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Irish Ancestry
Sources for Irish Family History compiled by James G. Ryan
Large Format Trade Paperback; 180 pages
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A guide to books, monographs and periodical papers on Irish families. The references cited are mainly accounts of particular family lines and vary from fond and emotional accounts of families and their ancestral homes to dispassionate, well-researched and fully documented family studies and pedigrees. The greater value of the material in these references is to put some human dimension to the barren facts that may be obtained from the usual range of records. No church or civil record will inform us that our ancestors were wonderful singers or dancers; or of the details of their travels or their occupation; nor whether their recorded marriages were the culminations of great romances, or of family arrangements. Such information can, however, be occasionally found in the memoirs & letters detailed in the articles and books listed here.
Tracing Your Irish History by Anthony Adolph
Hardback; 30 Euro / 40 USD / 19 UK; 224 pages with full colour and black-and-white photos throughout [Add To Basket]
FOREWORD BY RYAN TUBRIDY The authoritative and comprehensive guide to tracing your Irish ancestry There's never been a better time to trace your Irish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA testing, as well as access to censuses, religious records and other archive material make this process easier than ever. Anthony Adolph gives you a wide range of tools and information to discover your Irish ancestry. The text is packed with weblinks to enable you to search the great number of records now available online, as well as providing contact information on other sources, such as archives and libraries. He explains how to trace family in Ireland, starting from various countries around the world (including Ireland itself of course), as well as looking at surnames, heraldry, families of non-Irish origin, and poignant stories of migration from Ireland. By reading this book you'll also be drawn into the lives your ancestors led, through the examples, compelling stories and fascinating social history which are interwoven within the text. This is the complete resource for discovering your Irish family history, and as a result, learning more about who you are and where you come from.
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors 3rd ed by John Grenham
Large Format Trade Paperback; 25 Euro / 36 USD / 18 UK; 526 pages
This third edition of "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors" retains the three-part structure of earlier editions, but updates and improves the material already included while adding new sources which have emerged since publication of the second edition in 1998. The bibliographies - an important element of the book - are more comprehensive than ever before. With the growing use of Internet searches the number of sources has grown dramatically since the last edition. John Grenham has a specific chapter on the Internet, with detailed references to online transcripts in the source lists. This new edition has a 35 per cent increase in content over the previous one. 'A book which has already established itself as the standard reference book for genealogical researchers, professional or amateur, who are dealing with Irish sources' - "Ireland of the Welcomes". ' The most authoritative book on the subject' - Cara. 'Books on how to trace your Irish ancestors pour from the presses. Here is a really worthwhile one, comprehensive, clearly laid out and interesting to read.' - "Books Ireland".
How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors by Ian Maxwell
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 196 pages [Add To Basket]
The purpose of this book is to highlight the most important documentary evidence available to the family historian wishing to research their Irish ancestry. It is aimed primarily at researchers whose time in Irish repositories is limited, and who want to know what is available locally and online. Unlike the British Isles, which has very extensive civil and census records, Irish ancestral research is influenced by the destruction of so many of the major record collections. To make good this loss, duplicates, copies and abstracts of the lost records have been assembled over the years by archivists across Ireland so that today, in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) alone, researchers have access to more than 53 shelf kilometres of records!Nevertheless, researchers are compelled to become better acquainted with lesser-known collections that serve as substitutes - such as tithe assessments, school registers and land and valuation records - than their counterparts in England, Scotland or Wales. This book covers more than eighteen individual sources of information, making it simpler to organise your search and easier to carry it out both locally and on the ground.
Tracing your Roscommon Ancestors by John Hamrock
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 160 pages
John Hamrock has compiled a comprehensive guide for those tracing families in the County of Roscommon. Common family names include Kelly, McDermot, Beirne, Regan/Reagan, Flanagan, Connor, McDonagh & Quinn. This was one of the Irish counties worst affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47, which resulted in emigration of a huge proportion of its population. The new title is filled with information on what the records contain, and how and where they can be accessed. It is well illustrated with maps and with examples of the types of records to be found. It also has en extensive listing of references to estate records, and also to family histories. There is also a comprehensive index.
Tracing Your Limerick Ancestors by Margaret Franklin
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 121 pages [Add To Basket]
Margaret Franklin is the local history specialist in Limerick County Library. She has compiled a comprehensive guide to tracing families in the City and County of Limerick. The main families include O'Brien, Ryan, O'Donovan, O'Sheehan, O'Hurley, O'Gorman, O'Scanlan, Fitzgerald, Wall, Fitzgibbon, Harold, de Lacy and Woulfe. The book is filled with information on what the records contain, and how and where they can be accessed. It is well illustrated with maps, examples of the records to be found; and other relevant material. There is also a comprehensive index.
