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Summary
A selection of resources both in print and online for researching one's Irish heritage.
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  • Emigrants from Ireland to America, 1735-1743 : a transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into enforced emigration to America
  • A genealogist's guide to discovering your Irish ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage
  • A guide to Irish roots : collected from oral tradition and ancient records during visits to Ireland, other parts of Europe, and North America
  • In search of your British & Irish roots : a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors
  • Irish emigrants in North America
  • Irish family history
  • Irish relatives and friends : from "Information Wanted" ads in the Irish-American, 1850-1871
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Passenger and Immigration Lists
  • The Famine immigrants : lists of Irish immigrants arriving at the port of New York, 1846-1851
  • Irish passenger lists, 1803-1806 : lists of passengers sailing from Ireland to America : extracted from the Hardwicke papers
  • Irish passenger lists, 1847-1871 : lists of passengers sailing from Londonderry to America on ships of the J. & J. Cooke Line and the McCorkell Line
  • Passengers from Ireland : lists of passengers arriving at American ports between 1811 and 1817
  • Ships from Ireland to early America, 1623-1850
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Catalog Topics
  • Directories
  • Genealogy Sources
  • Gentry
  • Handbooks/Manuals
  • Irish American Genealogy
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Ancestry Library Edition
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Family name information, genealogy, histories, census data, military records, passenger lists, vital records, directories, photos, and more. Ancestry Library Edition is subject to ongoing updates and new content is added frequently. Ancestry Library Edition is only available from computers inside of the Birmingham Public Library.
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Magazines & Journals
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  • Family links, past and present
  • Gaelic gleanings
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Websites
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search (scroll down for Ireland)
  • Gen UKI (UK and Ireland Genealogy)
  • Irish Genealogy Toolkit
  • National Library of Ireland
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