IrishCentral is America’s largest Irish website. In early 2018 they started soliciting “contributors” who would share their stories with IrishCentral readers, “The Irish have the gift of gab and love nothing more than a good story and we want to help you tell yours.”

IrishCentral’s pitch was apparently successful. You’ll find published stories which are both entertaining and helpful in your own search.

Here’s a recent example, about a couple “hooked on chasing their ancestors back home in Ireland.” Read it here.

The contributors, Kate and Mike Lancor, share lots of tips. The nugget I took away from their story is this: a cemetery plot with only one name on the gravestone may actually have many family members buried there. Be sure to ask the cemetery caretaker for a copy of the plot card. Something I never considered.

Check out IrishCentral for facts and fun.