Paul Gorry has had a lifelong interest in family history. He has worked as a professional genealogist since 1979 and he is a Member of Accredited Genealogists Ireland. As well as conducting research for clients, his work has involved advice to individuals on their own research, tutoring, lecturing, record editing, conference organising and writing. He was joint author (with Máire Mac Conghail, MAGI) of Tracing Irish Ancestors (1997). He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists (London) in 1999 and as a Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society in 2005