Tracing Your Mayo Ancestors by Brian Smith
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 96 pages [Add To Basket]
In comparison with most other Irish counties, Mayo has fewer records of value to family historians. This makes it important to use the existing records to their best advantage. The main Mayo families include Walsh, Gallagher, Kelly, O'Malley, Moran, MacHale, Gibbons, Joyce, Connor, Conway, Higgins, Murphy, Burke, Bourke, Reilly or Riley, Durkan or Durkin, Doherty, McHugh, MacHugh, Sweeney, Sweeny and Lyons. This book sets out the records available, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect in tracing Mayo families.
Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors by Michael H. O’Connor
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 96 pages [Add To Basket]
Kerry is one of the Irish counties which has experienced a high level of emigration to North America and elsewhere. Common names in the county include O'Sullivan, O'Shea, Sheehan, O'Dohoghue or O'Donohoe, Cregan, O'Driscoll, Falvey, O'Connor, Moriarty, McCarthy, Kelleher or Kelliher, O'Connell, O'Mahoney, Fitzgerald, Cantillon, Stack, Hussey, Clifford and Fitzmaurice. In comparison with many Irish counties, it has fewer records of value to family historians. This makes it important to use the existing records to their best advantage.
Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors by James G. Ryan and Brian Smith
Large Format Trade Paperback; 15 Euro / 22 USD / 11 UK; 110 pages [Add To Basket]
Aimed at those who truly want to be wealthy and who are prepared to make changes in their financial thinking and in their lives to achieve it, "Tactics" confronts and dismisses many of the myths and shibboleths of financial advice. "Tactics" is designed to give the reader sufficient detail on the processes and structures they can use to create as much wealth as is possible in their own circumstances. Far too often, in Paul Overy's view, people who try to create a little wealth do so in ways that frustrate their efforts - through their inability to identify the costs, the risks and the benefits of any financial action and through the lack of knowledge in how to structure their financial affairs. "The Tactics of the Rich" offers an easy-to-read and easy-to-follow solution - all the reader has to do is to apply it and make the necessary changes in their lives!
Longford and its People by David Leahy
Large Format Trade Paperback; 30 Euro / 40 USD / 20 UK; 228 pages [Add To Basket]
An index to the census of 1901 for the entire county of Longford, indexing 10,000 householders and 7,000 other persons who were resident within these households but whose names are different to the householder. Location of a family in the 1901 census can be very relevant to researchers of Longford families who left Ireland in the mid to late 19th Century. Attached is a map of the Townlands of Co. Longford, which is indexed within the book.
Irish Church Records 2ed by James G. Ryan
Large Format Trade Paperback; 30 Euro / 40 USD / 20 UK; 210 pages, with 35 black-and-white illustrations [Add To Basket]
This book contains chapters by experts on the records of each of 8 major Irish churches. For each, it provides details of the record-keeping practices, their history as it affected record-keeping or record survival, and current availability of the records. It also describes the types of records and their relevance to Irish family, church and local history. The locations of the records of each church, and guidelines for their access are also provided. It is extensively illustrated and indexed. (Also available in hardback, priced at 45 Euro)
Irish Ancestors: A Pocket Guide by John Grenham
Pocket Paperback; 9 Euro / 12 USD / 6 UK; 128 pages [Add To Basket]
Irish Ancestors is the handy guide to tracing your family roots. Not only that, it is written by the leading authority and most respected author in the field, John Grenham. As the author of the best-selling and authoritative Tracing Your Irish Ancestors , Grenham has a reputation second to none. This little book is a quick one-stop shop for those who want the essential information on tracing their family trees, but don't want too much detail. It covers the basics: where to start; the major sources; how to examine census records; the records of the different churches; what you can do on-line; and a guide to public sources such as the registry of deeds and the genealogical office. This will be the perfect complement to John Grenham's bigger book, now long established as the definitive guide to Irish genealogy.
Irish Families: Their Names, Arms & Origins by Edward MacLysaght
Hardback; 40 Euro / 52 USD / 26 UK; [Add To Basket]
Irish Families was first published in 1957. Its aim was to correct errors long current and to present in an accessible form essential facts about Irish nomenclature and families. It immediately established itself as the book on the subject. This fourth edition has been reset; many articles have been revised or added to; additionally there are new appendices and a glossary of technical terms.
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