Planning to find your Irish Roots.

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Planning to find your Irish Roots.

Keep in mind a few things as you plan the research you wish to do† namely:

a.) That Irish surnames were very susceptible to change (in the last century most Irish people spoke Gaelic and the spelling and translation of their names in to English was vague at best). Thus your Irish ancestors may very well have spelt their name very differently to the way you spell it.
b.) Ages and dates of birth or death can be 'out' by up to 10 years because records were not always kept accurately.
c.) You may not be able to go back much further than 1850 – few people can get further than 1750 as records simply don't exist.
d.) It's always worth checking to see if anyone else is researching your family history – there is no point in reinventing the wheel! Plus, you could end up with someone to work with!

   

Comments

10/9/2009 2:54:55 PM
Jack Keery said:

I'm trying to find out who the parents of my Great Great Grandfather are, James Keery born in Ireland around 1844, very possible in Co. Westmeath.




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