Paul Breen: Sharing some life lessons in the history of ‘the English Maguires’
My wife is a Maguire, but an English one. The fact of being English is only relevant here because it’s a background factor in how her family had lost touch with their Irish origins over time. Her father, Terry Maguire, knew that his ancestors came from the Emerald Isle, and had some connection with religion and pubs. However, Terry had no idea of his family’s exact historical origins.