Heritage & Ancestry

Yes, through the Foreign Births Register: €278 for an adult and about 12 months. Once registered you are an Irish citizen. Checked October 2026.

The free official Irish record sites, step by step: the 1901, 1911 and 1926 censuses, civil registers, parish registers and land records, with one real family traced.

Meet Aengus Óg, the Irish god of love. Read his tale of the swan maiden, the Boyne home he won by a trick, and where to find his story today.

Not on Stamp 0, the retirement permission. It rules out public hospital treatment, so private insurance is required. Checked October 2026.

New Hampshire is the most Irish state by share; California has the most people of Irish ancestry. All 50 states ranked from Census data.

It depends on when they were born. See the before-and-after rule for children, and the twist that helps some families. Checked October 2026.

What it really costs to live in Ireland in 2026, line by line: rent, heat, food, transport and health cover for one person in Dublin and a couple around Ennis.

Yes. The Irish citizenship rule covers the whole island of Ireland, north and south. Here is how the grandparent rule works. Checked October 2026.

Ten castles in Ireland you can go inside, from Bunratty and Blarney to Trim and Dunluce, with what to see and one mistake to avoid at each.

€50,000 a year for each person, says Ireland’s immigration service, plus savings and private health insurance. Checked October 2026.