Finding Your Irish Ancestors

387 Pages·2016·6.68 MB·English

by  David S. Ouimette

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ouimette, David S.
Finding your Irish ancestors : a beginner’s guide / by David S. Ouimette.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781618589712

ISBN 13: 978-1-59331-293-0 (softcover : alk. paper) 1. Ireland-Genealogy-
Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Irish Americans—Genealogy—Handbooks,
manuals, etc. I. Title.

CS483.095 2005
929’.1’0720415-dc22
2005021165

Copyright © 2005
The Generations Network, Inc.
Published by
Ancestry Publishing, a division of The Generations Network, Inc.
360 West 4800 North
Provo, Utah 84604
All rights reserved.

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First Printing 2005
1098765432 2

978-1-59331-293-0

Printed in the United States of America.
In memory of my grandfathers,
William O’Connor (1888-1944)
of Mulgrave Bridge, Ballyard, County Kerry,
and
George Gilbert Love (1893-1978)
of Abbeylara, County Longford
Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 - Basic Principles
2 - Time Line of Irish History
3 - Surnames and Given Names
4 - Place Names and Land Divisions
5 - The Irish Overseas
6 - Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
7 - Church Records
8 - Censuses and Census Substitutes
9 - Land and Property Records
10 - Gravestone Inscriptions
11 - Newspapers
12 - Commercial and Social Directories
13 - Wills and Administrations
14 - National School Registers
15 - Occupation Records
16 - Internet Sites
17 - The Family History Library
18 - Irish Heritage Centres
19 - Archives and Libraries
20 - Visiting Ireland
Appendix - Registration Districts
Glossary - Terms Used in Irish Family History
Bibliography - Recommended Reading
Index

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