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A few days ago I was unseriously talking with my best friend about our family lines and googled my mother's line; O'Rourke. I hadn't ever looked up family history before, so I was a little shocked to find it's potentially a big deal.

I'm hoping some folks here might be able to guide me to more in depth sources, because the more I try to look up, the more questions I have. It's quickly spiralling into a bit of an obsession so I hope to save myself grief of fruitless online queries.

Even if it's not directly related, like how tanistry works, how lineage is confirmed, traditions, hell even if someone knows resources on learning Gaelic would be welcome. I always wanted to learn anyway but now a fire is lit under me.

Thank you pre emptively to anyone who responds!