Thank you for visiting Ottawa Valley Irish: A Family History Blog and Genealogy Database.
Ottawa Valley Irish pursues the family histories of a number of Irish and French Canadian families in the Ottawa Valley area, including:

- the Morans of Huntley township, Carleton Co. (James Moran and Margaret Jamieson)
- the Killeens of March township, Carleton Co. (Denis Killeen, originally of Meelick, Galway, and Mary Ahearn)
- the Laheys of March township, Carleton Co. (James Lahey, originally of Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary, and Ann Armstrong, originally of Annagh, Cavan)
- the McGlades of Perth, Lanark Co. (John McGlade, originally of Clarkill, Forkill, Armagh, and Bridget Dunne, originally of Drumintee, Killevy, Armagh)
- the McCarthys of Kitley township, Leeds Co. (Eugene McCarthy, originally of Farranamanagh, Kilcrohane, Cork, and Honora McDonald, originally of Co. Clare)
- the Derouins of Leslie township, Pontiac Co. (Jean Baptiste Derouin and Esther Robillard)
Ottawa Valley Irish also offers tips and tricks for the pursuit of Irish and Canadian genealogy: how to trace your Irish ancestry through Canadian sources; how to search the census records and census substitutes; how to locate, decipher, translate, and interpret the Catholic parish records.
For names, dates, places, and sources, please visit the related Genealogy Database.
All information at this site is supplied to the best of my current knowledge, but is subject to ongoing revision. If you’d like to suggest an addition, a revision, or a correction, please email me at mcmoran at gmail dot com; or fill out the contact form below.