Although this website is not specific to Ireland, the information in the articles is relevant to UK. Ireland, America etc. regarding names history, DNA etc. The 1881 surname distribution maps mentioned may be helpul to those with Irish emigrant families in UK in 1881, some of whom may have moved on to USA, Canada, Oz and NZ. Forwarded from the London list. Mary G > BBC Radio 4 is currently running a series on Family History research > on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. It's called Surnames, Genes and Genealogy. > There is a website at: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/beyond/factsheets/surnames/surnames_home.shtm l > > From which I learned that Essex University will shortly have surname > distribution maps based on the 1881 census available shortly. Well > worth a visit. >

This URL wraps so it is better to copy and paste it than click on it. Jerry --- Mary George <[email protected]> wrote: > Although this website is not specific to > Ireland, the information in the > articles is relevant to UK. Ireland, America > etc. regarding names history, > DNA etc. The 1881 surname distribution maps > mentioned may be helpul to > those with Irish emigrant families in UK in > 1881, some of whom may have > moved on to USA, Canada, Oz and NZ. Forwarded > from the London list. > > Mary G > > > > BBC Radio 4 is currently running a series on > Family History research > > on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. It's called Surnames, > Genes and Genealogy. > > There is a website at: > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/beyond/factsheets/surnames/surnames_home.shtm > l > > > > From which I learned that Essex University > will shortly have surname > > distribution maps based on the 1881 census > available shortly. Well > > worth a visit. > > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to > Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/