What questions do you have for our Ancestry Experts? Let us know in the comments below!

@f1s2hg3

8 ай бұрын

It would be nice to know why THE NORMANS WANTED TO BE IRISH? WHY WOULD THAT BE? THE ☘️ IRISH PEOPLE ARE NOT IRISH THEY ARE SCOTS AND SCOTS ARE NOT EUROPEAN THEY ARE AFRICAN!

My paternal grandparents and maternal great-grandparents were from Ireland, all were Catholic, I've been on Ancestry for 10 years and have even had the help of family in Ireland but still cannot get past any 3x great-grandparents and 1830. I haven't given up though, still looking (with Ancestry and other sites) and still have hope for a break through.

One of the most helpful classes I have heard on Irish research. Thank you Joe Buggy.

it is nice to have someone walk thru the nuances of these documents. On first use, they did not seem to provide alot of info. I will return with a discerning eye.

Thank you for that wonderful insight into Irish Records. I do have Irish ancestors that emigrated/transported to Australia and at this point have not really researched them. Too many of them were protestant and not catholic. I have heard about the Griffiths Evaluation, but, your explanation re the father's surname and/or widow's maiden name if there were more than one entry with the same name, that I did not know. Thank you ancestry and Michael for taking the time to make this vlog, I will be using what I learnt in my research.

Hi Steven! Apologies for the late reply to your query. We would be delighted to give you a few pointers so that you can make some progress in your project. Firstly, this dedicated guide to researching Irish heritage contains a wealth of information on how best to pursue your search support.ancestry.com/s/article/Tips-for-finding-Irish-records-1460088565994. In relation to County Armagh specifically, this link will give you an idea of the available resources on site should you wish to dig a little deeper www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?location=5294_1652383_3257_1652381 . We hope this helps shed some light on this topic and wish you every success.🌳

Hi Julie, thank you for the question. It is normal for Health and DNA results to be posted at different times. If you one of your results has already been posted the other will follow soon.

When will there be new northern Ireland records?

Joe, you can talk about anything you want... I just love listening to your accent! My paternal Irish ancestors were from Cork, and apparently so were my mother's father's family, although I think they were "Anglo-Irish" Protestants. I would have expected them to be from Northern Ireland, but evidently not.

No questions yet, but a big thank you for this information. I will add questions after I do some research. Thank you, thank you!

Great detailed information. I will go back and check Griffith Valuation records again.

Hi Max, we are always working on adding new records to our collections but we do not have a specific time for when they will be added.

Great tips. I’m having such a hard time with my Irish ancestors. Thanks!

@AncestryUS

3 жыл бұрын

We're glad this could help, Danielle! We wish you the very best in your future research. 😊

From my genealogy research. My relatives came to America from five different countries. Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany and France. My family is made up of European, American Indian, African, and Mexican. The oldest branches of my family came to America in 1607 to Virginia and that would be the Hollis side of my family and the Bass Side of my family every branch of my family that I have been able to trace back to the countries of origin came to America in the 1600s and 1700s for the revolutionary war. I am part Scottish, Irish, English, German, French and African, Norwegian, and Swedish. I am related to the Bass family from Virginia of the Nansemond Indian tribe on my grandfather side of the family on my mom side and my grandfather side of the family on my dad side and they are one of the largest families in the south and in America so I am related to everyone that was born in the south and also related to about 60% of America. The American Indian tribes I have found in my family tree are Nansemond, Muskogee (Creek), and Catawba, Cherokee, Choctaw. My dad‘s birth name is Leach. Which the name is of Anglo-Saxon origin but there are Leach families in Ireland and Scotland as well as England and I think in Wales. I have every variation of the Leach name in my family both variations Leach and Leech are found in Ireland but the most common spelling of it in Ireland is Leech And my Leach family is Irish and I am proud to be part Irish and that all of the ancestors from father to father on my dad side are Irish.

