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Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian

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par Rachel Murphy, Lecturer, School of History and Geography, University of Limerick

Whenever a new series of Who Do You Think You Are? airs, there is an uptick in the number of people who decide to trace their own family history. Watching the show, it is tempting to think that conducting this research is easy. But underpinning each episode is hundreds of hours of research conducted by expert genealogists and historians – only the most exciting moments make it to your TV screen.

As you do your own research, it’s important to bear in mind that it can be a time-consuming and frustrating – as well as deeply rewarding – process.

There is a wealth of information…

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