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| General Resources |
| 098138 |
Irish Records: Sources for Family and Local History
by James G. Ryan. Large format hardcover, 562 pages. One of
the most comprehensive resource guides available. Records
are arranged alphabetically by county and each chapter gives
a brief history, followed by census records, Church records
and other documents, such as newspapers and wills. This
volume gives the family historian a working knowledge of
historical events that have shaped genealogical research and
is an excellent guide for filling out one's family tree. |
$49.95 |
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| 098137 |
Irish Church Records
edited by James G. Ryan. Hardcover, 207 pages. The records
of the Irish churches are among the most comprehensive
sources available to researchers of family history. This
important guide to their history, availability and use
explains the full range of how and why they were compiled
and the information they can reveal. Chapters by experts are
provided for eight major denominations, with details of the
types of records maintained by each, their locations and
guidelines for their access. Types of records are
illustrated throughout. |
$45.00 |
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| 098101 |
Symbols of Irish Heraldry Explained
. Heraldic Artists. Paperback, 100 pages. A short
introduction to heraldry, explaining the significance of
emblems, symbols and heraldic devices found on European
coats of arms. Well-known Irish heraldic symbols are also
explained against the background of Celtic mythology. |
$9.95 |
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The Search for Missing Friends
Irish immigration advertisements placed in the Boston
Pilot, edited by Ruth-Ann M. Harris and Donald Jacobs.
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| The "Missing Friends" column
was a standing feature of the Boston Pilot, providing
a means of advertising for friends and relatives, assisting
thousands of immigrant searches. These volumes present a
chronological transcription of the ads for the years
indicated. Key information provided in the ads--county,
township and parish of origin, ports of entry and
destination, age, occupation, etc.--make this an important
source. An additional feature of Volume 5 is a 100 page
essay recounting the role of the Irish in the American Civil
War. |
| 098102 |
Volume 1,
1831-1850 |
$45.00 |
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098105 |
Volume 4
, 1857-1860 |
$45.00 |
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| 098103 |
Volume 2
, 1851-1853 |
$45.00 |
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098104 |
Volume 3
, 1854-1856 |
$45.00 |
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| 098106 |
Volume 5
, 1861-1865 |
$45.00 |
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098107 |
Volume 6
, 1866-???? |
$45.00 |
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Miscellaneous |
| CD34 |
Indexes to Irish Wills
. Edited by W.P.W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L. London, 1909, 5
volumes. "There is perhaps no class of records to be
named which can be regarded as of greater value to the
genealogist than are wills." (from introduction)
Contains Indexes to wills probated in the following dioceses
before 1800: Ossory, Leighlin, Ferns, Kildare, Cork, Ross,
Cloyne, Cashel and Emily, Waterford and Lismore, Killaloe
and Kilfenora, Limerick, Ardfert and Agbadoe; Dromore, Newry
and Mourne; Derry and Raphoe. |
$29.95 |
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| CD36 |
Journal of the American Irish Historical Society,
1898-1932
(32 volumes). More than 5,000 pages of historical and
genealogical articles published by this society during its
existence. Includes the text of every volume in this
valuable series of publications, loaded with Irish-American
genealogical information, including many obituaries with
full biographical notations are included in several volumes,
along with lists of members and many photos of the early
members. |
$39.95 |
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