Ireland Genealogy Experience

What You'll Do

This three-day experience allows you to truly immerse yourself in your Irish heritage, and incorporate much more of your family heritage, sites and experiences. Discover your Irish roots with professional genealogist Irish Clann Connections, local traditions, culture, heritage, and experiences. Uncover the stories from your family tree as you take a mystery tour to find your Irish roots – 'Who Do You Think You Are '-style!

Relax as you taken the hidden gems, lush landscapes and breathe in the fresh air as you are taken on a journey around the Irish heartlands and experience the sights of your ancestors on a genealogical mystery tour, with details of your story revealed as we travel around the sites associated with your family tree. Enjoy meeting the locals, experiencing the cead mile failte (hundred thousand welcomes).

If your family come from Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Mayo or Galway, our genealogist will take you on a journey back through time. Our genealogist will carry out extensive research in advance of your trip and lead you through the places associated with your ancestors, revealing details along the way. Just like the TV show!

Meet our genealogist in Dublin, Shannon or Athlone and be taken on a mystery tour around your family tree. Our driver will bring you to different locations that form part of your family story, and our genealogist will weave the narrative around the documents that she has uncovered and give you an insight into the Ireland your ancestors left behind

Family homesteads, castles, famine ships, workhouses, graveyards, museums, stately homes, local people and cultural experiences combine to create a once in a lifetime genealogy and family history experience.

In the evenings, enjoy some traditional Irish storytelling, music, Ireland’s oldest pub, cosy open fires, and conversations with the locals.

This is a private group experience for 2 – 8 people.

Experience
Highlights

Explore the landscapes of your ancestors and discover your Irish roots

Hear the stories and soak in the atmosphere of 5000 years of history

Meet the makers, taste the delicacies, discover the unique crafts

Expert local genealogists and guides who are passionate about Irish heritage, culture and landscape

Experience Itinerary

Arrival and meet your genealogist

You will meet the genealogist who has been working on your ancestry in either Dublin, Shannon or Athlone and start the discovery of your family history.

Your host will outline the discoveries they have made about your family tree and discuss the places of interest to be included on your route.

Your private car and driver will take you around all the landmarks of your family’s past.

Your journey will include visiting the places your ancestors lived and worked, the villages, landmarks and homesteads of your long lost relatives. Depending on your arrival time, your journey will start today, after checking in to the hotel.

Your local guide will tell you about the history, the stories, people, politics and culture of the region and the times in which they lived, as well as some more recent interesting facts. You’ll stop off at local artisans and eating places to experience some famous Irish hospitality along the way.

Dinner at a local restaurant of your choice.

Overnight at a local hotel of minimum 3*standard, depending on the route of your bespoke tour.

All are independently owned and include breakfast and a friendly Irish welcome.

Continue on your Ancestral journey

Your journey continues as you discover details about your relatives and the times and places in which they lived. You will visit places of interest and significance to your family: houses, shops, farms and places of worship which they frequented, discover documents of births, marriages and other significant information which build up the story of your family.

You’ll stop off at a local village for lunch and experience modern day culture in Ireland, mixed with the mystery of the past.

You will get a real understanding of the lives lived by your family in this beautiful landscape.

Overnight at a local hotel of minimum 3*standard, depending on the route of your bespoke tour.

All are independently owned and include breakfast and a friendly Irish welcome.

Departure Day

Enjoy your last hearty Irish breakfast at the hotel before you depart to return home or continue to your next destination, taking the memories of this once in a lifetime experience with you.

We are sure that this trip will be a revealing, surprising and perhaps an emotional insight into your own family heritage and will bring to life the people and places you may have, up to now, only heard about.

FAQs

Yes, you can select single room options and the amount your require per party. Please request this at the time of booking.

Yes, you can reserve a day experience if you are looking for brief information or a longer 7 days experience should you really wish to dig underneath the surface, please enquire.

Yes we are able to create a bespoke experience based on other towns, please enquire for a quote.

from £926 per person (based on 6 people)