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    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales
    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales
    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales
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    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales

    By M. D. Healy

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    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques and Tales makes a great addition to an Irish family researcher's reference library. The book contains Irish genealogy problem solving tips and techniques, to include: finding an ancestor's birthplace, deciphering illegible handwriting, translating Irish place names, working with transcription errors, and much more. Some Irish roots travel tips, Irish immigration patterns, children name customs, a "brick wall" case study, and a list of popular Irish genealogy reference books are also included. The book ends with a few short Irish traditions and Celtic history stories told with some humorous twists. Beautiful scenic Ireland photos appear throughout the book. May you be blessed with the opportunity to travel to Ireland someday to visit your Irish ancestors' birthplaces and walk in their foot steps. Five percent of the book sales' royalties support selected Irish youth programs in Ireland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM. D. Healy
    Release dateAug 14, 2012
    ISBN9781452428628
    Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales
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    M. D. Healy

    A Trinity College Dublin, Ireland graduate, Mike developed his interest and passion for photographing Ireland’s many ancient sites, castles, landscapes, and pubs through his annual trips to Ireland to visit family and friends there. Mike believes in capturing the raw beauty of Ireland in his photos, without much post processing touch-up. He named his photography business Ballycastle Photography in honor of his Irish grandparents who were both born near Ballycastle, a quaint Irish village on the wild, scenic Atlantic coast of north County Mayo, Ireland. His Irish grandparents immigrated to America in 1912 and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to his love of Ireland travel photography, Mike helps people around the world find their Irish ancestors’ origins and birthplaces with his Irish Ancestry Research service business, Ballycastle Irish Genealogy.

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      Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales - M. D. Healy

      Newgrange Tree, Newgrange, County Meath

      ~~~~

      He talked about persistence,

      A congruence of lives,

      How, stubbed and cleared of stone,

      His home accrued growth rings

      Of iron, flint, and bronze.

      - from Seamus Heaney's poem Belderg

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Top Five Reasons to Find Irish Ancestors

      Birthplace Locations

      Children's Name Patterns

      Place Name Translations

      Irish Courtship

      Irish Family Document Myths

      Irish Roots Travel

      Royal Irish Constabulary

      A Gathering of the Clan

      Striking Gold

      Deciphering Handwritten Documents

      U.S. Irish Immigrant Life

      Finding Your Irish Ancestor's Birthplace

      Down on the Farm

      A Defining Moment

      The O Factor

      A Brick Wall Example

      Latin First Names

      Mr. Whelan

      Regional Irish Surnames

      American City - Irish Village Connections

      Transcription Errors

      Irish Citizenship

      Irish Traditions - Turf

      Irish Traditions - Fire

      A Bit of Irish History Humor

      Irish Genealogy Books

      Final Thoughts

      Postscript

      Author's Bio

      Thank You

      ~~~~

      Ring of Kerry Bridge

      Introduction

      This book is written as a labor of love. It is my wish that the contents of this book will help you break through the brick walls, avoid the dead ends, and solve the complex mysteries of Irish genealogy that continue to perplex and frustrate the Irish family history researcher. The book contains short, direct Irish genealogy research tips based on my personal experiences and my many hours of research conducted for international clients searching for their Irish ancestors' origins and birthplaces in Ireland. With the significant growth in genealogy web sites, tools, and services on the internet, an individual today can do much of the research alone. The tips, techniques, and tidbits in this book are proven genealogy research methods that will assist one who is going it alone in the complex and challenging world of Irish genealogy. The unique lessons learned, expressed here in this book, are meant to help protect and prevent the Irish ancestry researcher from hitting a dead end or a brick wall, or going astray in searching for an Irish ancestor. Although most of the Irish genealogy lessons learned and anecdotes in this book are described from an American perspective, they can be also used by Irish ancestors' descendants of any nationality in any country as well.

      The following pages contain Irish genealogy problem solving tips and techniques, to include: finding an ancestor's birthplace, deciphering illegible handwriting, translating Irish place names, working with transcription errors, and much more. Some Irish roots travel tips, Irish immigration patterns, children name customs, a brick wall case study, and a list of popular Irish genealogy reference books are also included. Finally, the book

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