How can I find my Irish ancestors?

Question

My surname is Maher(Irish Form = O' Macher (Yep, I know it sounds Egyptian, but I can assure you it is Irish), and I want to find the information about the clan (I am descended from it).

I've looked everywhere, and I just want to find a webpage or something about my ancestors.

Can you help?

Answer 1

UK answer.

Have a look at the  web site posted below, its a directory for all things Irish, it's got some really interesting stuff on there

http://rmhh.co.uk/ireland.html

You could also try www.ancestry.co.uk and www.familysearch.org which is an excellent completely free site.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

www.irishancestors.com

Answer 3

online

Answer 4

How does that sound Egyptian. There are alot of Mahers in Ireland. It would be very hard to track your ancestors as the name is very common.

Answer 5

starriiss78:

I would also like to contact you about ancestry research, but you have email and IM contact turned off in your profile. Could you contact me please? Thanks!

Also: IrishAncestors.com is a dead end.

Answer 6

Ireland?

Answer 7

Sure,i love Genealogy.Try Ancestry.com and cousinconnect.com and genealogy.com and of course family tree.com. If you get the 14.99 trial subscription at Ancestry.com it will give you access to the rest. Oh yeah and surname.com.If you need anymore help you can e-mail me direct.Just click on the pic.;0)

Answer 8

Have you checked the Pubs?

Answer 9

http://www.myheritage.com/

this is a good website to find ancestors

Answer 10

You've looked everywhere?  Did you try maherclan.com?  :-)  It's actually a site about a his direct relatives but also recommends this site at rootsweb.com all about the Maher surname and links to tracing your ancestors

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~...

This surname definition is from maherclan.com:

The name Maher comes from the Irish Ui Meachair, or in English, O Meagher. The "O" was dropped, and some families further anglicised the name to Maher around the 18th century.

Maher is also the name of a group of families in India (comprised of 14 major surnames), unrelated to the Irish clan, with a history of being warriors, who have their own unique wedding ceremonies and such.

http://www.maherclan.com/links.htm

Answer 11

GO to the end of the rainbow and steal the leprachauns pot of gold, then blackmail him into telling you.