27-05-2025
Wicklow man reunites long-lost family through genealogy journey and uncovers hidden past
Donal Winters' discovery of cousins he never knew existed leads to a powerful memoir exploring family separation, survival, and Ireland's religious divide in the 20th century.
Bray People
A resident of Delgany, County Wicklow, who grew up in County Leitrim, has written a powerful and emotive book centred on a family of cousins he knew nothing about until chance led him on a journey to unearth his past.
Donal Winters first began shaking the family tree in 2018, simply because he was given the gift of a voucher for a genealogy service. But it took him down a road that he never knew existed and what he discovered inspired him to self-publish a book that is a gripping narrative in its own right, but is also a piece of social history that examines the Irish Catholic-Protestant divide in mid-20th Century Ireland.
