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Manhattan Mystery: Notes on the paternity of Éamon de Valera
Most of de Valera’s biographers have dealt with the mystery of the Irish statesman’s paternal ancestry with varying degrees of scepticism

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Jul 2, 20242 min read


Father of the American Sky Scraper and his Clonakilty Roots
He was the father of the sky scraper but Chicago architect Louis H. Sullivan also had his paternal ancestry firmly rooted in Clonakilty Cork

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Apr 22, 20233 min read


Al Capone's Irish In-Laws
Mae Coghlin’s parents were Michael Coughlin and Bridget Gorman. Mae or Mamie was born to the couple in Brooklyn in 1897

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Jan 25, 20232 min read


Echoes of Shakespeare: the surprising ancestry of Richard Harris
When it came to his ancestry, there was so much more to Richard Harris than just Limerick or even Ireland.

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Dec 7, 20202 min read
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