Irish Research on the Internet offers new and exciting
ways to research your Irish ancestors using the latest Internet resources and
techniques. Discover how to use the Internet to access material previously only
available in libraries, archives, newspaper libraries and local history
collections. This fully searchable material (most of it free) opens up new and
unprecedented search possibilities.
This book explains what is available,
how to find it and how best to use it. This easy to use book is suitable for
beginners and experienced researchers. Use it to start your research, expand on
what you know or to find new ways to trace those elusive Irish ancestors.
Contents
Chapter 1 – What you need to
know
Using online digitised books
Google
Books
Internet Archive
Ask about Ireland
How to start your
Irish research
Find the exact place of origin
Understand the
administrative divisions of Ireland
Other administrative
divisions
More administrative divisions
What else you need to
know
Penal Laws
Four Courts Fire
Online classes and
help
Chapter 2 – Names, places and maps
Irish
surnames
Irish names and nicknames
Irish place
names
Irish place names in Australian records
Locating Irish
place names
Topographical dictionaries and
gazetteers
Maps
Genealogical atlas
Griffith’s Land Valuation of
Ireland
Chapter 3 – Archives and
libraries
National Archives of Ireland
Census Records
for Ireland 1901 and 1911
Ireland-Australia Transportation Database
Irish
Transportation Records in Australia
Public Record Office of Northern
Ireland
National Library of Ireland
Regional
libraries
Clare County Library
County Clare 1841-1851 census
search forms database
Cork City Libraries
Dublin City Public
Libraries
Kildare County Library and Arts Services
Waterford County
Council Library Service
Other archives and libraries
Library
Ireland
Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives
Chapter 4
– Birth, death and marriage records
What you should know about
civil registration records
What you should know about church
records
Birth, death and marriage records on
FamilySearch
FamilySearch library catalog and microfilm ordering
service
Other birth, death and marriage sites
Chapter
5 – Remote access to subscription databases
What you need to
know
Newspapers and journals
National Library of Australia
eResources
Chapter 6 – Extend the
search
Family History Archive and FamilySearch library
catalog
Sites to extend the search
Mailing lists, blogs and
podcasts
Index
Irish Research on the Internet, by Cora Num. Published 2011, A5, 44 pages. Great Value - $12.00 plus $2.00 post and pack in Australia.
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