Although I don't have time (and won't in the foreseeable future) to really mine Google Books for 19th-century information about Co. Kerry that might shed light on the conditions of life and the nature of the land there, especially in the area between Kenmare and Sneem (where my Sheas, Doyles, Foleys and Whites lived, and maybe Callaghans), I've done a little exploration and would like to share a few titles I've found so far, though barely looked at. Determined researchers with more time will no doubt find more, and I hope will share esp. significant findings/titles by posting them. You'll likely find others pertinent books easily if you check out the "related books" section on the main page of the books below. One book can lead to the next find. These books are all old and hence out of copyright so they appear in their entirety online. Trouble is, it's no longer possible/easy to just a few selected pages instead of having to download whole books and then print from them., or at least I don't know how to do it. If someone knows a way around this, I (and probably others) would really appreciate being enlightened. 1) Appendix to the Fourth Report of the Commissioners on the Nature and Extent of the Bogs in Ireland, 1814. http://books.google.com/books?id=8C9bAAAAQAAJ A lot of revelatory information, dating from about the time of my 2nd great-grandfather Jeremiah Doyle's birth near Sneem. 2) The Plantation Scheme, or, The west of Ireland as a field for investment, 1850. http://books.google.com/books?id=zzVSP-QEnDYC 3) THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS OR PRESENTED BY ROYAL COMMAND, IN THE SESSION 1849 http://books.google.com/books?id=eRVcAAAAQAAJ 4) A hand book for travellers in Ireland: descriptive of its scenery, towns..., 3rd ed., 1844 http://books.google.com/books?id=tV0NAAAAYAAJ 5) The ocean plague: or, A voyage to Quebec in an Irish emigrant vessel : embracing a quarantine at Grosse Isle in 1847 : with notes illustrative of the ship-pestilence of that fatal year, 1848. http://books.google.com/books?id=aJ5s6aDoekIC That ought to be enough to keep you occupied for awhile if you haven't already discovered Google Books for background info about Kerry and Ireland! I wish I had time to poke around more myself. Marge

Thank you for sharing those, Marge! I just skimmed No. 2 and there was a lot of really interesting information about what Kerry was like in 1850 for the poor people. Specific mention of Tralee, Listowel, Castleisland, Killarney, Kingwilliamstown, etc. I would imagine that the observations about other areas of Ireland might have been quite applicable to Kerry communities, too. Ray in Minneapolis, where it's dark out. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of M.Q. Fallaw Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Wealth of 19th-century Kerry info in Google Books Although I don't have time (and won't in the foreseeable future) to really mine Google Books for 19th-century information about Co. Kerry that might shed light on the conditions of life and the nature of the land there, especially in the area between Kenmare and Sneem (where my Sheas, Doyles, Foleys and Whites lived, and maybe Callaghans), I've done a little exploration and would like to share a few titles I've found so far, though barely looked at. Determined researchers with more time will no doubt find more, and I hope will share esp. significant findings/titles by posting them. You'll likely find others pertinent books easily if you check out the "related books" section on the main page of the books below. One book can lead to the next find. These books are all old and hence out of copyright so they appear in their entirety online. Trouble is, it's no longer possible/easy to just a few selected pages instead of having to download whole books and then print from them., or at least I don't know how to do it. If someone knows a way around this, I (and probably others) would really appreciate being enlightened. 1) Appendix to the Fourth Report of the Commissioners on the Nature and Extent of the Bogs in Ireland, 1814. http://books.google.com/books?id=8C9bAAAAQAAJ A lot of revelatory information, dating from about the time of my 2nd great-grandfather Jeremiah Doyle's birth near Sneem. 2) The Plantation Scheme, or, The west of Ireland as a field for investment, 1850. http://books.google.com/books?id=zzVSP-QEnDYC 3) THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS OR PRESENTED BY ROYAL COMMAND, IN THE SESSION 1849 http://books.google.com/books?id=eRVcAAAAQAAJ 4) A hand book for travellers in Ireland: descriptive of its scenery, towns..., 3rd ed., 1844 http://books.google.com/books?id=tV0NAAAAYAAJ 5) The ocean plague: or, A voyage to Quebec in an Irish emigrant vessel : embracing a quarantine at Grosse Isle in 1847 : with notes illustrative of the ship-pestilence of that fatal year, 1848. http://books.google.com/books?id=aJ5s6aDoekIC That ought to be enough to keep you occupied for awhile if you haven't already discovered Google Books for background info about Kerry and Ireland! I wish I had time to poke around more myself. Marge

> M Q and all, If you can work with Adobe Acrobat Reader, then it is fairly straightforward to select download and print specified page ranges. Look carefully at the menu bar at the top of the open application. > re all old and hence out of copyright so they appear in their > entirety online. Trouble is, it's no longer possible/easy to just a > few selected > pages instead of having to download whole books and then print from > them., or at > least I don't know how to do it. If someone knows a way around > this, I (and > probably others) would really appreciate being enlightened.