Legend has the intrepid Irish explorer Saint Brendan as the first European to discover the continent of America, landing on the shores of Mexico in the 6th century.
In the 19th and 20th Centuries, many Irish people choose Mexico as their emigration destination, hoping for a better life of opportunity for themselves and their families.
Click on the images below, to find out more about some of our Mexican Ancestor Chronicles
Born in Wexford Town, and educated between Ireland and Spain, William is said to be the inspiration for the Zorro character in the 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano.
Many people in Mexico and Texas bear the name St John Clerke and all are descendant from Henry, who was born in Skibbereen, County Cork.
A native of County Wexford, James became a citizen of Mexico in 1809, and founded an Irish settlement under Mexican jurisdiction in the state of Texas.
If you haven't added your Irish ancestor to their parish of origin yet, why not give it a try? If you don't have much information to go on, just include what you do know. Once their name is in the XO Chronicles, it's only a matter of time before someone else adds more details.
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