Gerard Neary : Principal Researcher

Hello. My name is Gerard Neary, or Ged as many friends prefer to call me. I am the principal researcher at Irish Ancestry Research.
 
Our business was set up after a long period of undertaking genealogy research firstly as a hobby, and then on a part-time commission basis. By word of mouth, the popularity of my Family History reporting services increased sufficiently to turn this into a full-time occupation.
 
I always had a longstanding interest in social history so it was an easy progression for me to utilise my knowledge to research into the lives of forefathers specified by referral, regardless of any fame or notoriety gained by these particular individuals. I discovered that the key to successful ancestry research was (1) knowing where to look for historical documents of interest, and (2) making sense of all the little bits of relevant data uncovered.  I view genealogy as a 3-dimensional jigsaw puzzle but the first challenge is finding enough pieces to form a general image of your subject’s life. Sadly some pieces may be lost forever, but our determination to complete the puzzle as best we can is never diminished at Irish Ancestry Research.

Who We Are

We employ trained assistants to patiently delve into record archives looking for references to your named ancestors and their relatives. We also collaborate with like-minded researchers in strategic locations residing close to genealogy centres worldwide. However, I still insist on personally corresponding with our clients, and I check and oversee the production of family trees and reports. We appreciate that new information revealed about a family’s history can arouse all kinds of emotions. The way that our findings are conveyed and presented to our clients is of the utmost importance at ​Irish Ancestry Research.
 
Overall we want our service to be as friendly and informal as you wish to make it. We hope to give you some or all of the answers you are seeking. We want you to learn all about your unique Family History and, most of all, to enjoy the journey of discovery under our guidance.

​Our History
We have been in business for several years, very successfully, as testified by many of our delighted clients in glowing Testimonials, some of which are displayed on this website. We are based in the west of Ireland close to where the county boundaries of Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon intersect, but we do not just specialize in researching ancestors from these local counties. We have easy access to genealogy records throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland concerning any ancestor who spent time on the island of Ireland. We also conduct research in other countries, primarily via genealogy record databases. For example, we are able to trace ancestors who resided at some time in the United Kingdom, most of Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, India (of old), South Africa and many other places worldwide. We have strategic alliances with genealogy enthusiasts overseas and this enables us to accelerate the retrieval of records and BMD (birth/marriage/death) certificates from non-Irish repositories.