And on Wednesday last, the 15th of November, we launched it in the Old Museum in the centre of Belfast.

Here are some reviews of the book:

“Part puzzle, part history, part family chronicle but always an engaging read. This exploration of the world of one Ulster family reveals the reality of life in Ulster from the seventeenth century to the present. Anyone even remotely interested in the history either of their own family or of the province will love this scholarly but highly readable book’’.  

Raymond Gillespie, Professor of History, Maynooth University

“In this outstanding book, John Gribbin works heroically to reconstruct what we can learn of the history of a name and of the families that share it. Drawing evidence from DNA analysis, place-names, medieval manuscripts, census records and his own recollections, he shows how rarely these families impacted on wider society – but how much they have meant to each other.”

Crawford Gribben, Professor of History, Queen’s University Belfast

This book is beautifully produced, stylishly written – and illustrated superbly. Based on extensive research, a labour of love, it is more than a family history, but rather serves as a fascinating lens through which to view the momentous periods of our history. This will give Gribbin, A Family History of Ulster a universal appeal.

Kenneth Dawson, author of The Belfast Jacobin: Samuel Neilson and the United Irishmen.