点评:My husband and I decided we were long overdue on a return trip to Ireland, to enjoy the beautiful landscape, wonderful people, rich history, and continue the research into my Irish roots. On the recommendation of good friends, we engaged My Ireland Family Heritage to help fill gaps in my research and maybe find the ‘family farm’. They did a wonderful job on both fronts. One of the roadblocks of my research was due to an error in the name of a great-great-grandmother. Once the correct name was discovered, it opened the path which led to more records going back several generations. Also, they verified that my grandmother’s family really was related to an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in copper mining in Montana. And last, and best, was their confirming that one family line had been living on the same land since the 1550s and still lives there today! Their use of Eircodes helped pinpoint where the family farm was, even though "the farm" is very different today.
翻译:我和丈夫觉得是时候重返爱尔兰了,欣赏那里美丽的风景、热情的人民、悠久的历史,并继续探寻我的爱尔兰血统。在好友的推荐下,我们聘请了“我的爱尔兰家族遗产”(My Ireland Family Heritage)公司来填补我研究中的空白,或许还能找到“家族农场”。他们在这两方面都做得非常出色。我研究中的一个障碍是曾祖母的名字有误。一旦找到正确的名字,就打开了通往更多记录的大门,这些记录可以追溯到好几代以前。此外,他们还证实了我祖母的家族确实与一位在蒙大拿州铜矿开采中发家致富的爱尔兰移民有亲缘关系。最后,也是最棒的是,他们确认有一支家族自16世纪50年代以来就一直居住在这片土地上,而且至今仍然居住在那里!他们利用邮政编码(Eircodes)帮助我们精确定位了家族农场的位置,尽管如今的“农场”已经面目全非。