by Paul Gorry | Jan 22, 2024 | Accredited Genealogists Ireland, AGI, Baltinglass, Carlow, Family History, Filmmaking, Genealogical Virus, Genealogy, Gorry Research, Graveyards, Keadeen, Kildare, Local History, Parkmore Studios, Professional Genealogists, Uncategorized, Wicklow, Wicklow Marketplace |
This blogpost is to let you know that there is a new introductory video about my research business, Gorry Research. Maybe you’d like to take a look. The one-minute ‘teaser’ is here and the full video (17 min.) will be found on the homepage of our website (just...
by Paul Gorry | Aug 20, 2021 | Ant and Dec, Baptists, Census Returns, Derry, DNA, Family History, Genealogical Virus, Genealogy, Graveyards, Kilcronaghan, Professional Genealogists, Television |
I’m led to believe that it was Mark Twain who said ‘never let the truth get in the way of a good story’, but who knows? Who cares? Truth is a commodity much less valuable than perception. Get a celebrity into a graveyard, show him any old gravestone and tell him...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 18, 2021 | Baltinglass, Genealogy, Graveyards, Joseph Jackson, Kilmurry, Kiltegan, Rathvilly, Scarlatina |
It is impossible to imagine the mental state of John Jackson during his meeting with Dr. Dockeray 150 years ago this very day. John’s mind may have been in turmoil; it may have been numbed by grief. Whether Dr. Dockeray visited his farm in Kilmurry or John travelled...
by Paul Gorry | Jul 22, 2019 | Baltinglass, Graveyards, Rathvilly, West Wicklow Historical Society |
I’ve been haunting St. Mary’s churchyard in Rathvilly on and off for the past few weeks. It’s surrounded almost entirely by houses, with the road to Tullow completing the circle, so it’s hard not to be seen. I’m sure people were wondering about the strange man...
by Paul Gorry | Apr 20, 2018 | 1798, Baltinglass, Derrynamuck, Glen of Imaal, Graveyards, Kilranelagh, Local History, Michael Dwyer, Presbyterians, Religious Denominations, Sam McAllister, Stratford-on-Slaney, Weavers |
If you were to take a photograph to capture the essence of Baltinglass you might think of a general view of the town from the Carlow Road, or one of the Abbey from across the river. But you’re as likely to think of the McAllister monument as your symbol of...
by Paul Gorry | Mar 10, 2017 | 1798, Baltinglass, Brophy Family, Family History, Graveyards, Local History, Rathmoon |
What’s the oldest gravestone in St. Joseph’s graveyard in Baltinglass? I really don’t know. But I do know that it’s not the one with the earliest date on it. Am I confusing you? Well, there is a gravestone that includes ‘Michael Brophy who gave his life in...
