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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors
The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800
By William J. Roulston. One of the greatest frustrations for generations of genealogical researchers has been that reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family's links with Ulster, the period up to 1800, has proved to be so elusive. This book can claim to be the first comprehensive guide for family historians searching for ancestors in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster. Whether their ancestors are of English, Scottish or Gaelic Irish origin, it will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to conduct research in Ulster prior to 1800. A comprehensive range of sources from the period 1600-1800 are identified and explained in very clear terms. Information on the whereabouts of these records and how they may be accessed is also provided. Equally important, there is guidance on how effectively they might be used. The appendices to the book include a full listing of pre-1800 church records for Ulster; a detailed description of nearly 250 collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century estate papers; and a summary breakdown of the sources available from this period for each parish in Ulster. Softcover. 262 pp. C$28.00Sources for Irish Genealogy in the library of the Society of Genealogists
Compiled by Anthony J. Camp. 2nd edition of this valuable guide to the Irish material in the SoG library. Lists with shelf marks items in the library relevant to Ireland. C$10.00Irish Family History on the Web: A Directory
By Stuart A. Raymond. Intended to help you identify those sites most relevant to your Irish research. 72 page softcover book. C$14.00Directory of Irish Archives
Fourth Edition 2003. Edited by Seamus Helferty and Raymond Refausse. Has entries for over 250 repositories and organisations - educational, religious, cultural and governmental - which hold records of historical significance. Full addresses, phone and fax numbers, website and email addresses are included. 217 page hardcover book with dustjacket. C$55.00Tracing Your Ancestors In Northern Ireland
By Ian Maxwell. An essential tool for anyone tracing their ancestry in
Northern Ireland, this volume provides an authoritative survey of the
material held in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 122 page
softcover book. Out of print, limited copies available -- C$39.95Surnames in Ireland
By Sir Robert E. Matheson. These two works-in-one are a valuable instrument for tracing Irish family origins. The first, the Special Report, shows the areas in Ireland with which family names are most frequently associated. It has a 39-page table listing of about 2,400 surnames, alphabetically arranged, indicating the number of occurrences of each surname in the various provinces and counties of Ireland. Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames, the second report, consists of a 32-page list of 2,091 names and their variations as well as a separate key to the Registers' Districts and Unions in which the surnames are located. Hardcover. New lower price of $28.00Sources for Irish Family History
A listing of books and articles on the history of Irish families. Compiled by James G. Ryan. 2001. The references cited are mainly accounts of particular family lines. The greater value of the material is to put some human dimension to the barren facts that may be obtained from the usual range of records. 180 page softcover book includes Placename index. C$37.00Clans and Families of Ireland:
By John Grenham. Foreward by Donal Begley, Chief Herald of Ireland. The origins of Irish names are intermingled with the nation's long and often tragic past. Telling of invasion, famine, emigration and war, this book provides a colourful glimpse at the history behind 200 of Ireland's most commonly encountered surnames. Illustrated with coats of arms and clan tartans as well as photographs of Ireland's landscapes, historic sites and artefacts. Hardcover with bookjacket. 188 pages. C$30.00The Heritage and Heraldry of Irish Clans and Families Guide to Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors C$22.95Guide to Tracing Your Mayo Ancestors C$22.95Guide to Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors C$22.95Each guide describes all sources and includes lists of surviving records for the county. Record types discussed are civil registration, census, directories, church, probate, land, school, newspaper, military, printed family histories. Each book sets out the records available, where they can be accessed and how they can be best used in tracing your ancestors. Softbound. Indexed. Townlands in Ulster
Edited by W.H. Crawford and R.H. Foy. 1998. This volume contains eight essays by experienced local historians who describe the development of their townland over the last 400 years and more. They serve as a model by charting the forces and circumstances that have shaped and continue to influence Ireland's history and landscape. Of equal importance, the history of each townland is presented in a format which demonstrates how that most valuable resource, the extensive range of sources available in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, can be used in a study of each and every townland in the province. 240 page softcover book with index. C$44.00Local History Studies Irish Libraries
By Robert K. O'Neill. Published 2002. This important reference volume introduces readers and researchers to the treasury of printed and manuscript resources available in Irish libraries, archives and genealogical centres. It will acquaint the user with the valuable and accessible collections in Irish repositories. Essential information on operating hours, contact information - including names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses - access and service information, descriptions and the location of these repositories will prove to be immensely practical. Softcover. 446 pages. C$37.00Archives, Museums and Genealogical Centres Ulster's Libraries, Archives, Museums and Ancestral Heritage Centres
