Books/Periodicals: 1. David LARKIN, Burpengary, Queensland, Australia, author of several reference books. His "Pushing Up Shamrocks" gives the history of Irish to Queensland and personal data on Irish individuals buried in Queensland from resources such as pioneer records, tombstone inscriptions and submitted FH sheets with names/addresses of submitters. 2. CLEARY, P. J. S., "Australia's Debt to Ireland's Nation-builders," (Sydney 1933). 3. COFFEY & MORGAN, "Irish Families in Australia and New Zealand 1788-1979", 4 vols, biographical dictionary, (Melbourne, 1979). 4. CURRY, C. H., "The Irish at Eureka," (Sydney 1954). 5. HAWKINGS, David T., "Bound for Australia," Sussex, Phillimore and Co. (1987). 6. HOGAN, J., "The Irish in Australia," (Melbourne 1888), copy in National Library, Dublin, as are many of the other books listed here. 7. HUGHES, Robert, "The Fatal Shore," (London 1988). 8. KIERNAN, C. (ed.), "Australia and Ireland, 1788-1986", (Dublin 1986). 9. KIERNAN, T. J., "The Irish in Australia," (Dublin 1954). 10. McDONAGH & MANDLE,"Ireland and Irish-Australians," (Sydney 1982). 11. O'FARRELL, P., "The Irish in Australia, " (New South Wales 1987). 12. ROBINSON, P., "The Hitch and Brood of Time: Australians 1788-1828," (Oxford 1985). 13. ROBSON, L. L., "The Convict Settlers of Australia," (Melbourne 1965). 14. "The Ulster Link" (Magazine of the Northern Irish in Australia and NZ). 15. 'Barefoot and Pregnant?' Female Orphans who emigrated from Irish workhouses to Australia, 'Familia,' "Ulster Genealogical Review," Vol. II, No 3 (1987). 16. Emigration from Co. Galway (parishes of Kilchreest, Killigolen, Killinane, Killora, Kilthomas and Isserkelly) to US and Australia circa 1852-59: Reference: Genealogical Office (Dublin) manuscript #622. (Check also LDS FHC and Internet). 17. Article, 'A Decent Set of Girls, Yass, NSW remembers the Famine orphans of the 'Thomas Arbuthnot,' authors Cheryl MONGAN and Dr. Richard REID (Cork's "Irish Roots" magazine issue #2, 1997). Historical background and March 1996 reenactment (w/photos) of the arrival of orphans with parade through town. 18. Publication, "A Decent Set of Girls, The Irish Famine Orphans of the Thomas Arbuthnot, 1849-1850,' Yass Heritage Project, Yass, NSW, Australia. The heart of the 1996 publication is the diary of Surgeon Superintendent of the "Thomas Arbuthnot," Englishman Charles Edward STRUTT. Perhaps copies of the publication are still available. Note -- A typewritten version of STRUTT's diary is at the La Trobe Library, Melbourne. Three orphans have their own genealogical record page in the Yass Heritage Project publication -- Eliza ROUGHAN of Ennis, Clare, Mary DOWD of Dingle, Kerry, and Harriet SPENCE of Gort, Galway - each of whom settled in Yass after 1850 where they had large families. 19. Thomas KENEALLY's 1998 book, "The Great Shame," published by Random Harvest. A popular Irish-Australian author. 20. "Irish Roots" magazine, published in Cork, has an article in each issue about Australian genealogy. 21. Per the 1999 Number 1 issue of "Irish Roots" magazine published in Cork, Jennifer HARRISON, Toowong, BC Queensland, Australia, wrote: "A substantial effort is under way under the auspices of Val THOMPSON of Sydney and Kate PRESS of Melbourne. They are compiling a database of 19th century emigrants from West Limerick. Val will be remembered by many readers as the Australian author with Dr. Chris O'MAHONY of the book 'Poverty to Promise,' about the emigrants sponsored by Thomas Spring RICE, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon. Kate is editor of 'Genealogist,' the journal for Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies, one of the largest Victorian family history societies. They are toiling towards publishing a directory sometime this year. Most of their material concerns those from west of the River Deel, although perceptions of borders defining West Limerick have meant the inclusion of a few from places such as Adare and Ballingarry who saw the wisdom of venturing further along the Shannon estuary towards the Kerry border. Moreover, while the emphasis is on those Australia-bound, through Kate's internet research they also have details of some emigrants to the United States, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. Occasional items retained for inclusion might be considered lightweight but their rationale has been to provide the crucial detail which might prove a connection for far-flung researchers or to contribute a little more 'flesh on the bones.' On following up on this story, there is quite a bit more about these authors and their works on the Internet including "West Limerick Families Abroad."