How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors 2nd Edition: An Essential Guide to Researching and Documenting the Family Histories of Ireland's People

by Ian Maxwell

Written by an expert author in this area, this is a practical, thorough and informative guide to highlight the most important documentary evidence available to the family historian researching Irish ancestry. The book will help researchers who want to know what is available locally and online.

Genres: Reference

222 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2008

About the author

Dr Ian Maxwell, a former record officer at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, is now a freelance writer and a leading expert on Irish genealogy. He conducts courses on genealogy throughout Northern Ireland and he is a regular speaker at genealogical conferences in Belfast and Dublin. He writes articles regularly for Family Tree and Who Do You Think You Are? magazines on Irish, Scottish and English social history and genealogy. His previous publications include Your Irish Ancestors, Everyday Life in Nineteenth Century Ireland and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors.

Ian Maxwell holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University Belfast.