This guide to research resources covers all nine counties of Ulster province. Besides basic facts about locations, services, hours, and fees, there is information on special collections and publications. Similar to the above Irish Libraries book, but covering only the libraries of Ulster,C$21.95Ulster Emigration to Colonial America 1718-1775
By R.J. Dickson. 2001 edition. The acknowledged work of scholarship on the migration in the eighteenth century of a quarter of a million people from Ulster to the New World. Combines detailed investigation of the economic, social and political background to the exodus with information on the emigrant trade and an analysis of the motivations and origins of the emigrants themselves. Softcover. 320 pages. C$36.00A limited number available at this reduced price ... A Short History of Ulster
By Sean McMahon. Revised and updated 2000. This is a concise history of Ulster, from pre-history to the establishment of devolved government in 1999 as a result of the current peace process. Drawing on the latest historical sources, it seeks to give an even-handed and accessible account of a region that has become associated with conflict but has also made an invaluable contribution to science, to the arts and to the development of liberal, nonconformist political thought. Softcover. 208 pages. Regularly C$24.00 ... Sale! C$14.95Dublin Street Names
By Paul Clerkin. Over 300 street names listed - mainly in central Dublin - with explanations as to how they got their names. 196 page softcover book. Limited number available at C$11.00.Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy - Second Edition
By Brian Mitchell. Page for page, perhaps the best book on genealogical research in Ireland ever written. By skillfully blending case studies, maps, charts, and his own mastery of the subject, Mitchell has managed to convey the basics of Irish genealogical research in scarcely eighty pages. Following introductory chapters on the background of research on the American side, the author describes the nature and uses of all significant record sources in Ireland, including but not limited to civil and parish registers, gravestone inscriptions, wills, the Griffith's Valuation, tithe books, the 1901 and 1911 censuses, newspapers, hearth money rolls, the registry of deeds, estate records, and ordnance survey memoirs. Another important chapter explains the differences between the various administrative divisions of Ireland, knowledge of which is critical in tracking down all available records on Irish ancestors. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on "Irish Genealogy and the Internet," which discusses all the principal web sites for conducting Irish research online. Mitchell has also totally overhauled and updated the book's two concluding chapters, which cover Ireland's major genealogical record offices and heritage centers. The critical chapters furnish the addresses and phone numbers, hours of operation, contact persons, and major record holdings and databases of the organizations that are central to Irish family history. 63 page softcover. C$22.50Irish Church Records
Edited by James G. Ryan; New Edition - 2001. This book details the records of each of the eight major Irish denominations and their value for family history, and for church and local history. The locations of the records of each church, and guidelines for their access, are provided. There are chapters on Quaker Records; Records of the Church of Ireland; Presbyterian Church Records; Catholic Church Records; Methodist Records; Jewish Records; Huguenot Records; and Baptist Church Records. This is a 208-page softcover book with index as well as a list of References and Further Reading. Illustrated. $59.95A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards
By Brian Mitchell. Third printing 2001. Every church and burial ground in
Ireland is identified in relation to a townland or a street address, and
each townland is located in its civil parish; map references. 254 page
hardcover edition. C$47.50GENUKI: U.K. & Ireland Genealogy on Internet
By David Hawgood. This book covers ways of using GENUKI; abstracts and
indexes available; information about counties, towns and parishes; sharing, collaboration, and surname searching; and information available from Family History Societies. More than 50 extracts from web pages within GENUKI or linked from it. C$8.50The Scotch Irish
A Social History by James G. Leyburn. Traces the lives of the
"Scotch-Irish" in Scotland, their removal to Northern Ireland and their
successive migrations to America. 378 page softcover book with index and five maps. C$26.00The Surnames of Ireland
Edward McLysaght’s standard work on the origins of over 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames. The introduction should be required reading for any genealogist. C$21.95Ordnance Survey Memoirs (40 volumes)
Click here for a guide to the volumesThis series of parish accounts was commissioned in the 1830s to accompany the new Ordnance Survey maps. The project was dropped with only Ulster and fragments of the south completed. These volumes record landscape, buildings, occupations, schools; often with lists of recent emmigrants, names of land owners, contributors to charities, etc. C$24.95 - C$28.50 each Cassell's Gazetteer of the British Isles
On CD-ROM. This was originally published in 1899 in six volumes. The CD is a copy of the original publication. Text and maps are clear, and the topographic descriptions are interesting and useful. (Exact location, population, churches, etc.) Includes all of Ireland. C$59.95XE.com Personal Currency Assistant |