The *worlds leading expert in Irish Roots and clan history, Mike is the most published author in his field. He has authored: 60 books, 40 CD's and Videos, 300 podcasts, and over 1,000 articles.
Having written books on every county in Ireland, he also publishes rare works in both Irish and English, including 'The Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters' and the 'Irish Book of Arms'.

His 6 fields of Irish study: Genealogy; History; Irish-America; Language (gaeilge); and Song. Vocalist with the Irish Roots Cafe house band, he performed in the first all Irish language stage show of its kind in the mid-west, and was ranked as the #1 Celtic artist in the U.S. in 2012 on Reverbnation.
His first album "Irish Song: traditional and Sean Nós" is at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelcolaughlin
Among his historic firsts
1) The First Irish Genealogy podcast series.
2) First 34 book set, by county, on Irish Families
3) Connellans 'Annals of Ireland' by the 4 Masters
*per irishcentral.com