History Snoop

There was no rest for this beautiful Polish-born Jewish woman in Nazi-occupied territory from the early 1930s to the end of the Second World War.

The story of Garrett COTTER (1801-1886) - County Cork to New South Wales, Australia. In 1822, nineteen-year-old COTTER was given a life sentence of transportation to NSW. His crime was participating in 'Whiteboy' action to bring about…

The Women's Suffrage Petition signed by 30,000 women from Victoria in 1891 inspired the fight for equal voting rights throughout Australia. This is a short story of the campaign with a focus on the women of Healesville who signed the…

The O'Leary Castle of Inchigeelagh is the last remaining O'Leary Castle. Built in the 16th Century it stands beside the picturesque River Lee in a remote part of County Cork.

The Merriang Hotel vanished as did the township of Merriang. I am looking for an old photograph of the hotel when it was run by my GG Grandfather John CHANDLER between 1858 and 1865.

Richard Basil Moore (1887-1951) aka 'Deadshot Dick', the colourful character from Melbourne's bayside suburbs in the early 1900s remains invisible to his family. All photographs of him have either been destroyed or disappeared.

There is no trace of James O'LEARY, father of Edward O'LEARY born in Carrick-on-Suir in 1841. Where did the family go after Edward's birth?

Keeping the name 'Susan' in the family was a tradition whether we knew about it or not.

I'm Susan O’Leary and I'm a History Snoop. I started this blog in November 2018 after touring Ireland snooping around for information about my family’s Irish ancestors. Although I didn’t uncover much information I felt strangely connected…