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Details: | The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Ireland; by Claire Santry; 2017; 240 pp; Soft Cover; 7x9; Perfect Bound; ISBN: 978-1-4403-4880-8; Item #: IG05 Discover your Irish roots! This comprehensive book will show how to find your Irish ancestors and learn more about them, with guides to identifying immigrant ancestors, researching major Irish records, and understanding Irish history and geography. Your Irish ancestors are calling! Dig deeper into your family's history with this complete guide to Irish genealogy. This book will take you step-by-step through researching ancestors from Ireland, from understanding genealogy basics to applying advanced research techniques to your family tree. You'll learn how to identify your immigrant ancestors, then how to use passenger lists, naturalization records, marriage certificates, census records and more to pinpoint the immigrant's place of origin. And once you've traced your ancestors back to Ireland, this book will show you how to use records from the old country to research further up your family tree. With chapters explaining the old country's history, geography and administrative divisions, plus sections about finding civil registration, church records, wills, deeds and other traces your ancestors left behind, this book has all the answers you need to find your ancestors hiding in records. The book's appendices also feature guides to Irish archives, libraries and heritage centers, plus a list of the best Irish genealogy websites and publications to consult for further study. Whether you're just getting into genealogy or you've been searching in Ireland for years, this comprehensive how-to guide will give you the tools you need to discover your Irish heritage. You'll love The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide if:
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About The Author: Claire Santry A full-time freelance journalist for more than thirty years, Claire Santry has three specialities: Irish genealogy, architecture, and travel. She has written for many Irish, UK, and US newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, Belfast News Letter, the Washington Post, Visitor Ireland, Britain, Family Tree (UK), and Family Tree Magazine (US), and publishes both the well-established Irish Genealogy News blog and its stablemate website Irish Genealogy Toolkit. She is a Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society and editor of its monthly members bulletin, which carries news of record releases and other developments in Irish family history. Claire's work has taken her to many far flung corners of the globe, and she lived and worked in Paris, France, for a spell, but she now divides her time between England and Ireland. When she finally packs away her suitcase, she and her husband plan to settle near her childhood home in County Carlow. Contents of the The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide: Introduction Part 1: Linking Your Family Tree to Ireland
Part 2: Getting to Know the Old Country
Part 3: Using Advanced Sources and Strategies
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