This past week Maureen did an excellent job of taking the complicated topic of Irish genealogy and explaining the most helpful steps to begin research. She used her own ancestral history to demonstrate how the research can be accomplished.
She stressed gathering all information possible in U.S. or Canadian records before trying to move on to any records available in Ireland. Name issues, location variabilities and Irish history are three problems facing us. Possible areas of research include civil records, church records and various census substitutes such as Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation.
There is more information online than in previous years and using the FamilySearch Wiki will help you to reach Irish websites. John Grenham's book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (as well as his website) can be very helpful.
Maureen says she only covered the very top portion of the "bowl of Irish research." Thanks for a great presentation!
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