Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots, In The News
We are thrilled to be working with our friends at Celtic Life, to offer you a chance to win a year’s digital subscription to this brilliant magazine, celebrating all things Celtic! What’s included? Celtic Life is published six times a...
Apr 11, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots
We thank our friends at Scotland Magazine for providing this fascinating article about the image, history and reality of Scotland’s famous clans. Scotland Magazine is a bi-monthly publication for all who love Scottish culture, travel and history. As such,...
Mar 22, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots, Irish Family History
Do you want to discover ten things you might not know about Ireland? With more than 22,000 Irish name histories on our database, we are often contacted by Irish people who want to know more about their surname history. Plus, others are trying to trace Irish family...
Mar 17, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots, Irish Family History
Every year on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day is celebrated, not just in Ireland but worldwide. But what are the origins of St Patrick’s Day and how is it celebrated? Of all the saints’ days, St Patrick’s Day seems to be the one that is most popularly...
Feb 27, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots, In The News, Irish Family History
The legendary British-Irish comedian Spike Milligan died on February 27th, 2002. Born to an English mother in April 1918, ‘Terence Alan Milligan’ father was born and raised in India, the son of an Irish captain serving in the British-Indian army....
Feb 26, 2019 | Blog, Celtic Roots, Historical Events
Who was St David? Many people have heard of St David’s Day: it is celebrated on March 1st every year, to mark his death on this day in 589. It is when David, as the patron saint of Wales is honoured. To celebrate, we have put together some top facts about this...