I haven't watched yet but will. I'm having a heck of a time trying to find information on my Irish great grandfather and above. My great grandfather was James Connors. Apparently male was named James Connors back in the day. 😵

With Griffith's Valuation, would you still have records for Irish speaking areas/irish speaking tenants? I've been looking at Concubar McCarthy (1840s ish) in Skibbereen and trying get info on him and his family

Question: I heard recently that many Scottish Catholics had immigrated to Northern Ireland so they could continue their preferred form of worship when the Church of England was established. Do you have any information on that, and helpful ways to find Scottish Ancestors in Ireland?

That was great, thank you. I've never heard the explanation of distinguishing between same name individuals in Griffith's. Two questions please. Can we co include that if there isn't any extra info with same name individuals that they are the same person? What does it mean if the map references have capital letters? Thanks again. Helen

@hsch1627

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, that should say conclude.

Who is WILLIAM HENRY I. O’KELLEY OF DEVON ENGLAND IN 1647 AD?

Supposedly I have family from Armagh in the early 1600s that all of their information was burned in a church fire is there any way around that

Could anyone tell me why I got my ancestry health reports but not my ethnicity estimate?

My great grandparents surnames were Hone and they and my ancestors lived for centuries around the Oxfordshire and Warwickshire area and I was just wondering if this means they have any relation, whether distant or not with the Anglo-Irish Hone family who can trace their origins back to Samuel Hone from Marlborough. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.

@AncestryUS

Жыл бұрын

We will be happy to help share some good resources for researching. We have a great article that has some great tips on ways to get past that brick wall in your research. You can access that here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Overcoming-Roadblocks-in-Your-Research?language=en_US

@histman3133

Жыл бұрын

@@AncestryUS How likely is it that two families that lived in close proximity with each other would be related. Because the two sides of the Hones had actually lived no further away than maybe an hour walking distance until the Anglo-Irish homes left for Ireland in the 17th Century? And reading as well, the Hone surname is not as common as many others. I think only something like 10,000 people in the whole world have it. Correct me if I'm wrong? I just wanna know whether or not it's possible, not really interested about particular people. Not now at least.

The Gillespie branch of my family were evidently Ulster Scots that came to the US out of Northern Ireland (Ulster). Are there records in a different location than Ireland's?

@guessmyname6210

3 жыл бұрын

Scots? I always thought it was Italian. Well, the things I learn. 😃

@jeffkardosjr.3825

2 жыл бұрын

The earliest Gillespies in my family that I know of are from Donegal in the 1800s.

Why did Irish O’KELLEY leave Devon England for Jamestown Virginia USA in 1647AD ?

Great information. Most records are 1840 . In genera l.Catholic that is . . On a note . Please fix the audio. It up & down.

@suemurphy1730

3 жыл бұрын

Audio was awful.

Mon the Irish!

@shanno893

3 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeeowwwwww

What do you do when you don't have the name of the parents and you're taking an educated guess as far as location is concerned?

I cannot find many records for County Clare.

@AncestryUS

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bridie, have you tried using the Card Catalog? The Card Catalog is a great tool that can help you narrow down you searches by locations, time periods, and even specific collections. You can learn a bit more here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Using-the-Card-Catalog

@bridiesmith460

3 жыл бұрын

@@AncestryUS thanks for responding. I have used the card catalog and very little for Ennis in County Clare appears. Coupled with the usual name problems. Many Patrick’s, Michael’s, bridgets and John’s etc. In every generation.

@TheLisaGate

2 жыл бұрын

@@bridiesmith460 , I’m searching for the same area for my ancestors. Mine changed his last name when he came to the US which makes things a bit more difficult!

@bridiesmith460

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLisaGate a friend of mine had the same problem with his grandfather. He changed his birth surname but kept his Christian names and date of birth. We eventually found him by him doing a dna test and was contacted by a relative from Australia. But of course that only works if someone from his family does a test too. I know very little personally from my birth fathers family most of them stayed in Ennis and my grandfathers all married bridget Kelly’s and no way of knowing which ones are mine. So May have to go to the clare library one day.

Why did Irish stop calling themselves SCOTS!? Why are the IRISH NOT CALLED SCOTS AFTER THE 12th CENTURY? What happened there?

Bidens Irish