This list, which I put into alphabetical order by title, was taken from a 1989 brochure, Tracing Your Ancestors—Ireland, published by the Irish Tourist Board (Bord Fàilte), 757 Third Ave., New York, New York 10017; phone: (212) 418-0800. Please do not contact me for lookups in these books, since I do not own any of them. Please see the sources following the list if you are interested in any of them, or try checking with your local library to find out if you can borrow them through interlibrary loan. An excellent source of library catalogs on the internet is LIBDEX. Addresses for research in Ireland can be found at the Irish Family History Foundation.
The Ancestor Trail in Ireland: A Companion Guide by Donal F. Begley
The Book of Ulster Surnames by Robert Bell. Blackstaff Press.
Burke’s Guide to Country Houses. Vol. 1, Ireland by Mark Bence-Jones.
Burke’s Irish Family Records (1976).
Burke’s Peerage.
Burke People and Places, by Eamonn Burke. Burke Family History illustrated, 1984.
A Dictionary of Irish Biography. Henry Boylan. Gill and MacMillan.
Dictionary of National Biography.
Directory of Irish Archives, edited by Seamus Helferty and Raymond Refausse, 1988.
Dreamers of Dreams. Portraits of the Irish in America. Donal O Donovan. Published by Kilbride Books, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Familia, illustrated journal of the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild. Interest list of Ulster Genealogical Guild. Obtainable from 68 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY. Tel: (084) 681365.
The Families of Ballyrashane. A discussion with family trees of mid-Ulster families by T. H. Mullin. 1969. Hardback.
Family Names of County Cork, by Diarmuid O Murchadha 1985.
The Family Parchment. Presentation from Heraldic and Genealogy series. Each chart carries the coat of arms and highlights certain aspects of the tradition, folklore, myth and legends relating to a number of individual families.
The Family Record: An aid to compile genealogical data in a comprehensive form covering over five generations. 1988. Devised by Thomas T. Cleary. Hardback.
Family Tree: Ancestral Records. A self-indexing pocket book to record your family tree. 1987.
A Genealogical and Historical Map of Ireland. 21” x 30” folder map, showing the principalities and other Chief Territories possessed by each of the Irish Princes, Lords and Chiefs from the 11th to the 17th century, also possessions of Anglo-Norman and Old English Families. Cardcover. Dublin 1985.
A Guide to Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors, by James Ryan, 1988.
Handbook of Irish Genealogy (1984 edition): How to trace your ancestry and relatives in Ireland published by Heraldic Artists Ltd.
History and Origin of the O'Connors by Martin O'Hara. 1987.
History of the Name, by J. D. Williams, published by History House Publishing, Ltd.
The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry When Cromwell Came to Ireland by John O Hart. Irish University Press.
Irish Families, by Edward MacLysaght. Contains individual histories on many of the better known Irish families. 1985.
Irish Family Names, by Brian de Breffny 1985.
Irish Family Names. Ida Grehan. Appletree Press.
Irish Family Names Map—showing Arms and Medieval locations. Published by Bartholomew.
An Irish Genealogical Source: The Role of the Quaker School at Balltitore, Co. Kildare, Dublin 1984 by E. J. McAuliffe.
Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder. Edited by Donal Begley and published by Heraldic Artists Ltd.
Irish Records—Sources for Family & Local History, by James C. Ryan, Ph.D. 1988, Flyleaf Press.
More Irish Families (1982 edition including "Supplement to Irish Families) by Edward MacLysaght.
O’Brien of Thomond: The O'Briens in Irish History 1500/1865 by Ivar O'Brien.
O’Malley People and Places by Sheila Malloy. 1988.
Origin of the Name. Series by Anthony Matthews.
O’sullivan Family History by Jeremiah King.
Personal Reference Library and Family Tree Kit: Consists of six items—books and maps—dealing with all aspects of Irish surnames, family history and ancestral research. Published by Heraldic Artists Ltd.
A Portrait of the Irish in America. William D. Griffin. Academy Press, Dublin.
Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght.
SOURCES (per travel brochure):
[Comment: Before you write any of the bookstores or publishers listed you might want to check for their current address on various international telephone directories available on the the world wide web such as: Telefonbuch.com, or The New Ultimates Also for Northern Ireland, the following website has a catalog of publications available for sale: Ulster Historical Foundation.]
The above publications and other items of genealogical interest may be obtained from leading bookshops or from:
The Genealogy Bookshop (Heraldic Artists Ltd), 3 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 797020.
House of Names, 26 College Park House, Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 797287.
Mullins of Dublin, Heraldic House, 36 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1. Tel: (01) 741133.
Bernard Sheehan, 3 Sir Harry’s Mall, Ballsbridge, Limerick. Tel: (061) 52794/61122/40794.
