An index to wills for Ireland. Wills are a valuable source of genealogical information. They can give details of family members, places of residence and burial as well as revealing details about their possessions. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable Edited by Sir Arthur Vicars FSA.... More Info
This CD contains pictures and biographies of soldiers from Ireland who earned the Victoria Cross and Honours. These include background, career and family information with details on the circumstances in which their awards were earned~ Also included is an extensive history and a Who's Who of the Tyneside Irish (politicians, brigade founders, etc.). *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable ~Information available var More Info
This CD contains a large collection of pedigrees for Irish families, including: *Lineal descents of The Royal Family *Pedigree of St Patrick the Apostle of Ireland *Pedigree of St Brigid the Patron Saint of Ireland *Stem of the Irish Nation from Adam down to Milesius of Spain *Roll of monarchs of Ireland since the Milesian conquest *Pedigrees of Anglo Irish and Anglo Norman families in Ireland *Territories of the ancient Irish Families *Ancient Irish Chiefs in clans *New settlers after More Info
Your Irish Ancestors provides an entertaining insight into everyday life in Ireland during the past four centuries. Aimed primarily at the family and social historian, Ian Maxwell's highly readable guide introduces researchers to the wealth of material available in archives throughout Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth century census returns and school registers will be familiar to researchers, but others have been traditionally overlooked by all but the most experienced genealo More Info
Product Code: BK6220
This fully revised and updated Second Edition is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in archives throughout Northern Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth-century census returns and school registers, will be familiar to researchers, but others are often overlooked by all but the most experienced of genealogists. An easy-to-use, informative guide to the comprehensive collections available at the Public Record Office of N More Info
Product Code: BK6430
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3rd ed. Quickly identify the top sites on the web! Don't waste valuable time finding irrelevant sites through search engines: use this directory. Well over 1,000 sites likely to be of value to everyone tracing their Irish ancestors are listed here. Contents include: Gateways, Search Engines, etc., General Introductions to Irish Genealogy, Libraries Record Offices and Books, Irish Family History So...More Info
This is a 36 page book of Old Parish Register Irish Marriages for the Parishes of Portpatrick, Stranraer, Stoneykirk and Leswalt, Wigtownshire. It was published in 2006 and consists of 18 pages of 247 Marriages for the period 1759-1826. It is listed in date order and there is a separate index of marriage partners and witenesses by Surname only. Portpatrick, and surrounding parishes, was regarde...More Info
When the first edition of this book appeared in 2005 it was quickly recognised as an essential work of reference for family historians researching Ulster ancestors in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It filled an important gap in providing reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in understanding a family’s links with the north of Ireland. This is territory w...More Info
When Alexander Bowman was elected in Belfast Corporation as Labour member in Duncairn in 1897, the very idea that he would still be remembered a century later for his relentless championing of the working class cause appeared unthinkable. Yet Bowman, a near penniless flaxdresser from a humble farming background, richly deserves his place in Irish political and labour history. Twelve years earlier ...More Info
That emigration tore Irish families apart is a given, but rarely is the separation chronicled across three generations. These hitherto unpublished letters describe the life of an Ulster Quaker shop-keeping family whose daughter married and emigrated in 1818. They bring out the fears of parents who will never see their child again and the preoccupations of sisters and brothers who remained behind, ...More Info