Genealogist at Shamrock Roots

Ciara Chivers

Ciara Chivers is a genealogist based in Northern Ireland. Through her business, Shamrock Roots, she helps clients to discover their family history and connect with their heritage. She is also a tutor at the University of Strathclyde, supporting students who are pursuing postgraduate qualifications in genealogy, and she serves as a Director of the Register of Qualified Genealogists, supporting fellow genealogists and their clients.

Ciara's family tree is deeply embedded in the north of Ireland and she particularly enjoys research that is focused on Ireland and the Irish diaspora. She developed the website MemsDead.com to help people use a wonderful source for researching Irish family history and local history - the Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland (also known as the Journal of the Irish Memorials Association). Mems Dead shares the findings of research that Ciara did while earning her Master's degree in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies.