Irish Roots Magazine - Autumn Issue No 87 Sept, 2013 | Page 3

Irish Roots Irish Roots Issue No 3 2013 ISSN 0791-6329 CONTENTS 4 News 5 And Another Thing - Steven Smyrl 6 The Irish In Latin America 8 O’s, Macs And Other Variations In Irish Surnames 10 Tracing Your Co. Clare Ancestors 12 Co. Monaghan Genealogy Seminars 13 Books Ireland 14 Society Notes 16 Ten Ways To Overcome The Brick Wall In Your Research 17 The Blasket Centre, Dún Chaoin A few words from the editor Welcome to our autumn edition of Irish Roots. After our glorious summer days it is now back to the drawing board for a lot of genealogists and family history enthusiasts alike. This is a great time to think about enrolling in a genealogy course in your area. The long established course run by Sean Murphy at University College Dublin is definitely one to consider, see page 9 for details. September is also the perfect time to consider joining your local Genealogical Society where you are bound to pick up great tips to help further your research over a cup of tea and a chat. Genealogy Societies are wonderful ways to learn more about Irish genealogy, see our Society Notes page 14. Chris Paton’s ‘Top Ten Ways To Overcome The Brick Wall In Your Research’ on page 16 will no doubt also be useful to you. It is with alarm that we note that the General Register Office based at the Irish life Centre in Dublin is due to move shortly to a dilapidated former unemployment office at Werburgh Street, a major backward step by the Government considering the success of The Gathering 2013 and the ever increasing interest in Irish ancestral research. We echo the response of The Council Of Genealogical Organisations (CIGO) to urge readers to contact Minister Joan Burton and Minister Brian Hayes (see page 15 for contact details) to ensure that the ‘temporary’ move remains just that! See page 19 for lots of great dates for your diary and one to note is the hugely popular ‘Back to our Past’ show which returns to the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin from Friday 18th - Sunday 20th October inclusive. We are delighted to have a stand there again this year and we will have lots of special offers on back copies, subscriptions and genealogy starter packs for the duration of the show and as always we look forward to meeting you there. If you don’t get around to enrolling on a genealogy course or joining a genealogy society you can now ‘Dial A Genealogist’ at Irish Roots magazine’s online store. Simply visit our website at www.irishrootsmagazine.com and enter the ‘shop’ tab for more details. Wherever your genealogy research path takes you this Autumn we wish you every success with it , we hope that you enjoy the journey and most of all that you have great fun along the way. Maureen 18 Whats New? - Review 20 Back To Our Past Show Editor/Publisher Maureen Phibbs Irish Roots Media Ltd, Blackrock, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Tel:-+ (0)87 9427815 Intl [phone] Email:- [email protected] Website:- www.irishrootsmagazine.com 22 Irish Sources In The US - Part II 24 German Gathering In Co. Meath 26 Irish Ancestors In Australasia Cover:- The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare by Chantal Riordan 28 A Question Of Genealogy 29 Letters To The Editor 30 Jackie Kennedy’s True Irish Ancestry 2013 Number 3 Printed by Boylan Print Group, Co. Louth, Ireland. International DistributionPineapple Media Ltd, Hampshire, UK. IRISH ROOTS SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Simply fill out the order form below (or a photocopy of it) and send it together with the appropriate remittance to:Irish Roots Magazine, Blackrock, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. Name:Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/irishrootsmag or on Twitter @IrishRootsMag Copyright ©2013 Irish Roots Media Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the publishers. Personal views expressed in articles and letters are those of the contributor and are not necessarily those of the publishers. We reserve the right to delete from any article, material which we consider could lead to any breach of the law of libel. While we do not knowingly include erroneous information, the responsibility for accuracy lies with those who have submitted the material. Address:I enclose a cheque for payable to Irish Roots magazine. Yearly subscription rate to Irish Roots (four issues, including postage): Ireland €23.00; UK Stg £23/€25.00; US$35/€25.00; Australia $42/€25.00: Canada CAN$40/€25.00; Rest of world: €25.00 Please make subscription, in draft or cheque (in your local currency), payable to Irish Roots magazine or subscribe online at www.irishrootsmagazine.com. e-mail: [email protected] 3 www.facebook.com/irishrootsmag 87