I'm a fairly experienced researcher with a lifelong interest in my geneaology. My family tree is mostly Irish from Tipperary, Meath, Cork, Roscommon and Waterford, with a bit of English from Sussex, Norfolk, Yorkshire and Essex. Also a wee dram of Scot too. I started two facebook groups for my Dwyer and my Kelly cousins so as to share my interest and bring back together family who had lost touch with each passing generation. No royalty, no-one of fame, but four direct convict ancestors, a good number of criminals, many war veterans, certainly enough tragedies and enough celebrations to make it real

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by John Dwyer at registration.