Irish heritage trips from your city
Trips from your city to the places where Irish family stories start, from the archives in Dublin and Belfast to the port at Cobh, each with the cheapest round trip we've seen recently.
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Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
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Where to go and why
- Dublin: The National Library's free genealogy advice desk and EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum
- Shannon: Bunratty Folk Park's 19th-century farmhouses by the airport, a base for Clare and Limerick roots
- Cork: Cobh Heritage Centre, in the port where over 2.5 million emigrants sailed between 1849 and 1950
- Belfast: PRONI, Northern Ireland's public record office in Titanic Quarter, with church and valuation records
- Knock: Mayo's family research centres near Ballina and in Ballinrobe, and the Museum of Country Life
Most Irish records are organized by county and parish, so find your family's county and parish before you go.
Facts checked October 7, 2026. Sources: Irish Genealogy News: the National Library's free genealogy service · EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: Irish Family History Centre · Bunratty Castle and Folk Park · Cobh Heritage Centre: The Queenstown Story · Travel Extra: Cobh's emigrant story · Visit Belfast: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland · Roots Ireland: North Mayo Heritage Centre · Roots Ireland: South Mayo Family Research Centre · National Museum of Ireland: Country Life