In 2005 an American genealogist discovered George Clooney’s Irish roots in Windgap, county Kilkenny. Since then, extravagant claims have been made about George’s ancestry, not least that they made carpets for the Titanic. Between 2012 and 2014 Eneclann’s own Fiona Fitzsimons & Helen Moss delved into Mr. Clooney’s Irish family history, and found a complex but compelling story.
Eneclann feature’s in today’s Sunday Independent with an article on Hollywood star George Clooney and the real story behind his Irish Roots, The article gathers information from research discovered by Eneclann’s very own Expert researcher Fiona Fitzsimons, You can read the article online here.
These findings were also featured in the July/August edition of Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy e-magazine. The 8 page article can be downloaded for free at http://bit.ly/1oabNpL. It is here you can read the full story on George Clooney’s Kilkenny homestead
Irish Lives Remembered is a bi-monthly digital publication helping people of Irish heritage globally trace their Irish ancestry.