In this, the fully updated second edition of his bestselling guide to researching Irish history using the internet, Chris Paton shows the extraordinary variety of sources that can now be accessed online. Although Ireland has lost many records that would have been of great interest to family historians, he demonstrates that a great deal of information survived and is now easily available to the researcher.
Thanks to the pioneering efforts of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland, organizations such as FindmyPast Ireland, Ancestry.co.uk and RootsIreland and the volunteer genealogical community, an ever-increasing range of Ireland’s historical resources are accessible from afar.
As well as exploring the various categories of records that the family historian can turn to, Chris Paton illustrates their use with fascinating case studies. He fully explores the online records available from both the north and the south from the earliest times to the present day. Many overseas collections are also included, and he looks at social networking in an Irish context where many exciting projects are currently underway.
His book is an essential introduction and source of reference for anyone who is keen to trace their Irish roots.
Contents
Glossary
Preface
Chapter 1
The Genealogical Landscape
Gateway Sites
Irish Archives
British Archives
Libraries
Heritage
Societies
Commercial Vendors
Commercial Research Services
Networking and Communication
Languages
Chapter 2
The Vital Records
Civil Registration
Other Civil Records Sources
Adoption and Children
Records in Britain
Overseas British Records
Surname Distributions
Parish Registers
Burials
Wills and Probate
Biographical Resources
Newspapers
Books and Periodicals
DNA Testing
Chapter 3
Where They Lived
Census REcords
1901 and 1911
1821 to 1851 Census REmnants
British Census Records
1939 National Identity Register (UK)
Other Censuses
Census Substitutes
Land Records
Other Land Listings
Maps, Gazetters and Places Names
Photographs
Chapter 4
Occupations
The Military
Merchant Navy
Law and Order
Other Professions
The Poor
Chapter 5
The Decades of Centenaries
Home Rule Crisis
Women's Suffrage
The Dublin Lockout
The First World War
The Easter Rising
Towards Independence
The Treaty and Civil War
Ireland's Revolutionaries
Legacy
Chapter 6
Ulster
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Down
Fermanagh
Londonderry/ Derry
Monaghan
Tyrone
Chapter 7
Munster
Clare
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Tipperary
Waterford
Chapter 8
Connacht
Galway
Leitrim
Mayo
Roscommon
Sligo
Chapter 9
Leinster
Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois (Queen's County)
Longford
Louth
Meath
Offaly (King's County)
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
Chapter 10
Ireland's Diaspora
Emigration
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South AMerica
Ireland Reaching Out
Irish Citizenship
Further Reading
Index