Your Ancestors Were Irish – Or Were They?

Monthly Branch Meeting

Your Ancestors Were Irish – Or Were They?, a talk by full-time professional genealogist Natalie Bodle. Natalie will examine the history and origins of Irish surnames – native Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh, Huguenot, Viking, Gallowglass and Jewish.

If you don’t know where in Ireland your ancestors originated, this talk will include tips to help you to narrow down the location.

First names often followed a traditional naming pattern and this can help to build your family tree. Natalie will use case studies using traditional naming patterns to show how this worked.

There are some naming traditions that were used in particular by the Ulster Scots that again can help to expand your family tree,the talk will also cover the Latin names sometimes used in Roman Catholic records.

Online. Branch members will receive the link by email in advance of each meeting – anyone else interested in attending can request the link from the Branch secretary using the button on the right.

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