Hi all, There is a new site called Family Research Ireland that allows people to trace their ancestry from Ireland.
You can find the site on www.familyresearchireland.com I will be writing on this about Ancestry stories, as I have had my first story published in America. You can find out amazing stories that were left hidden over the centuries.
This site I designed myself as I have a keen interest in ancestry, some advice I can give is the National Archives start off using the 1901 and 1911 census they are free to use and non copyrighted.
I can be emailed on support@familyresearchireland.com
Its only now that I didn't realise that the Duke of Wellington statue in Trim of Arthur Wellesley was prime minister of the UK twice, now what had me interested in this was that he is said to have either been born in Dublin or Meath counties in Ireland. There is some debate on about people wanting the statue to be taken down in Trim town as its a salute to a previous empire Ireland was once a part of. But this may not be so now as this has lead to visitor numbers being great for Trim along with all of its attractions whether they be the castle or the Yellow Steeple.
There is loads of information out there about the Duke of Wellington statue in Trim as shown
"Freestanding limestone built memorial, erected 1817. Comprising a Corinthian column on a panelled pedestal surmounted by statue of the Duke of Wellington. Pedestal stands on steps which are surrounded by cast-iron spear-headed railings and by a cast-iron chain supported by carved limestone bollards. Inscription in raised lettering on north face and carved benchmark on south face of pedestal."
Reference for this information was taken of Buildings of Ireland Site.
As mentioned before I run a ancestry website called www.familyresearchireland.com
