The National Archives of Ireland site is a good site to use. http://www.nationalarchives.ie/index.html This link gives you info on how to begin your search of Irish descents http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy.html Karen L. Day Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes, and Wayne, Passaic Co, NJ Butler, Kinnelon, Riverdale (Pompton), Pequannock and Pompton Plains, Morris County, NJ DAY/DEA***O'DEA/O'DAY***DOW***MEAD/MEADE/MEED/MEDE/MEET ***ROOME/ROME***MORSE/MORS/MOSS/MORSS/LA MOSS IRELAND***ENGLAND***WALES***FRANCE***HOLLAND***NEW JERSEY ***NEW YORK***MASSACHUSETTS***CONNECTICUT***RHODE ISLAND http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/a/y/Karen-L-Day/ http://members.tripod.com/unicorn13nj/DAY,O'DEA,DOW,MEAD,ANDMORSE.htm > Some of the recent posts indicate that > new researchers have joined and need answers > to basic questions. > Irish research is MUCH MUCH harder > than US, Canadian, Australian, etc. Many sorts of > records we have were never created there, and > many that were have been destroyed. The ruling > group in the 19th c had little interest in documenting > the "natives"; and during and after the revolution, > the Irish revolutionaries cared little whether the > ruling classes' records survived. > The first thing I always (and still) recommend > is that anyone doing Irish research get a good > research guide to Irish genealogy. You can skate > along with the web and email to do American, > British, Australian, etc. genealogy, but there is no > substitute for a good book on Irish research--you > can read it in bed and mull over and over the > various strategies available, write in it, pore over > the maps, and on and on. > I own TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS > by John Grenham, both editions [2nd better for RC > research, 1st better for CofI]. There are others that > posters swear by. But if you are into the hobby for > more than two weeks, invest the ca US$20 pb for a > good guide. > > Elizabeth > > > ==== CountyCork Mailing List ==== > ** To contact the listowner, send a message to mpetzolt2@webtv.net ** >