The Magic of Finding your Original Family House from 1800s

Time Travelers using a Family Tree as a Road Map

New York Times Saturday July 30th 2016

Mrs Sheila Albert 78 from Santa Rosa California and her niece Terry Pew found themselves standing in the ruins of an old house in Ireland where Mrs Alberts Great, Great Grandmother once lived.

I felt like I came home she said. Mrs Albert’s ancestors emigrated during the Great Famine 1845-50.

“If it was not for Seán and the Team at My Ireland Family Heritage we would never have found the house “Sheila said. The Genealogy Company also arranged an Historic Tour off County Meath where they got to see a Famine Workhouse and Graveyard, the history was wonderful and included a visit to Newgrange A Neolithic site which is 5,200 years old.

It can never be underestimated the damage done to Irish records between The Custom House Fire and the Civil War but finding your original Family home in the period 1820 -1901 is our specialty.

None of the Census after 1851 are available they were all lost until you reach 1901/1911. Anything before 1851 is very partial indeed and the problem is the Census will not give you a location for the property. It may give a number which means absolutely nothing. The main problem with the Census is it may give a Townland which can be 2700 acres and as anyone who has been to Ireland will tell you Townlands are not marked in Ireland so finding the House is nearly impossible “but that is where we can step in on your Behalf “ said Seán Quinn.

Seán went on to say “We will guarantee that we will find where that House once was its our specialty, we cannot guarantee it’s still there all though in many cases it may be but we are accurate to within 10 yards. We will not only find the spot where the house is we will substantiate each project with facts and that is our sincerest guarantee to you.

My Ireland family Heritage has a 95% success rate of finding an Original House and Townland that your family used to live in, by using our extensive database

My Ireland Heritage is dedicated to assisting clients in the Irish genealogy research for their Irish Family History of Past generations. You can feel safe in the knowledge that we take each project as a personal journey. We are proud of the fact that we are My Ireland Family Heritage are able to encompass your research and tour together and work with you throughout the process to customize your tour with you and for you. We can research your family, identifying the exact home in many cases as far back as the early 1800s in any County in Ireland. Having completed the research for you, My Ireland Heritage team will also be present throughout the Tour setting us apart from other Companies that we here at My Ireland Heritage  do it all. We offer a variety of competitive research packages and exclusively designed Irish Genealogy tours to cater for your budget and requirements. Our Professionally qualified Irish genealogy research team have developed a reputation for problem solving.

We will not only provide you with Valuable documents often not found online (see Unique Moments and Documents), but also create a tailor made plan to search for your Irish ancestors exclusively with you.

Whilst no reputable genealogist can make any guarantee regarding the number of ancestors they can find, the My Ireland Heritage research team has developed a reputation for problem solving with a 95% success rate to finding your Ancestor, ancestral Townland and most importantly the Original Family House . In many cases this has led to many of our clients meeting with lost relatives (see Testimonials)

Prior to your visit our exploration team visits the sites that may lead us to clues relating to your family’s history, relentlessly searching for information to achieve a positive result for you. Wherever in Ireland you feel your spiritual home is, we will visit these sites in advance of your tour working with local historians that may lead us to clues of your roots.

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

Once in a lifetime experience

Oct 2024 • Family

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.

Newgrange World Unesco Site 5500 years old
Battle of the Boyne 1690 AD
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Entrance stone at Newgrange

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Review of My Ireland Heritage Tours Presented on Trip adviser by Shelley L @ sjlively

Exceptional in every way!

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.

If your family was there, Sean will go above and beyond to find them. Even without family, contact them anyway. Ian is a walking encyclopedia of history, and so fun to talk to. Aisling will make sure every “I” is dotted, and every “T” is crossed.  Thank you so much for the trip of a lifetime, and the opportunity to pass on everything we have discovered to future generations

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