Debbie -- Depending on the stage of her research, she may need a class that focuses, not on Ireland, but on all possible ways and records *here* that may suggest or provide information about specifically where the family came from (not just the county). This basic maxim of research -- know all you can about your folks where they are and where you know you're looking at the right people, before looking elsewhere -- applies double when you're trying to jump the pond, triple when you have a common name, and quadruple when you're jumping to a country with major record loss. This would include investigating her ancestors' siblings, cousins, friends, and associates (what Elizabeth Shown Mills has dubbed the FAN club) from the earliest times over here, because one or more of these people may well have come from the same place -- and it seems to be a law that the people you actually want to find didn't create the right records! Good luck to her! Harold Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Deborah Harvey via < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend who is interested in learning more about Irish genealogy > research. She has information on her ancestors who came from Ireland with > a rather common surname. She doesn't know what county in Ireland they came > from and would like to learn more on ways to try to trace the family tree. > I know there are numerous Irish genealogy classes available and would like > to be able to refer her to a good one that might provide some help in her > quest. Would appreciate any recommendations! > > Thanks, > Debbie Harvey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >