www.Irishroots.com 2018 Launch.
with Mike at the Irish Roots Cafe…

Reporting Last Years Actions
We are back on board with the Irish Roots blog.
Below is a summary of last years status totals,

350 videos on Irish genealogy, history and Song.
400 Blogs from Mike to date on (Bluehost)
100 million plus cumulative web page visits
20 consecutive years at Dublin Irish Fest
5 plus years at the Louisville Irish Fest
1 Video book reviews category launched with Mark
1 Irish Hedge school page started on Facebook.

New sessions launched in 2018
A) Irish Family History Research
Mike O’Laughlin is the founder of the worlds first
Irish genealogy podcast and author of books on every county in Ireland. Program includes genealogy, DNA, resources, and family history research. Includes
video as possible.

B) Irish Heraldry and Coats of Arms
Based upon the Irish Book of Arms, genealogy and
heraldry. Includes video as possible.

C) Sing a Song in Irish (chorus)
No experience necessary in singing, or in the Irish Language. It’s all about the song, not the singer..
Learn to sing the simple chorus to an Irish song,
in the Irish Language. includes video as possible

D) Irish Old Style Song
An introduction to and live performance of sean nós
(old style) song, in the Irish and English language.
This historic Irish style of song was originally
sung solo, without musical accompaniement and is
tied to the History of Ireland…. includes video..

E) The Irish in Missouri
Based upon research from the first book on
“The Missouri Irish” including Settlers, Settlements, Personalities, Railroad, Newspapers, St. Louis, K.C.,
The Irish Wilderness and more. includes video.

Our Web Page
Well, we’ve run through 4 webmasters trying to upgrade our web page, but 100 pages or more on our site have done them all in….. but… We are now putting it back together,
hold on..
We also have two old style Irish song albums in the works to come in 2018..

That’s all for now, more soon….
Mike O’Laughlin
www.Irishroots.com