Great Sharon Thanks heaps for the advice. I am definately at the stage where I need to start researching "How To", so far I have been lucky with what I have found out. Helping out others with their enquiries is definately where I would like to be as I have received some fantastic help from others. Again thank you I will now start my research in earnest. Julie Perth, Western Australia ---- Sharon Carberry <sm8carberry@comcast.net> wrote: > Julie, > > This being the computer age, I suppose it is necessary to bear in mind the > high regard we have for our in-house > oracles. Thank goodness that I started genealogy before I had a computer, > because the first thing I did was go to a library and borrow a how-to book. > This is > still an essential step because your ability to make progress with Irish > data depends on your knowing as > much about Irish political/ecclesiastical jurisdictions, > history, geography and customs, as possible. Fortunately there are several > excellent books to consult on that (see below). You can also find good > tutorials online on the major genealogy websites like Rootsweb and the LDS > Family Search site. Your goal is also to learn which sources exist for your > target time period, so that you can do research with original documents or > filmed versions of those. Then you can contribute on lists such as this > one, as well as receive. > > We all started as newbies but those who have posted here to help you have > also gone the route which I > described above. The faster you become in command > of the basics, the better your handling will be of all > the names, places, and dates you find or are provided > to you. You also need to keep reviewing what you > have to assess its validity. The ultimate knowledge to > gain is to learn to speak Irish. I am not there yet but > I keep open to picking up bits and pieces as I go, > like a baby. > > Sharon Carberry > Georgia > > Irish records : sources for family and local history > Ryan, James G. ISBN 0916489760 > > > Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide > Grenham, John ISBN 0806313692 > > > Ouimetter, David S., > Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide > 2005 > > Radford, Dwight A. & Kyle J. Betit, > Discovering Your Irish Ancestors > 2001 > > Quillen, Daniel W., > Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors > 2005 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jhar9618@bigpond.net.au> > ... > > Sharon: I have not done the work yet to become knowledgeable on how to do > Irish research because I am a complete beginner at this and have absolutely > no idea how or where to start, hence my posting asking direction and help on > where to start. All my tries via google have given me nothing and the > mailing list was my first step to get info, my next step is gone a family > history club in my own state and get some advice from them. > > > > Therefore I appreciate any help I get, any small directions given will be > used and added to my growing knowledge. > > > > Jules > > Perth, Western Australia > > > > ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== > NO VIRUS warnings or topics of any kind relating to this subject to be posted to the list. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >