Which Irish notable are you most closely connected to?

Question

In last week's WikiTree Challenge to benefit the North of Ireland Family History Society, WikiTreers made 3,931 new connections for Irish notables, so we're featuring them in the Connection Finder this week.

Here are our featured Irish notables:

• Harry Ferguson, of Massey Ferguson
• Arthur Guinness, brewer
• Seamus Justin Heaney, poet
• Jack Kyle, rugby player
• William Millar, actor
• Gary Moore, musician
• Ruby Murray, vocalist
• Fanny Parnell, poet
• Viscount William Parrie, Titanic shipbuilder
• Jonathan Swift, author
• John Synge, playwright

Which one is most closely connected to you? If you're one of the 29 million of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

In addition to the above and our many Featured Connections, you can check your connections to any category on WikiTree, such as Ireland Notables and Ireland Authors. Click the green MyConnections button in the upper right hand corner of the category page.

Let us know how you're related below. If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" below the results, e.g. Captain Christopher Newport and Jonathan Swift. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles themselves, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)

Help us find and improve the profiles for next week's Colorful Names feature for Easter.

Comments

Fanny Parnell 12th cousin 6 times removed through my 17th great grandfather Geoffrey Dormer.

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King James IV , whose family relatives are connected with the Inquisition and later SEven Yeasss war  killing 20 million Protestants.

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Jonathon swift 11th cousins 11 times removed through my distant great grandfather Ralph de Stafford.

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Anonymous Whiting i trust this is on the wrong thread?

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My step mom is connected to all of them, depending on the accuracy of the profiles.  I didnt examine the lists closely..so some may be through marriage.

Answer 1

It isn't on the list, but it would be Brian Boru, through Audrey Barlow.

Answer 2

Relations: (Updated)

• 19 Degrees from Jonathan Swift (12th C, 12x R).  Our CA is William (William III) "the younger, 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby" Latimer (23rd GGF) (paternal) (4-3-8-7)
• 20 Degrees from Frances Isabelle (Fanny) Parnell (14th C, 4x R).  Our CA's are Sir Thomas Frowyk KB MP JP and Johanna (Jane) Frowyk formerly Sturgeon (17th GGP)
•  22 Degrees from Edmund John Millington (John) Synge (15th C, 5x R).  Our CA's are Joan Wydeville formerly Bedlisgate and Richard Woodville formerly Wydeville (19th GGP)

Family Connections:

• 20 Degrees from William Pirrie
• 20 Degrees from Arthur Guinness (paternal) 
• 21 Degrees from Harry Ferguson (paternal)
• 24 Degrees from Jack Kyle (paternal)
• 25 Degrees from William Stephen Boyd
• 27 Degrees from Ruby Lamar (paternal) (3-2-5-3-2-13)
• 29 Degrees from Seamus Justin Heaney
• 31 Degrees from Robert Moore

Answer 3

Deach Dorn, not on the list, but through, Tamme Dorn, and Brian Boru, through Ubbe Boyen.

Answer 4

Henry George Ferguson - 15°
William James Pirrie - 19°
Ruby Florence C (Murray) Lamar - 23°
William (Millar) Boyd - 24°
John Wilson Kyle - 25°
Seamus Justin Heaney - 28°
Robert William Moore - 30°

Jonathan Swift DST - 18° - 8th C 10xR
Frances Isabelle Parnell - 20° - 11th C 2xR
Edmund John Millington Synge - 23° - 14th C 4xR

Jonathan Swift DST can be traced through my Brunson/Woodard/Singleton/Langston line.

Frances Isabelle Parnell can be traced through my Wilson/Lawson/Higginbotham/Noland line.

Edmund John Millington Synge can be traced through my Brunson/Woodard/Singleton/Langston line as well.

Answer 5

Henry George Ferguson - 15°
Arthur Guinness - 19°
William James Pirrie - 19°
Ruby Florence C (Murray) Lamar - 23°
William (Millar) Boyd - 24°
John Wilson Kyle - 25°
Seamus Justin Heaney - 28°
Robert William Moore - 30°

Jonathan Swift DST - 18° - 8th C 10 10xR
Frances Isabelle Parnell - 20° - 11th C 2xR
Edmund John Millington Synge - 23° - 14th C 4xR

Visiting the past...

I thought I would get away without having any close Irish connections, but right at the end I pulled out 3 Cousins to go along with my 19° pair and my almost small straight. Does the 19° pair & 3 Cousins count for a Full House?

Answer 6

Edward John William Synge (1871-1909) is the Winner! He's my 16th Cousin 1X Removed! Other Cousins are Robert the Bruce & Frances Isabelle Parnell!

Answer 7

William Pirre is my coolest he was 19.

Answer 8

[[Ferguson-13107|Henry George Ferguson (1884-1960)]]- 19 degrees. 0 relation.

Arthur Guinness - 22 degrees. 0 relation.

Seamus Justin Heaney- 28 degrees. 0 relation.

John Wilson Kyle- 22 degrees. 0 relation.

William Millar- 24 degrees. 0 relation.

Gary Moore- 31 degrees. 0 relation.

Ruby Murray- 25 degrees. 0 relation.

Fanny Parnell- 21 degrees. 13th cousin 6xr.

Viscount William Parrie- 22 degrees. 0 relation.

Jonathan Swift- 18 degrees. 12th cousin 10xr.

John Synge- 22 degrees. 11th cousin 5xr.

Answer 9

Fanny and K are 12th cousins three times removed

Jonathan and K are 8th cousins 12 times removed

John and K are 13th cousins twice removed

Answer 10

Hello, Fanny Isabelle Parnell (1848-1882) is my 13th Cousin 1X Removed, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) is my 11th Cousin 2Xs Removed & Edward John Millington Synge (1871-1909) is my 16th Cousin 1X Removed!. From What I know about Relat Jackionships, Fanny Parnell is my Closest Cousin!