Newton, Mass., has the best library in the United States. As partial proof, here's a list of books and sites that a librarian there has prepared. The numbers are Dewey Decimal numbers and should be the same in every library. Note that this library has subscriptions to several genealogy-related sites. If you're lucky, maybe your library does, too?? --------------------- **IRISH GENEALOGY AT THE NEWTON FREE LIBRARY** **Books** Adams, William Forbes, 1898-1935. *Ireland** and Irish Emigration to the New World from 1815 to the Famine*. 1932; rpt., Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. Reprinted from 1932 edition. *941.508 A21I* Chaliand, Gerard and Jean-Pierre Rageau. **Penguin Atlas of Diasporas**. New York: Penguin, 1997. *304.8 C53P* *Directory of Irish Archives**. Edited by Seamus Helferty, and Raymond Refaussé. 3rd ed. Dublin: **Four Courts Press, 1999. *929.1 DIRECTORY** *Donovan, George Francis.* *The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts, 1620-1775. **Menasha**,WI**: George Banta, 1932.* MASS 325.241 D72P Edwards, Ruth Dudley. *An Atlas of Irish History.* New York: Methuen, 1981. *911.415 E26A* Flanagam, Deidre. *Irish Place** Names.* Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2002. * 914.1 FLANAGAN* *The Great Famine and the Irish Diaspora in America.* Edited by Arthur Gribben. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1999. *941.508 G79G* Grenham, John. *Clans and Families of Ireland: The Heritage and Heraldry of Irish Clans and Families.* Secaucus, NJ: Wellfleet Press, 2003. *929.72GREENHAM* Grenham, John. *Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide. *3rd ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 2006. *929.1 G83T *This work just keeps getting better. It is well organized, easy to use and very inclusive. It's one of those "must see" works if you are doing Irish research. Hoobler, Dorothy. *The Irish American Family Album.* New York: Oxford University, 1995. *973.049 H76I* **Ireland**.* Cadogan Books: London, 1998. *914.15 D33I** Kelly, Patrick. *Irish Family Names With Origins, Meanings, Clans, Arms, Crests and Mottoes.* Chicago: O'Connor and Kelly, 1939. **R 929.4 K29T** Keneally, Thomas. *The Great Shame and the Triumph of the Irish in the English Speaking World. **New York: Doubleday, 1999. *304.8 K35G** McCarthy, Michael J., *The Irish in Newfoundland, 1600-1900: Their Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs. *St. John's, Newfoundland: Creative Publishers, 1999. *971.8 MCCARTHY* McKenna, Erin. *A Student's Guide to Irish American Genealogy. *Phoenix, AZ: Oryn Press, 1996. **R 929.1 M19S** MacLysaght, Edward. *Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins.* 4th revised and enlarged ed. Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1991. **R 929.1 M22I** MacLysaght, Edward. *More Irish families.* Galway, Ireland: O'Gorman, 1960. **R 929.1 M22M** MacNeill, Morag. *Everyday Gaelic.* Edinburgh, Scotland: Berlinn Limited, 2006. *In Processing 7 November 2006.* Miller, Kerby A. *Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America.* New York: Oxford, 1985. *325.415 M61E* Mitchell, Brian. *A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland. *Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 2002. *929.341 MITCHELL* O'Donnell, Edward T. *1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish-American History.* New York: Broadway Books, 2002. *973.049 O'DONNELL* O'Laughlin, Michael C. *The Book of Irish Families Great & Small.* Kansas City, MO: Irish Genealogical Foundation, 1997. *929.341 O42B* O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. *The Irish in Haverhill, Massachusetts. **Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. *974.45 O54I** O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. *The Irish in Haverhill, Massachusetts. **vol. 2. **Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. *974.45 O54I** O'Neill, Robert Keating. *Irish Libraries: Archives, Museums and Genealogical Centres. **Belfast**: *Ulster Historical Foundation, 2002. * 929.1 O'NEILL* Pierce, Richard Andrew. *The Stones Speak: Irish Place Names from Inscriptions in Boston's Mount Calvary Cemetery. **Boston**: *New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000. *929.531 PIERCE* *Prendergast Letters: Correspondence from Famine-Era Ireland, 1840-1850.* Edited by Shelley Barber. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2006. *In Processing 7 November 2006.* Radford, Dwight A. *A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage.* Cincinnati, OH: Betterway Books, 2001. *929.108 RADFORD* Ryan, Dennis P. *A Journey Through Boston Irish History.* Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. *974.461 R95J* Ryan, James G. *Sources for Irish Family History: A Listing of Books and Articles on the History of Irish Families. **Dublin**, Ireland**: **Flyleaf Press, 2001. *929.341 RYAN** O'Siadhail, Micheal. *Learning Irish: An Introductory Self-Tutor.* New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. **ON ORDER** Schrier, Arnold. *Ireland** and the American Emigration, 1850-1900.* Chester Springs, PA: Dufour Editions, 1997. *325.241 S56I* Shannon, William V. *The American Irish: A Political and Social Portrait.* Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1990. *On Order.* This work is considered to be the standard work on the Irish in America. **Publisher** *Quintin Publications *PO Box 65546, Orange Park, Florida 32065-7605 Telephone: 904-375-1113 **Fax**: 904-375-1115 ** http://www.quintinpublications.com/ireland.html** * **Societies* *New England** Historic Genealogical Society *Address:* *101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. Phone: 617-536-5740. Internet address: ** http://www.newenglandancestors.org** Contains the most complete genealogical holdings on the East Coast. *The Newton Free Library subscribes to the NEHGS membership website. Check with librarian for access (available only within the library.)*/ You do not need a membership to check the NEHGS online catalog and some of its other features. You can do this from any computer with an Internet connection./ *TIARA: The Irish Ancestral Research Association *Address: Dept. W, 2120 Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, MA 02466-1909 Internet address: * http://tiara.ie *Meetings are usually held once a month at Boston College. Check their website. **Useful Internet Sites** * *Catholic Archives Society ** http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/catharch/index.htm** /Cyndi's List for Ireland /**http://www.cyndislist.com/ireland.htm** */IrelandGenWeb Project /*http://www.rootsweb.com/**~irlwgw** Irish Genealogical Research Society **http://www.igrsoc.org** Library of Congress catalog **http://catalog.loc.gov** Doing a keyword search here can turn up additional books. If you find something of interest, you may be able to obtain a copy of the book through your local library's Interlibrary Loan Department. Local History and Genealogy Reading Room at the Library of Congress ** http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy** National Archives of Ireland* http://www.nationalarchives.ie* /National Library of Ireland /**http://www.nli.ie** /Northern Irish References - Ulster Province Family History /** http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/NIR** * 08 March 2007 (revised) vea Newton Free Library Newton Mass.* -- --- Richard Danca Newton, MA rdanca@gmail.com ------