Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide

by John Grenham

This guide is designed to be of interest to those who wish to trace their ancestors in Ireland. The first section of the book covers the basic sources, those which will have the widest application for researchers who are new to the business of tracing family roots. Part two examines sources which have a narrower application, while part three is a reference guide which allows access to a range of research materials, including county by county source lists, printed family histories, occupations and Church of Ireland records.

Genres: Reference, Ireland, Nonfiction, History, Irish Literature

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

John Grenham is a professional genealogist. He was formerly attached to the Genealogical Office in Dublin and later was a project manager with the Irish Genealogical Project (IGP).

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Reviews

[Ellen]

Fourth Edition. Was very detailed and comprehensive. Found it extremely helpful for genealogy research.

[Dee Ann]

Great book to help navigate Irish family history research.

[Maria Fledgling Author Park]

Extremely helpful in my genealogy search!

[Gemma]

What an excellent and thorough book about tracing your Irish ancestry. Really, I’d describe it as a must read.

[Ray Richard]

A good read helpful when navigating the foggy waters of Irish genealogy.

[Tory Wagner]

This is the third edition of the book published in 2006. Gresham has done a suburb job of directing the reader to sources of information for those tracing their family to Ireland. The first few chapters concentrate on specific types of information eg births, marriages, deaths, census, church records, land records, wills, emigration, newspapers, while the bulk of the book deals with specific counties in Ireland. The upshot seems to be that most records are at the county level, so genealogists need to determine this first in order to continue their search.

[Michelle]

I find myself going back to this book constantly. It has to be the most thorough volume on Irish research.

[Kathy Moody]

Good Reference book, third edition is out now

[Peter]

A must if you are tracing your Irish roots.

[Gary Barton]

Chock full of good recommendation (and examples) for tracing your Irish ancestors. This is a "must have" reference book!

[Jim]

Slightly more dry than psoriasis, but extremely useful for us shanty Irish types as we trace our roots.

[Meg - find me on TSG]

While I still feel daunted by sorting out the genealogy on the Irish side, this book assured me that it's not just me. Phew. An essential guide and I'll be getting my own copy.

[Ed]

Seems thorough, I have started my Irish research and I like this book. It not only gives where to find the data but what the data means and some of the history behind the data.

[Patrick Hurley]

Good information if you have Irish family that you want to gain information about them, then this a good resource. It gives you hints and tips for searching within Ireland itself.

[Hannah]

Great resource

[Barbara]

A great reference. A must have for your genealogy search helps.