METICULOUS and METHODICAL IN PURSUIT OF IRISH ANCESTORS
Gorry
Research
Paul Gorry
Fellow of Accredited Genealogists Ireland
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Gorry Research
Paul Gorry, Member of Accredited Genealogists Ireland
Paul Gorry
Fellow of Accredited Genealogists Ireland
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Paul Gorry
Fellow of Accredited Genealogists Ireland
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More About Us
Who Are Gorry Research?
We are an Irish genealogical practice operated by Paul Gorry, FAGI. Since 1987 we have carried out thousands of searches for clients from around the globe. In the first decade or so various researchers were engaged in the service, under Paul Gorry’s supervision. Now Paul conducts most aspects of commissioned research, with the assistance of one researcher.
If you wish to commission a search, it may be helpful to read COMMISSIONING RESEARCH before going to HOW WE START YOUR SEARCH …
An introduction to
Our brand of genealogy
From early beginnings reading Ladybird history books to the Genealogical Office and to a lifelong career in research, this video tells of my love of family and local history. Since 1987 my genealogical practice, Gorry Research, has maintained its authenticity and its ethos, by bringing Ethics, Knowledge, Skill and Experience to every search.
More About Paul Gorry
My Journey Through Genealogy
The past has been a place of fascination for me for as long as I can remember. The Ladybird History Book series were among my earliest reading material. The ruins of the Cistercian Abbey, just down the road from my home in Baltinglass, was somewhere to explore.
The first pedigree I remember seeing was of the fictional Forsyte family from John Galsworthy’s novels, then being dramatised on television. Watching the series I figured out how to read the pedigree. And then I turned my attention to my own family, royal families and the families of my unfortunate neighbours! My genealogical curiosity had no limits.
Sight & Sound
Podcasts and Videos
The Irish GenPod series on the SeniorTimes platform
Welcome to the Irish GenPod series on the SeniorTimes Podcast platform. Here well-known Irish genealogist Paul Gorry chats with people who are involved, in various ways, in Irish Genealogy
The Definition of Art, Episode 4, from Parkmore Studios
Here Paul Gorry talks about literature as an art form, and writing as a local historian as well as within his own profession as a genealogist.
This and that…
A Very Occasional Blog
Gorry Research introductory video now online
This blogpost is to let you know that there is a new introductory video about my research business, Gorry Research. ...
Resurrection! Baltinglass Chronicles – Back to Life
Just look at what arrived today, in the middle of Storm Agnes! Back in December 2022, I posted about the demise of my...
Baltinglass Chronicles Consigned to History
On 16 December 2022 I sold my last copy of Baltinglass Chronicles 1851-2001. What that means is that it’s now more or...
BOOKSHELF
Books By
Paul Gorry
“The following books were written by Paul Gorry;
- Credentials for Genealogists: Proof of the Professional | Second Edition (Baltinglass: Gorry Research, 2021)
- Seven Signatories: Tracing the Family Histories of the Men Who Signed the Proclamation (Newbridge: Merrion Press, 2016)
- Baltinglass Chronicles, 1851-2001 (Dublin: Nonsuch, 2006)
- Baltinglass Golf Club 1928-2003 (Baltinglass: Baltinglass Golf Club, 2003)
- Tracing Irish Ancestors, with Máire Mac Conghail (Glasgow: HarperCollins, 1997)
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The Tree of Men
Gorry Research Identity
The Tree of Men is the Gorry Research emblem. It was adopted in 1987, suggesting a family tree made up of figures based on ‘The Man’, the symbol of St. Matthew, from the Book of Durrow. This Durrow, in County Offaly, is where Paul Gorry’s earliest known Gorry ancestors were buried, and Matthew was a name used in several generations of the family. The new emblem is a remodelling of the earlier one, based on variations on ‘The Man’ by a young artist.
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