Trace YOUR ANCESTRY

TRACE YOUR IRISH ANCESTORY USING OUR ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS & RESOURCES

Discover Your Genealogy

Discover how our ancestors survived

Ever dreamt that you would walk in your Irish ancestors footsteps or pay your respects at the cemetery they were buried in? Achieve your dream and explore your family history with Donegal Scenic Travel on our personalized family history tours accompanied by an experienced family historian.

If you know where your ancestors came from, we can help you find out more on your “homeplace” and what happened to others born there, their lives, culture, good times and bad..

If you do not know where in Ireland your ancestors hailed from – we might be able help you find them.

Full Research Service Available

Due to Ireland’s turbulent history and scarcity of church registers prior to 1820 or much later in some parishes,family research in Ireland can be difficult.

It is important that you gather as much detail such as names, dates, addresses, parishes, photos, vital documents as possible in your own country before we start researching Ireland. Our experienced researchers then can use the resources available in Irish archives, libraries, government offices to uncover your Irish family history.

We can also research the history particular to your native parish of interest. This will ensure that your journey to your roots is much more rewarding. We can help you learn more of their day to day life and how the events that they lived through impacted upon their lives.

If you know where your ancestors came from, we can help you find out more on your “homeplace” and what happened to others born there, their lives, culture, good times and bad..

If you do not know where in Ireland your ancestors hailed from – we might be able help you find them.

Getting Started

Before contacting us ensure that you have as much detail as possible regarding either your plans for your visit or the research you require, to enable your visit to be one that will hold a happy life long memory. 

If you do need us to undertake genealogy research, we offer a free appraisal to ensure that there is sufficient evidence of existing records to enable us to search for your ancestors.

We will quote costings depending on services required.

Contact us for further information please email dstexploremyfamilyhistory@gmail.com

St Columbas graveyard Glencolmcille Co Donegal Ireland

In this old graveyard attached to the Church of Ireland is a headstone in memory of Madge O’Byrne born Malinbeg 4 Oct 1852 died Indianapolis Indiana 25 Oct 1886.

It poignantly reads:

"She wished not death in strange lands
Nor grave neath foreign skies
But home she came that kindred hands
Might place her where she lies.
She loved the land that gave her birth
As but the pure can love
Her prayer a grave in Irish earth
My soul to God above."

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