Tracing Your Ancestors: Irish Research - A Practical Guide; By Dr. Maurice Gleeson, MB; 2018; 66pp; 8.5x11; Saddle-Stappled; ISBN: 978-1-926510-09-5; Item #: M0029

Moorshead Magazines has published another excellent guide for genealogists. This guide is entitled Tracing Your Ancestors: Irish Research – A Practical Guide. Written by Dr. Maurice Gleeson (author of DNA & Your Genealogy), the 66-page booklet lays out how to do your Irish research – using the latest resources and techniques. Anyone with Irish ancestors will find it extremely useful.

The following is from the Table of Contents:

Why You Need This Guide

• Everything is Changing so Quickly
• How Far Will You Be Able to Go Back?
• What Records Are Available?
• What Resources Will You be Using?
• What Challenges Will You Face?
• The DNA Revolution
• Crowd-Source Your Family Tree

Where in Ireland Did They Come From?

• A Brief History of Irish Emigration
• General Techniques for Tracing Your Ancestor
• Genealogical Records for US Immigrants
• Genealogical Records for Canadian Immigrants
• Genealogical Records for Australian Immigrants

Strategic Approach to Finding Records

• What Was Lost in the Fire – And What Wasn’t
• Irish Land Divisions
• Irish Place Names

Census Records – All Free Online

• A Brief History
• What Parts of Ireland Do Surviving Census Records Cover?
• What Information Do They Contain?
• How to Use the Records
• Hints and Tips
• Other Sources for Surveys, Censuses & Census Substitutes

Civil Registration Records – Now Free Online

• A Brief History
• What Information Do They Contain?
• Where Can I Find Them?
• Hints and Tips

Church Records – Many Online, Many Free

• A Brief Overview
• What Information Do They Contain?
• How to Use the Records
• Other Additional Resources
• Hints and Tips

Gravestones & Burial Records

• Ireland Specific Websites
• Global Websites

Land, Streets, Schools & Workhouses

• Griffith’s Valuation – What Came After and Before It
• Other Land Records Collections
• Street Directories
• School Registers
• Workhouse Records

Wills & Probate

Newspapers

Court Records

DNA Testing As an Additional Tool

• The Basics of DNA Testing
• Characterizing Your Brick Walls
• Collaborating With Your Genetic Cousins
• Triangulation
• Y-DNA, Your Surname, and Your Clan