Title |
Researching your Irish ancestors at home and abroad / David R. Elliott. |
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Imprint |
Toronto : Dundurn, 2012. |
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Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction
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929.1 ELL |
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Description |
218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-2005) and index. |
Form |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
Issued By |
Co-published by: Ontario Genealogical Society. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Understanding religion and politics in Ireland -- Finding clues to the county in Ireland -- Zeroing in on the parish and townland -- Strategies for travel to and within Ireland -- Sleuthing the Irish Archival Centres -- Putting flesh on your Irish ancestral skeletons -- Digging around in Irish graveyards -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. What to research before you go to Ireland -- Appendix B. Things to research while in Ireland -- Appendix C. Historical and genealogical websites for Irish research. |
Summary |
Elliott gives you clues to finding your ancestral county, then the parish and townland within the county. He explains how Irish archival centres work, and describes how you can flesh out your ancestors' live and what you might find in cemeteries. |
Subject |
Ireland -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Genealogy. (OCoLC)fst00939652
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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Genre/Form |
Family histories. (OCoLC)fst01919924
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Family histories.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Added Author |
Ontario Genealogical Society.
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ISBN |
9781459703971 |
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1459703979 |
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