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Richard Doherty, Genealogist
Compiled and provided by Richard Doherty-Genealogist

Richard is a Genealogist in the Michigan area who specializes in Irish Genealogy. He offers his services to the public for a specified cost. He has hosted groups to Ireland for research. You can leave him an e-mail for further information on the Senior Focus Website.

Also see Richard's Tips for Irish Genealogy listed on other page. This will give you a weal;th of resources for researching information regarding Irish immigrants.

The information is set up according to time periods to make it easier to know which refences to use.

Adams, William F. Ireland and Irish Emigration to the New World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1932. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1980.

Atlas of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1979.

Baxter, Angus. In Search of your British & Irish Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.

Begley, Donal F. The Ancestor Trail in Ireland. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, Ltd., 1985.

--------, ed. Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, Ltd., 1981.

Black, J. Anderson. Your Irish Ancestors. New York: Paddington Press Ltd., 1974.

de Breffny, Brian. Irish Family Names: Arms, Origins and Locations. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan Ltd., 1982.

Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London, 1974

Church of Ireland Directory. Dublin: Universal Publishing Co., published annually.

Collins, E. J. Irish Family Research Made Simple. Munroe Falls, Ohio: Summit Publications, 1980.

Cosgrove, Art, ed. Marriage in Ireland. Dublin: College Press Ltd., 1985.

Cusack, C.F. The Illustrated History of Ireland From Early Times 400 AD - 1800 AD. New York: Crescent Books, 1987.

Delaney, Mary M. Of Irish Ways. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1980.

Edwards, Ruth D. An Atlas of Irish History. New York: Methuen & Co. 1981.

Falley, Margaret D. Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research. Evanston, Ill.: Published by the author, 1962. 2 vols.

ffolliott, Rosemary. A Simple Guide to Irish Genealogy. London: The Irish Genealogical Research Society, 1966.

Gallagher, Thomas. Paddy's Lament. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1982.

Genealogical Research Guide for Ireland. Salt Lake City: The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Revised 1984.

General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland. Dublin: Alexander Thom, 1861. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1984.

Glazier, Ira A., and Michael H. Tepper, eds. The Famine Immigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-1851. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983-1986. 7 vols.

Grenham, John. Tracing Your Irish Ancestors. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan Ltd., 1992.

Handbook on Irish Genealogy. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, Ltd., 1978.

Hayes, Richard J. Manuscript Sources for the History of the Irish Civilisations. Boston: G. K. Hall and Co., 1965. 11 vols.

Irish Catholic Directory. Dublin: Associated Catholic Newspapers (1912) Ltd., published annually.

Irish County Maps Showing the Locations of Churches in ------- Province. Salt Lake City: The Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1977.

Joyce, P. W. Irish Local Names Explained. Dublin: Fred Hanna Ltd., Reprint 1979

Kelly, Patrick. Irish Family Names. Chicago: O'Conner and Kelly, 1939. Reprinted by Gale Research Co., Detroit, 1976.

Kennedy, Robert E. The Irish: Emigration, Marriage and Fertility. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973.

Ladd, Doris F. The Irish. Wayne, Pennsylvania: Banbury Books Inc., 1985.

Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. London, 1837. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1984, 2 vols.

MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins. Dublin: H. Figgis, 1972.

--------. More Irish Families. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1960.

--------. The Surnames of Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press Limited, 1980.

MacManus, Seumas. The Story of the Irish Race. New York: The Devin-AdairCompany, 1977.

Marshall, William F. Ulster Sails West. Belfast: 1950.Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1979.

Matheson, Robert E. Surnames in Ireland. Dublin: Alexander Thom, 1901. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1982.

McCarthy, Tony. The Irish Roots Guide. Dublin: The Lilliput Press Ltd., 1991.

McCay, Betty L. Irish Research and Sources. Indianapolis: Published by the author, 1972.

Miller, Kerby A. Emigrants and Exiles. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Mitchell, Brian. A Guide to Irish Parish Registers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988.

-------. Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988.

Moody, T. W., and F. X. Martin, eds. The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press, 1978.

Nolan, William. Tracing the Past. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1982.

Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1985.

O'Connor Michael H. A Guide to Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors. Glenageary, Co. Dublin: Flyleaf Press, 1990.

O'Flaherty, Liam. Milestones in Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press, 1986.

Phillimore, W. P. W., and Gertrude Thrift, eds. Index to Irish Wills, 1536-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970. 5 volumes in 1. Reprint of 1909 edition.

Ryan, James G. Irish Records: Sources for Family and Local History. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishers, 1988.

Uris, Leon. Trinity. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1976.

Vicars, Arthur, ed. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1538-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967.

Woodham-Smith, Cecil. The Great Hunger. London: New English Library Ltd., 1970.

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