Claire Santry

A professional journalist for more than 30 years, Claire Santry has written for countless newspapers and magazines, concentrating mainly on historical and architectural topics, travel and Irish family history. Her credits include The Guardian, Belfast Telegraph, Natural Stone Specialist, Country Living, The Washington Post, Delta's Sky magazine, Britain, Visitor Ireland, Family Tree (UK), Irish Roots Magazine (IE), and Family Tree Magazine (USA). She publishes both the well-established IrishGenealogyNews.com blog, which was described in The Irish Times as "absolutely essential for anyone who wants to know what’s happening in Irish genealogy", and its stablemate website Irish-Genealogy-Toolkit.com. Claire divides her time between England and Ireland. When she's not writing or researching her ancestors, she enjoys many pursuits including Irish and European history, politics, handicrafts, almost everything French, and long walks with her husband through the countryside.