The grandson of Big John Meehan from Sligo, Mary Ellen McLaughlin-Keane from Galway, Bridget Munnelly from Mayo, and Matthew Smith from Cavan ended up with the least recognized Irish name of them all. I can’t begin to tell you how many times, I’ve been asked, “Smith, huh! English … right?” When I meet up with my ancestor Mac an Gabhann—the one who anglicized our family name to Smith—he…

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday for our Live Gala Launch!

We had a wonderful time welcoming new members, giving away prize packs, asking questions to our live panelists, and chatting with each other. 

If you missed…

recently, I was able to trace my family from Seattle, Washington and all the steps they took from the home in county Laois.All my life I never knew where my family came from... just Ireland. I feel pretty good about bringing my family back to life....and in my imagination I could really feel who these people were. It also helped to watch period shows like "Coppers" and "Boardwalk Empire" I read books on the history of Ireland and America in the 1800's and early 1900's... The journey was so…

Damian Sheils - Director at Rubicon Heritage 

Robbie Doyle - Associate Editor of The Wild Geese

Gerry Regan - Executive Producer of The Wild Geese

Mairead Geary - Blogger at Irish American Mom

                      Here's her Guinness Beef Stew.

Maryann Tracy - Our Kitchen Editor here at TheWildGeese

John Lee -…

Throughout the day, to celebrate our Grand Launch, we are giving away Prize Packs to our new members. Sign up now, if you haven't already, to be eligible for our prizes throughout the day! To claim your prize, send an email to tjsilverberg@thewildgeese.com! Good Luck!

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Winter's Last Hurrah:

• Cherish The Ladies' Star in the East CD
• Sephira's Starlight CD
• Ashley Davis' Song of the Celtic…

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Recorded live during our Launch Gala on March 9 at 9am eastern

Moderating the panel is David Cosgrove.

Panelists include:

Mindie Burgoyne- "Travel Hag" blogger, author, curator of "Thin Places"

Henry Healy - Community Activation Leader at …

Linda Evangelista - Preservation Editor of The Wild Geese

Toni Maguire - Archaeologist and Anthropologist

Mari Steed - Activist

Gerry Regan - Executive Producer of The Wild Geese

The Moylan’s, a merchant family from County Cork, were well off. They had Stephen educated by Jesuits in Paris, since Catholics were forbidden by the Penal Laws from obtaining an education in Ireland. He apprenticed in the family shipping business in Lisbon before immigrating to Philadelphia.…

Friday, March 8th 2013, 2:30 - 4:30pm at Glucksman Ireland House NYU

RECORDS REVEAL 400 YEARS OF WESTMINSTER’S HISTORY

Leading family history website findmypast.ie a href="http://www.findmypast.ie/">http://www.findmypast.ie/> has today published online for the first time parish records held by the City of Westminster Archives…

The (New) Wild Geese Debuts Sat., Mar. 9…

If one were to query the public regarding the Father of the American Navy, they would likely hear the name, John Paul Jones. The Scotsman, John Paul, who added the name Jones to gain some anonymity while hiding in the colonies from the…

As February’s Black History Month fades into memory and March’s Irish History Month begins its ascendancy, there’s a brief moment where the black takes on a tinge of green.

Few realize that these two ethnic groups, African-Americans and Irish-Americans, who together make up one-quarter of…

By Megan Finnegan Bungeroth / Special to The Wild Geese

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