James G Ryan This article was originally published in the Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland (2021) Vol. 22 pp 55-58 with a link to a website containing the detailed records. However, this website has now closed. This article provides all of the detailed records . The Catholic Church register of births and marriages of Rathangan, Co. Wexford starts in 1803, but there is a gap in the records from June 1806 to the end of 1813. These records are available on-lin

The skeleton of our family history is formed by the dates and names which we find in the major record sources. Birth, marriage and death dates are the basic details on which every personal database is founded. They are the important context from which we can derive other information, and also differentiate between the many Murphys or Ryans who are to be found in Irish records. However, they provide little information on the personalities of our ancestors. Such insights may

Thrilled to share my appearance on The Reluctant Traveller  with the brilliant Eugene Levy  and his daughter Sarah Levy , now streaming on Apple TV+ . 🎬 Watch : “ Partying on St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland ” — The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy  (Series 3, Episode 6) In this episode, I had the privilege of tracing Sarah’s maternal lineage—her mother was a Devine —back to her 5x great-grandfather, who emigrated from County Tyrone  to North America. We explored the rich hist

This article (without the list of tenants) was published in The Kerry Magazine in 2025 James G Ryan   Rentals are the account books used...