiple spelling variations, Connollys were first found in County Monaghan and have a history there that pre-dates Norman invasion. This clan, O’Conghailes, was one ...

Have you ever wondered where your second name came from, or who your family is descended from in history? Many Irish second names are derived from kings, soldiers, and dynasties, so we've compiled a ...

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TRAVERSE CITY — Why do so many Irish surnames begin with the letter O, why are there so many redheads in Ireland, and why are the Irish so darn witty? These and other questions are tackled in "We Are ...

Further to the "fossil history" of Irish surnames, and to anglicised versions that arose from mistranslation, a reader reminds me about the curious case of Barnacle. That unusual name is now known ...

County Carlow is about to play host to hundreds of members of the same family when the Cavanagh Clan Gathering takes place next month. Thursday, October 5 will be family history day when the history ...