If you are new to Irish Genealogy or even if you have been at it awhile, there are online articles written by certified genealogists that can give you some ideas on Irish research. So, if you have not done some reading on the topic and feel you need to get some more background, I would suggest you try looking at the "Learn" section of Ancestry. You can't beat it for the money (it is free). The url is: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/main.htm In the search box type in Ireland (or whatever you are interested in). Then if you find articles by certain authors that you like and want to read more by that person, just type in their last name. You will then pull up what they have written. Sherry Irvine has written about Irish and English research for instance so you could put her name in. I like the general research articles done by Patricia Law Hatcher so I put Hatcher in to see what she has written. If you wish to print out any articles there is button on the left that says "Printer Friendly" so you don't have to print out the extraneous Ancestry "stuff". Enjoy! Christina