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Where are you now?

Start with what you know. ‘I’m not sure’ is always an option. If we can’t confidently identify your research stage, we’ll explain what’s missing.

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The questions work out your stage in your own browser, using answers worked out in advance. With JavaScript off there is nothing to run them. The County Mayo page explains the five stages in full, and you can ask us directly instead.

Your starting point

Tell us what you know now

Do you have Irish ancestry?

A family story counts. It does not have to be proven yet.

Yes, my family was Irish No, I am researching for somebody else I am not sure

Do you have anything to work from?

A surname, a family story, an old document, a certificate, a DNA result: any of these count.

Yes, I have at least one of those No, nothing beyond the family being Irish I am not sure

How precisely do you know where in Ireland they came from?

Pick the most precise one you are reasonably confident about, not the most hopeful.

Are you thinking about going to Ireland?

This changes nothing about your research. It only decides whether we mention the things that involve being there.

No account or email address is required. Your answers are included in the result link so you can reopen it. The site uses your answer combination to load a prepared result.