Ireland XO News

Help in finding your way back to Ireland

With the number of people returning from abroad increasing, there are a range of helpful services available to Irish diaspora as they make their way back home.

IrelandXO Insight - Newspaper Sources

Outside of reports about the famous or infamous, newspapers might be disregarded at first as a source of genealogical information.

Safe Home Ireland

Support for returning Irish emigrants

A small team of 7 people based in Dublin, we provide general information, advocacy and referral support via a face-to-face drop-in service, by phone or email, and via our website.

Chronicles from Ballynabloun in County Kerry

Between 1880 and 1895 all but one of the O'Leary children, born and raised in the townland of Ballynabloun, emigrated to Connecticut in the USA.

Ireland Reaching Out is growing its team

Ireland Reaching Out is growing! We are expanding our core team and inviting applications for two new positions.

Connection Story - Surrey and County Offaly

Last October, Sally Rafferty contacted Ireland Reaching Out to let us know that she was coming to Birr in Count Offaly, along with her father Jim. She asked if there was someone available locally to help them discover more about their Irish place of origin.

Reconnecting with Kiltormer

The highlight of our trip to Ireland in September was meeting our distant relatives in Kiltormer!  With the help of Ireland Reaching out, Mary McLaughlin, John Joe Conwell  and Mary Lynch, we were able to re-co

Connection Story - Massachusetts and Cork

Picture above: Cousins Anne LeBlanc and Geraldine meet in Kinsale for the first time.

Giants Grove. Redwoods, enjoying their benign new home at Birr

Image above: Clara Clark and Lord Rosse 10th September 2018