The 5th edition of the definitive textbook for Irish roots, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors, by John Grenham, is available from Genealogical.com in an exclusive hardcover edition. The most important development in Irish genealogy since Mr. Grenham published his previous edition in 2011 has been the enormous strides in posting Irish family content on the Internet.[…]Read more
by Brian Mitchell, Derry Genealogy. Email: genealogy@derrystrabane.com Background There are 2,508 parishes in Ireland. You can identify the civil parishes of Ireland, and their associated townlands, at https://www.johngrenham.com/places/civil_index.php by selecting county of interest on the map. To gain insight into the economic and social landscape of 19th century Ireland you can consult A Topographical Dictionary[…]Read more
