Our Saturday Night in Dublin

Dublin is expensive and hits you like a brick after exploring the rest of Ireland for a week. People everywhere; a multi-cultural mosaic like nowhere else in the country. Tourists and tour buses everywhere. The Temple Bar pubs and restaurants along the Liffey [River] overflowing with people during the busy dinner hour. It's a party …

Tracing My Irish Roots

Very quickly I realized I was grossly underprepared. With our valuables in a clear, plastic bag, and a brand new membership card in my pocket, we sat down in the archive room at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) and I was at a loss of where to start. I came with a …

Planning Notes for Traveling to Ireland or Northern Ireland

When I decided to travel to Ireland I was prepared to go on my own. I dove into our family ancestry over the Christmas holiday and wanted to learn more about where we came from in a way that seems to happen when one is trying to understand who they are.  The somewhat unexpected passing …