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Some Interesting Facts About Irish Heritage Found In Old Documents

Irish heritage documents are a must-have for those who want to unlock the history of their roots. They can be a gateway to understanding the current political climate in Ireland. They often contain crucial information such as birth records, death records, marriage certificates, census data, military service records, and more. This blog post will discuss some interesting facts about these documents.

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They Are Very Informative

These old heritage documents have been authenticated by Irish officials so that they can be used as valid evidence in court to prove lineage or even property ownership. In the process, you may even discover new family members you never knew were related to you. Besides that, you may also get to see what your Irish ancestors looked like and what their lives were like.

 

They Can Help You Discover Your Lineage

Irish heritage documents can help unravel the roots of your lineage. In the past, many Irish people who were struggling with poverty packed up their belongings and left their homeland in hopes of finding a better life in another country. During this period, many family members were separated and records were lost during transit. This resulted in a high degree of undocumented kinship among those who left Ireland during this time. The only way of finding relatives who moved away is through these documents.

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Where Can I Find Irish Heritage Documents?

Some of the most important institutions that hold Irish heritage documents are the National Archives and Library Ireland. They have a wide array of documents that date back to the 18th century and even earlier. Some of these records were destroyed in fires or wars, so many valuable records are still missing. But there’s still a lot you can learn from these institutions about your Irish roots. Apart from the National Archives and Library Ireland, you can go to search locations in your town or local library.

 

How to Use Irish Heritage Documents

You will need to evaluate what kind of Irish heritage documents you’re interested in before getting started. For instance, if you want to research the history of your family during the Civil War period, you’ll need to focus on Irish military service records or local records from that period.

 

Professional Genealogy and Heritage Research Services

The Irish heritage documents are invaluable to those who want to find out more about their family history. Hiring services of a genealogical research company can, however, help and make the process easier. Hiring a professional genealogist can also help you learn about your family history. At My Ireland Heritage, we offer Irish genealogy research, Irish ancestry, and genealogy tours. We extract every possible information that is available no matter how long it takes and how deep we have to dig in.

 

We are also offering competitive tour packages to ancestral lands. Visiting these regions can help you learn more about the lives of your ancestors. It can also help researchers gather useful data for their research work. From exploring government records and databases to digging deeper into available records and documents, our genealogical researchers have many different research strategies to help people learn about their heritage. Get in touch with us to find out more.

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Review of My Ireland Heritage Tours Presented on Trip adviser Oct 2024 By • Family TomBarron2013 New York City, NY2

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We highly recommend My Ireland Heritage for anyone who wants to learn and be guided to their Irish “roots” and much, much more. Sean Quinn and Ian Darragh of My Ireland Family Heritage have deep knowledge or the areas we wanted to visit in Meath, Sligo and Kilkenny. While we knew about one side of the family history back to 1690, there was nothing known about the other that arrived in the US in the 1870s.

Ian, Sean, and Nicola did thorough research on our localities and locations from which our ancestors left for America in 1849 and later. In addition, Ian and Sean did separate day-long “recons” in advance of our time with them, seeking out local people and the specific properties with maps and whatever records still available. Their results were absolutely outstanding! In both our cases, they found and took us to our still-existing cottages and shops from the early 1820s.

It was so enjoyable to be with Ian for three days and for a special day with Sean. Whether it was the Newgrange World Heritage sites 5,500 years old , the Battle of the Boyne 1690 , or the local cemeteries and churches of our ancestors. Ian was especially attentive to my wife throughout the travels after she twisted her ankle in a rain-soaked old cemetery.

Throughout the process of trip preparation over months to giving us the final, wonderful books of Meath and Sligo, Aisling was highly professional and responsive with all the many details. The bound books she prepared are treasures! Thanks to all for truly exceptional experiences.

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Over the last few months of preparing for our trip, every single detail was meticulously attended, not only professionally, but helpfully, and in such a friendly manner, that I felt as if I knew Sean, Aisling and Ian before I even stepped off the plane.

The amount of work these wonderful people put into our personal history is mindboggling. My mother was an avid amateur genealogist, and had worked for decades to bring to light the trail our family took, but our resources are limited.

Sean knows exactly where to look, and was able to fill in so many gaps that had eluded us for generations. Some of the information he found, unbeknownst even to him, actually solidified the findings we had amassed over the years. Ours was a family in coal mining – I only found on our tour that they had originated from a mining area, and their arrival on the  border coincided exactly with the decline in the mining industry in County Wicklow.

I would have been overjoyed simply with the knowledge of why they left when they did, about 12 years before the famine. Breaking through our brick wall of great grandparents even farther back on the family tree was a dream come true, but to be able to set foot on not only the area they lived, and find that the house is still there was overwhelming. Seeing the family church and cemetery where our ancestors and extended family still rest is a truly moving experience.

The care taken by this company in each and every aspect of the journey cannot be overstated. Only about 2 weeks prior to my trip, Sean contacted me to let me know that he had also stumbled across some of my husband’s family name in the process and included them as well in his research. How often can anyone say that they not only got what they paid for, but more than they ever imagined? I can say that. They were even kind enough to answer a few follow-up questions after my return home, as I was so stunned on my tour with Ian that I didn’t think ask at the time.If you have the opportunity to make the trip to Ireland, contact My Ireland Family Heritage before you go.

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