An Introduction to My Family History
My name is Kevin Holmes. I am originally from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, and now live in Limerick. I have been researching my family history for nearly 30 years. My interest began when I was given a substantial amount of family information compiled by my grandfather's cousin, John Holmes of Monasterevin. His research into the Holmes family of Co. Laois and Co. Kildare provided the starting point for my own investigations. Further information and assistance came from Richard Holmes in Australia and from other members of the wider Holmes family, including my distant cousin Dianne Friden in California. The same has been true of other branches of the family. My own research uncovered part of the Zimber story, but it was another distant cousin, Martin Zimber in Canada, who provided the vital information connecting the family in Ireland with the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, in Germany. Paul Dold, Jürgen Sterk and Corinna Zimber subsequently provided further information about the Black Fores...
