Family
1900–Today: Photographs, Memories & Research
The modern family archive contains far more than names and dates.
From Roscommon to the wider world
Every family leaves a trail.
Follow the McManus story through people, places, photographs, documents, DNA research, and the memories that connect generations.
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Companion research projects
These independent resources preserve source material and support the DNA research connected with this archive.
Original research and recordsMcManus YDNA Project at Mexlist
Read Michael McManus’s research and consult the original Kilronan record pages and images.
Visit Mexlist →Genetic genealogyFamilyTreeDNA McManus GroupExplore the surname project and DNA research connecting documented McManus family lines.
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1845–1900: Famine, Migration & New Lives
The middle decades of the nineteenth century changed the course of millions of Irish families.
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1700–1845: Parishes, Land & Family Lines
The eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries form the bridge between older family traditions and documentary genealogy.
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Before 1700: Origins, Septs & Early Records
The earliest history of the McManus name belongs to the world of Gaelic Ireland.
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The New McManus Family History Website Is Live
A new home for connected McManus family research, historical records, DNA studies, places, stories, and shared discoveries.
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Drumshanbo, County Leitrim
Drumshanbo forms part of the McManus family heartland. It sits at the southern end of Lough Allen, within the civil parish of …