Local History & Genealogy

The fifth edition of Tracing Your Irish Ancestors retains its familiar three-part structure, combining a detailed guide for beginners with thorough descriptions of all the useful sources and county-by-county reference lists.

Dublin has had a long association with its pubs. The city grew rapidly in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, becoming a major port for trade around the world, and the city boasted a wealth of taverns, inns, alehouses and public houses. 

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800.

Whether your ancestors are of English, Scottish or Gaelic Irish background, whether their religious affiliation was Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic or other, whether they were farmers, merchants or labourers, this volume will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to find out more about their Ulster roots.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS SOLD IN THE U.K. AS RESEARCHING ULSTER ANCESTORS BUT IS IDENTICAL IN CONTENT TO THE BOOK RESEARCHING SCOTS-IRISH ANCESTORS: THE ESSENTIAL GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO EARLY MODERN ULSTER, 1600-1800 (SECOND EDITION).

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800.

Whether your ancestors are of English, Scottish or Gaelic Irish background, whether their religious affiliation was Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic or other, whether they were farmers, merchants or labourers, this volume will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to find out more about their Ulster roots.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS SOLD IN THE U.K. AS RESEARCHING ULSTER ANCESTORS BUT IS IDENTICAL IN CONTENT TO THE BOOK RESEARCHING SCOTS-IRISH ANCESTORS: THE ESSENTIAL GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO EARLY MODERN ULSTER, 1600-1800 (SECOND EDITION).

This book is a comprehensive guide for research on the families of County Leitrim, Ireland.

In this revealing memoir of childhood, the author shows not only what affected his family, but also reveals a large slice of social history concerning the lives of all ordinary working-class people struggling to live in the slums of the East End of London in those pre-Welfare State days.

This collection is a heady mix of tragic, funny, passionate and moving stories.

In the period 1832 to 1857 some 3,700 men served in the Irish Revenue Police. In this book, Jim Herlihy shows how to find information on these policemen, providing an excellent resource for those interested in the history of the IRP and the Irish Famine period.

HERE you will find out about Armagh's history, its proud sporting heritage, its castles and great houses and its famous men and women.

This new and expanded edition sets out the records available, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect.