Author: Irish Roots Project Editorial Team

It is the hardest conversation in Irish citizenship: a great-grandmother from Tipperary, a family fiercely proud of its Irish roots — and a legal rule that usually says no. Usually. Not always. This guide gives you the honest picture of the great-grandparent route: the one…

One Irish-born grandparent. That is the entire entry requirement for the most travelled road to Irish citizenship — a road your family qualified you for the day your grandmother or grandfather was born on the island of Ireland. This guide covers the grandparent route end…

The Foreign Births Register sounds like a dusty Victorian ledger. In reality it is the front door to Irish citizenship for the global diaspora — and tens of thousands of people walk through it every year. This is the practical, step-by-step guide to the FBR…

“My grandmother was Irish — does that mean I can get a passport?” It is the most asked question in Irish genealogy, and the honest answer is: quite possibly, but it depends on details most family stories leave out. This guide walks every pathway to…