Margaret O'Brien

Irish immigrants were a major part of building the early settlements of Chicago into the city that it is today. Where did the Irish first settle in Chicago? And how and where did they expand as the city grew? This article goes right back to take a look at the first wave of Irish immigrants. … Read more

When you start researching your Irish ancestry, you’ll start to become familiar with the civil registration districts in Ireland. This is how the official registration of births, marriages, and deaths is organized. This article gives you the full list of Irish civil registration districts ordered by province and county. But first, we’ll give some background … Read more