| Finding information on your family history in County Clare just got easier.
This hardbound, illustrated book focuses exclusively on
families of this county. One volume from the Irish Families Series, it
includes: Catholic and Protestant; native Irish; settler families from
England, Scotland, and Wales; County Map; Coats of Arms; and more ... Information contained here-in dates from the earliest times to the
modern era.
The Master Volume in the Irish Families series is 'The Book of Irish
Families Great and Small'. It covers thousands of families from all of Ireland.
'Families of County Clare' greatly expands upon the coverage given in that book
and adds several hundred new families. In this way both books compliment each
other.
An outline of the history of the county as it relates to Irish
families, and to Irish research, is included, along with an exhaustive
enumeration of thousands of Clare families, sure to help any family
researcher.
Among the families given the most coverage in this work are: O'Brien O' Bryan O'Brian; Brody; Clancy; O Connor O'Conner; Creagh; O'Dea; Mac Gorman; O' Grady Grady; O' Hehir; O' Loghlin Loughlin; Mac Mahon; Moloney; MacNamara; Neylon Neillan,
as well as hundreds more ... Also included are extracts from older histories
of County Clare by Frost and White as they relate to specific Irish
families. Forming most of the old territory of Thomand, many families
will overlap into County Limerick as well as County Clare.
It is important for you to find the parish from whence your ancestors
came. The parish is a basic geographical subdivision in Ireland. The
parishes of County Clare are: Abbey, Bunratty,
Carran,
Clareabbey,
Clondagad,
Clonlea,
Clonloghan,
Clonrush,
Clooney,
Doora,
Drumcliff,
Drumcreehy,
Drumline,
Dysert,
Feakle,
Feenagh,
Gleninagh,
Inagh,
Inchicronan,
Inishcaltra,
Kilballyowen,
Kilchreest,
Kilconry,
Kilcorney,
Kilfarboy,
Kilfearagh,
Kilfenora,
Kilfiddane,
Kilfinaghta,
Kilfintinan,
Kilkeedy,
Killadysert,
Killaloe,
Killard,
Killaspuglonane,
Killeany,
Killeely,
Killilagh,
Killimer,
Killinaboy,
Killofin,
Killokennedy,
Killonaghan,
Killone,
Killuran,
Kilmacduane,
Kilmacrehy,
Kilmaleery,
Kilmaley,
Kilmanaheen,
Kilmihil,
Kilmoon,
Kilmurry,
Kilnamona,
Kilnasoolagh,
Kilnoe,
Kilraghtis,
Kilrush,
Kilseily,
Kilshanny,
Kiltenanlea,
Kiltoraght,
Moyarta,
Moynoe,
Noughaval,
O'Briensbridge,
Ogonnelloe,
Oughtmama,
Quin,
Rath,
Rathborney,
Ruan,
St. Munchin's,
St. Patrick's,
Templemaley,
Tomfinlough,
Tomgraney and
Tulla. Please remember that place names and spellings have changed over
time. Be aware that small spelling differences may appear in records.
This is a one of a kind book "Families of County Clare" includes over 2,000 families of County Clare, from the ancient times to the modern. and is a must have for anyone with
family in Clare.
Contents:
List of Books
Map of County Clare, Ireland
Ortelius Map of Clare 1576
Ancient Tribes
Ancient Tribal Names Chart
Map of Ancient Thomand
Old Irish Families
Cromwellian Settlement Map
Settler Families
Ancient Families listed in Keatings History
Old Records
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1890 Birth Index & Clare Names
- Griffiths Valuation 1855
Family Names listed by Barony in 1659
Sources and Research
Passenger List of the Waterloo
Families of County Clare, Ireland
Appendixes
- Clare Families From the Master Book of Surnames
- Map of Poor Law Unions in Co. Clare
- Clare Names From the Master Book of Placenames
- Special Report on The MacNamara Family
- Kilfenora Census
- Irish Army List
Index of Surnames and Arms of Clare Families |
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