George Clooney

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and his family are expected to visit Ireland by the end of the year to meet up with their Irish cousins.

Irish people were treated terribly for a period of time and were not treated well.” He said: “I am of Irish descent and in America a hundred years ago we were refugees, my family. The Clooneys have Irish heritage on both sides of the family, though most significantly on the paternal side. Speaking publicly after his first visit here, Clooney explained: “I would be thrilled to be back in Ireland. We were there for Easter (2019), it was unusually warm and nice and it couldn’t have been more fun to be there. His father’s great-great-grandfather, Nicholas Clooney, emigrated to the US from Co Kilkenny. In 2005 an American genealogist discovered George Clooney’s Irish roots in Windgap, Co Kilkenny and Abbeyleix, Co Laois resulting in his parents visiting 12 years ago. The Clooneys have Irish heritage on both sides of the family, though most significantly on the paternal side.