Finding out where our ancestors came from and what they went through in their lives is an important rite of passage, particularly in the context of the pandemic as our ordinary lives have been thrown so far out of sync.
Enniscorthy TD James Browne has been busy researching his family tree. Describing this as something he has always wanted to do, he explained that he found himself with more time on his hands in the evenings during the various lockdowns, and was first encouraged to explore the Browne family connected to Askamore after local man David Donohoe got the ball rolling.