Media: BOOK - paperback, 672 pages
Author: J. Grenham
Year: 2019
ISBN: 9780717174652
Other: 5th ed., b&w photos, maps, addresses, index
Publisher: Gill Books

Genealogical research in Ireland has always been dependent on records that are more fragmented, localised and difficult to access than anywhere else. The internet is changing that. With online access to records making it easy for most people of Irish origin to trace their family background, there has never been a better time to research your family history.

This guide contains everything you need to know to speed up the process, making sense of the deluge of online material and guiding you towards records and methods you may not have known existed.

The fifth edition of 'Tracing Your Irish Ancestors' is greatly expanded and updated but still retains its familiar three-part structure, combining a detailed guide for beginners with thorough descriptions of all the useful sources and county-by-county reference lists. Additionally, all of the changes that have been brought about by modern technology – internet records and DNA testing, which make researching your family background easier than ever – are explained in this indispensable guide.

It is an essential part of any Irish family history project.

Contents:
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
- Where to start
- What you can expect to find
- Starting research online
- US sources for identifying Irish place of origin
- Canadian sources for identifying Irish place of origin
- Australian sources for identifying Irish place of origin
- British sources for identifying Irish place of origin
1. General Register Office Records
- History
- Information recorded
- Genealogical relevance
- Access in the Republic
- Access in Northern Ireland
- The Mormons
- Research on- and off-line
- Genealogical relevance
- Research techniques
- Living relatives
- Late registrations, army records etc.
- Using civil records with other records
2. Census Records
- Official censuses in Ireland
- 1901 and 1911
- Nineteenth-century census fragments
- Census substitutes
- Sixteenth and seventeenth century
- Eighteenth and nineteenth century
- Various dates
3. Church Records
- The parish system
- Roman Catholic records
- Church of Ireland records
- Presbyterian records
- Methodist records
- Quaker records
- Jewish records
- What's online?
4. Property and Valuation Records
- Irish placenames
- Tithe Applotment Books
- Griffith's Valuation
- Using Griffith's online
- Other indexes to Griffith's and Tithe Books
- Valuation Office records
- Estate records
5. The Internet
- Research techniques
- Major sites
- Genetic genealogy
- A checklist of online Irish sources
6. Wills
Part 1. Background
Part 2. A reference guide
7. The Genealogical Office
- Genealogical Office records
- Research in Genealogical Office manuscripts
8. Emigration and the Irish Abroad
Online Sources
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United States
- Canada
- Unite Kingdom
Bibliography
- Africa
- Australasia
- India
- Europe
- North America
- South America
9. The Registry of Deeds
- The scope of the records
- Registration
- The indexes
- The nature of the records
- Online access
10. Newspapers
- Pre-1828 Information given
- Pre-1828 Persons covered
- Pre-1828 Dates and areas
- Pre-1828 Locations
- Pre-1828 Indexes
- Post-1828
11. Directories
- Dublin directories
- Countrywide directories
- Provincial directories
12. Occupational Records
Part 1. Army, lawyers, medics, police, clergy, teachers
Part 2. Checklist of sources
13. County Source Lists
- Census returns and substitutes
- The internet
- Local history
- Local journals
- Gravestone inscriptions
- Estate records
- Placenames
- Antrim
- Armagh
- Carlow
- Cavan
- Clare
- Cork
- Derry/Londonderry
- Donegal
- Down
- Dublin
- Fermanagh
- Galway
- Kerry
- Kildare
- Kilkenny
- Laois (Queen's)
- Leitrim
- Limerick
- Longford
- Louth
- Mayo
- Meath
- Monaghan
- Offaly (King's)
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tipperary
- Tyrone
- Waterford
- Westmeath
- Wexford
- Wicklow
14. Roman Catholic Parish Registers
- Antrim
- Armagh
- Belfast
- Carlow
- Cavan
- Clare
- Cork East
- Cork North-West
- Cork South-West
- Derry/Londonderry
- Donegal
- Down
- Dublin
- Dublin City
- Fermanagh
- Galway East
- Galway West
- Kerry
- Kildare
- Kilkenny
- Laois (Queen's)
- Leitrim
- Limerick East
- Limerick West
- Longford
- Louth
- Mayo
- Meath
- Monaghan
- Offaly (King's)
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tipperary North
- Tipperary South
- Tyrone
- Waterford
- Westmeath
- Wexford
- Wicklow
15. Research Services, Societies, Repositories and Publishers
- Research Services
- Societies
- Repositories
- Publishers
Index

REVIEWS (relating to previous editions of "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors"):
“The most comprehensive and authoritative book on Irish genealogy available.” - Heritage Quest

“Highly recommended for anyone doing Irish research.” - Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum

“It is one of the most up-to-date and thorough source books for serious researchers of Irish family history.” - American Reference Books Annual

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