Ireland is best known in Paraguay as the homeland of Eliza Lynch – the “Queen of Paraguay”, who once owned a third of the country’s land. Today, the Irish in Paraguay are represented by the Irish Embassy in Buenos Aires and an Irish Honorary Consul in Asunción.

Irish in Paraguay History

SILAS

• Articles
  • Bibliography of the Irish in Uruguay and Paraguay
  • Irish Place Names and Landmarks in Paraguay
  • “Saving Republics: General Martin Thomas McMahon, the Paraguayan War and the Fate of the Americas (1864-1870)”
  • “The Irish in Uruguay and Paraguay”
• Profiles
  • Eliza Lynch
    • Bibliography
    • “Judging Eliza: La Reina del Paraguay”
    • “Review of Michael Lillis and Ronan Fanning’s The Lives of Eliza Lynch, Scandal and Courage”
  • Juan O’Leary

Irish in Paraguay News

2016

• Irish Central: “Eliza Lynch the Irish ‘Queen of Paraguay’ remembered in Cork”
• Irish Independent: “The extraordinary story of Eliza Lynch, the ‘Queen of Paraguay’”

2015

• The Herald: “Celebrating the Irish woman who is an icon to millions in Paraguay”

2014

• Focolare: “Ready. Set. Go – teens prepare for “Unity Lab” in South America”
• Irish America: “Eliza Lynch: The Uncrowned Queen of Paraguay”
• Sunday Business Post: “Cork home of former queen of Paraguay sells at auction”
• Sunday Business Post: “The Sunday Interview: Conor McEnroy”

2013

• Irish Times: “New film celebrates Irish ‘queen of Paraguay’”

2010

• BBC News: “Republic of Ireland 2-1 Paraguay”
• Irish Times: “Wicklow man on a mission finds success in Paraguay’s banking industry”

2009

• Paul Byrne: “Irish Habitat Volunteers Build Homes and Goodwill in Paraguay”