Just last week, genealogy experts at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum traced Taylor Swift’s roots all the way back to Derry. Now, the city’s mayor has invited the pop star to visit her ancestral home!
Swifties from all across Ireland have been gearing up for the biggest day in their 2024 calendar: The Eras Tour is finally coming to Dublin!
To build on the hype, genealogists from EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum took a look into the popstar’s family history to see if the singer has any Irish blood.
They discovered that she does, in fact, have family links to Derry. So, now Derry Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr has invited Taylor Swift to visit her ancestral home.
Bringing Taylor home to Ireland – great news for Swifties
The ‘Love Story’ singer is due to take to the stage in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium this Friday for the first of three sold-out nights at the iconic Irish venue.
Fans have been highly anticipating this weekend since tickets for Taylor’s gigs went on sale last year. Then, to add to the excitement, EPIC revealed the news that Taylor is, in fact, a Derry girl after all.
So, to make the most of her time in Ireland, Derry Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr thought it would be nice to invite the globally renowned pop star to come and visit her ancestral home in Derry.
Derry Mayor invites Taylor Swift to visit ancestral home – an open letter to the popstar
The newly-elected Derry Mayor penned an open letter to Taylor Swift, inviting her to come and visit Derry, her ancestral home.
She wrote, “I am honoured and delighted to share the news that over 170 years ago, your great-great-grandparents left the shores of the city of Derry in the north of Ireland on board a ship called ‘The Amy’ to travel to Philadelphia in the United States in search of a better life.
“We are extremely proud to call you a Derry girl and are hugely excited to extend this invitation to you to come visit and allow us to help you trace your ancestral journey and explore the places and stories that form part of your heritage.”
So, let’s wait and see if Ms Swift takes Seenoi-Barr up on her invitation. Who knows, maybe she could be our next Derry girl!
