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r/IrishAncestry↗

If your parents or grandparents (or even further back) were Irish, this is a good place to start. We'll try to put you on the right track. We welcome anyone that has Irish ancestry to explore, discuss, get closer to your roots, or just talk. Doesn't matter what your name is, there's a welcome on the mat, so come into the parlour and have a chat.

3.5k subscribers34 posts / mo in Sep 202626 authors / mosince 2020

r/IrishAncestry has 3.5k members. It gets about 34 posts a month from 26 people. Top topics: Northern Ireland and Ireland and Ancestry Results.

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r/IrishAncestry

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+11%since May 2026
Oct 20263.5k
Growing3.5k subscribers
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r/IrishAncestry

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+62%vs Sep 2025 · +46% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202634
BusierPeaked at 37 in Jun 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IrishAncestry

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Northern Ireland and Ireland0.5%
  2. Ancestry Results0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Ancestry
  2. FamilySearch
  3. Townlands in Ireland
  4. Placenames Database of Ireland
  5. HSE website

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research