by Paul Gorry | Oct 9, 2025 | Durrow, Family History, Glenmalure, Gorry Family, Gorry Research, Kilbeggan, Killeigh, King's County, Michael Dwyer, Offaly, Reusing forenames, Westmeath |
In mid-August 2025 I attended a conference in Glenmalure marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Michael Dwyer, one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion in Wicklow. Two hundred years seems a very long time. The world has changed so much during my lifetime. In...
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 | Sep 27, 2023 | Baltinglass, Baltinglass Chronicles 1851-2001, Local History, The History Press, Wicklow, Wicklow Marketplace |
Just look at what arrived today, in the middle of Storm Agnes! Back in December 2022, I posted about the demise of my book Baltinglass Chronicles, 1851-2001. The last copies had been sold and it was now only available in the form of second-hand copies that might...
by Paul Gorry | Dec 19, 2022 | Baltinglass, Baltinglass Chronicles 1851-2001, Battle of Baltinglass, Books, Claude Chavasse, The Story of Baltinglass, West Wicklow Historical Society, Wicklow, Wicklow Marketplace |
On 16 December 2022 I sold my last copy of Baltinglass Chronicles 1851-2001. What that means is that it’s now more or less out of print after a sixteen-year span. On 14 December I received an order for a copy on the Wicklow Marketplace. That went to someone in the...
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 | Nov 30, 2020 | Carlow, Carrig Mountain, Charles Drury, Englishtown, Finn McCool, Humewood, Keadeen, Kilranelagh, Rathvilly, Talbotstown, Wicklow |
St. Brigid’s Church, Talbotstown, has a really beautiful backdrop, with the twin mountains of Keadeen and Carrig dominating the view. The small car park beside the church is one of the best vantage points for admiring those mountains and for seeing Finn McCool and...
