Our St Cormac’s Society online and in-person workshops, talks and one-on-one consults are kindly supported by the Oweninny Wind Farm Community Support Fund, administered by Mayo County Council and the Local Enhancement Programme of funding, administered by the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) and funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. Without this kind support we would not be able to make these virtual services available to the general public.

Do you have a burning question about history or genealogy?

We are offering free one-on-one consultations with our experts!

Thanks to our friends of St Cormac’s Society, we are offering a limited number of free one-on-one consultations to members of the public, who have some local history or genealogy questions they need answered. Just sign up for the consultation with the form below and we will match you with our current Expert-In-Residence, for a short call over Zoom or MS Teams.

Please note, these free consults are provided through the kindness of our volunteer experts who do not receive any renumeration for their time and we only ask for a small donation to our society after the call, if you feel it has been of benefit to you.

Thank you - we appreciate you!

Our current Expert-in-Residence is Dr Liam Alex Heffron

Short Bio: Following his first class honours M.A. at the University of Galway, Dr Heffron was awarded a history Ph.D. for his pioneering research on the social causes of the local Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. He has part-published his work in the books No Revolution: Igniting War in North Mayo, 1917-1923 and Spirit of Revolution, Ireland from below, 1917–1923. Dr Heffron has also provided content authenticity services for TV and film productions most recently for the BBC’s Who do you think you are? and RTE’s The Battle for Rural Ireland’. As a founder of St Cormac’s (Heritage) Society, he has led efforts for the protection and promotion of local heritage in his native west of Ireland. Liam Alex is also involved in the Healing Through History project (2025) creating an online community of genealogy and local history enthusiasts, to heal and inspire both themselves and those around them.