17/08/2025
It’s been a wonderful and rewarding week with the luck of the Irish smiling on us!
It all started earlier this year when Kathy was approached by two brothers. “Can you help us with our applications for Irish passports? Our grandfather was born in Ireland and we have his birth and marriage certificates”.
Her response was, “We would love to! It would be a two stage process, which would start with applying for your Irish citizenship”.
But, little did we all know what a challenge it would prove to be!
What the brothers thought was their grandfather’s birth certificate actually belonged to someone else.
After many twists and turns, and even contact with parish priests based in Ireland, finding the right birth certificate proved to be elusive. The trail suggested that their grandfather had most likely changed his identity.
Using the power of DNA testing and analysis, together with painstaking research, our Irish team was able to unravel the mystery and find the correct birth certificate. As we suspected, it was in a different name!
We are delighted to say that the brother’s citizenship applications were submitted this week ☘️☘️☘️☘️.
Another lovely outcome is that a number of the DNA matches turned out to be close relatives - and the brothers look forward to meeting their newly found family in the future.
We are absolutely thrilled. Stories like this are at the heart of what we do: uncovering family mysteries, connecting generations and helping people discover their heritage.
