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    Going to Ireland: A Genealogical Researcher's Guide
    Going to Ireland: A Genealogical Researcher's Guide
    Going to Ireland: A Genealogical Researcher's Guide
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    Going to Ireland: A Genealogical Researcher's Guide

    By Sherry Irvine and Nora Hickey

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    In a few weeks, a few months, next year, sometime-- you are
    going on a genealogical research trip to Ireland. Success will
    depend upon having names to work with and on some knowledge of
    place and time; progress will be better if some things are done
    before departure. How do you prepare, and do your best to insure
    research time is well spent? Start with this guide. The authors
    have considerable experience in helping genealogists begin their
    research in North America and in guiding them through the steps
    they must take in Ireland.

    The book introduces researchers to Irish boundaries, Irish
    records and Irish repositories. There are suggestions for what
    to do at home, outlines of the contents and services of archives
    and libraires in Ireland, as well as some travel advice. The
    bibliography lists those how-to books and reference works which
    will build understanding and even speed the process. As well
    as being full of useful information, this handy guide is easy
    to take along. Don't leave home without it!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateJul 12, 2006
    ISBN9781412240543
    Going to Ireland: A Genealogical Researcher's Guide
    Author

    Sherry Irvine

    Sherry Irvine grew up and was educated in Canada, England and the USA. Her history degree is from Queen's University, Canada, and her post-graduate degree from the University of Illinois. She has taught genealogy courses since 1984. In 1993 her first book was published, Your English Ancestry: A Guide for North Americans (Ancestry). A second book, Your Scottish Ancestry: A Guide for North Americans (also issued by Ancestry) became available early in 1997. Irvine lectures at major conferences in Canada and the United States, and for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University in Birmingham, AL. She established Interlink Bookshop and Genealogical Services in Victroria, BC, Canada, in 1988 to provide finding aids, maps, research books and consulting services for those doing British and Irish research. In addition, she leads research tours to Britain and is the editor of the Newsletter of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. In 1997 she was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

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      Going to Ireland - Sherry Irvine

      Going to Ireland:

      A Genealogical Researcher’s Guide

      By

      Sherry Irvine & Nora M. Hickey

      Ancestry Irelandon

      the cover:

      The Round Tower at Roscrea (Dublin Penny Journal, Vol. III, no. 148, 2 May, 1835)

      © 1997 Sherry Irvine and Nora M. Hickey corrected June 1998

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, micro reproduction, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher.

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      Canadian Cataloguing In Publication Data

      Irvine, Sherry.

      Going to Ireland

      ISBN 1-55212-077-5

      1. Ireland-Genealogy-Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Hickey, Nora M. II. Title. CS483.I78 1997

      929’.1’0720415

      C97-910239-1

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter4

      Chapter 5

      Addresses

      Web Sites

      Bibliography

      Acknowledgments

      The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History introduced me, through my editorial work, to Nora and her knowledge. A face to face visit was possible because Don and Terry Reksten were wonderful hosts when I visited County Cork last July. The project was hatched over lunch in the Cork City Art Gallery restaurant.

      My time in Northern Ireland was well spent through the guidance and assistance of Joan Petticrew. Here in Victoria, the staff at Trafford Publishing have been helpful, patient and accommodating, as the text was prepared for printing.

      Much of my share of the work was done at home weekends and evenings, even through meal-times. Once again words of thanks seem an inadequate way of telling Russell how important his support is to the appearance of any of my books.

      Sherry Irvine Victoria February, 1997

      This guide grew from an aid I had produced for myself and participants in my research weeks in Ireland. Thanks are due to Sherry for insisting that we pool our expertise, and for making the whole publication process relatively painless.

      If anticipation and planning are half the fun in going, then a research trip is the best trip of all. Our thanks to all the students and clients who have asked the questions. They have led to this book, which we hope will make your research time in Ireland more fruitful. Let us know your suggestions for future editions.

      Nora Hickey Kinsale February, 1997

      Introduction

      Sometime, whether in the recent or distant past, all of us have had the same experience. We have entered a strange record office or library and have been stymied, unable to think of what to do and afraid to ask. The staff look unapproachable, the place is hushed, and we came unprepared. For the novice, visiting another country, the impulse might be to exit faster than you came in. Going prepared makes a difference.

      This guide will help. There is advice on the most important and effective preparatory work. Information about what you will find in the major repositories in Dublin, Belfast and elsewhere means you can think about what is to be achieved, what records you want to see, and what sort of questions need to be asked. You have no doubt heard that research into Irish ancestry is more difficult because so many records are missing. This simplistic view is misleading. Some records are missing altogether, but, on the other hand, some types of records for Ireland are unusually extensive. Some aspects of research are quite different, but regard this more as an interesting challenge rather than an insurmountable problem. Much has been done and is being done to compensate for the difficulties.

      This guide is a beginning. It cannot cover all the archives, libraries or research centers in Ireland, nor is the intention to give detailed information about the records. The aim is to help you prepare, including what is best done before departure, and to tell you something of what to expect. This will ease some of the frustrations which might otherwise be experienced. Read the book right through, even if your plans do not include both major cities. Some points about records are stated only under the location of the originals.

      Two further hints will improve your chances of success. Read about the records which can be searched and understand the reasons why the information was collected at the time. Also, acquire some rudimentary knowledge of Irish history. The Bibliography, beginning on page 72 will get you started—it lists many books on Irish genealogical records and history.

      The rest is up to you.

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      THE PROVINCES AND COUNTIES OF IRELAND

      Chapter 1

      Essential Preparations

      Unless you are researching an extremely unusual surname, do not attempt to research in Irish records without establishing, at the very least, a county of origin (for ways to do this see p 16). It is equally important to have some idea of the structure of the family on arrival in North America—the first and second generations.

      These family details are crucial. For nineteenth century Irish research, census returns, apart from a few surviving fragments, do not exist. Most probate records were lost in the Four Courts fire, and civil registration for all births, marriages and deaths did not begin

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