About My Ancestors
Genealogy is your own personal journey into the past.
My Ancestors is a genealogy research practice based in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, with a passion for family history and a focus on tracing Irish ancestors and heritage. Carrying out family history research takes time and patience; we apply proven search techniques to produce an accurate, complete picture of your ancestry.
Confidentiality
All research is carried out with the utmost professionalism. Everything you share, and everything we uncover, is treated in the strictest confidence. No report, or any part of it, is ever copied, circulated or shared with anyone other than you, the commissioning client.
Meet your genealogist
My Ancestors is run by Gerard Mulligan, a Qualified Genealogist based in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, with 14 years' experience tracing Irish families. Gerard holds the Certificate in History of Family and Genealogical Methods from the University of Limerick and is a member of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. He combines formal training and proven research techniques with a genuine passion for the work — and a promise that every detail you share, and everything he uncovers, is treated in the strictest confidence. Nothing is ever shared with anyone but you.
- University of Limerick — Certificate in History of Family & Genealogical Methods
- Member, Irish Genealogical Research Society
- 14 years' experience
- Based in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Proud member of the Irish Genealogical Research Society
The sources we use
Irish family history is pieced together from many records, each with its own quirks, gaps and survival story. These are the main sources we work with — and what they help us uncover.
Church records
Pre-1900 baptisms, marriages and burials — the bedrock before civil registration.
Civil records
State registration of births, marriages and deaths from the mid-19th century.
1901 & 1911 Censuses
The two surviving full censuses, household by household.
Griffith's Valuation
Who held what land, 1847–1864 — and where.
Tithe Applotment Books
Landholders of the 1820s–1830s, before the censuses.
Gravestone inscriptions
Names, dates and family links recorded in stone.
Newspapers
Notices, obituaries and reports that place people in time.
Discover and treasure your unique family history
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