"West Limerick families Abroad"
 by Kate Press & Valerie Thompson .

It contains a wealth of information relating to the many families 
who immigrated from West Limerick to various parts of the 
world. Much of it follows the families that are listed in  the book 
"From Poverty to Promise - The Monteagle Emigrants" .

Submitted by: Colleen DUNK - South Australia

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West Limerick Families Abroad
Kate Press and Valerie Thompson
ISBN 0-646-41334-1

A study of the Irish who left West Limerick and travelled to the four
corners of the globe. This work sets out their family trees, logs their
emigration and contains numerous stories of their triumphs, trials and
tribulations in their new homeland. 

More than 1000 family names, with subject cross references. Many name
variants are included. There are twenty-seven known variants for the name
Prenderville.

Available from

Data Tree Publishing, Suite 393, 45 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Vic. 3144

Kate Press, 71 Claremont Avenue, Malvern, Vic. 3144 Tel. 03 9509 7115

Val Thompson, PO Box 90, Neutral Bay, NSW 2089 Tel. 02 9 969 8717


Retail price Aus $28.95 plus p&p

Postage Rates

Australia $8.00

New Zealand 
Air 14.00; Economy 13.00

USA & Canada
Air $22.00; Economy $17.00; Sea $15.00

United Kingdom & Ireland
Air  25.00; Economy 19.00; Sea 15.00


Available from
Data Tree Publishing, Suite 393, 45 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Vic. 3144
Australia. 
Tel. 03 9508 7115
Payment by International Bank Draft drawn in Australian dollars ONLY. 

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A note from the authors

We can't guarantee that the book will positively identify your family but
it covers every aspect of West Limerick and includes

A brief chronology of Irish History

A time-line for Irish Records

A list of records for West Limerick including Census Returns and
Substitutes; Local Histories; Local Journals; Directories; Gravestone
Inscriptions; Graveyard Records and Limerick Newspapers

A list of Catholic parishes in West Limerick in the Limerick Diocese with
record commencement dates

A list of Civil parishes alphabetically indexed

A list of Roman Catholic parishes alphabetically indexed

An Enquiry into the Occupation of Land in Ireland

A list of "Missing Friends" - extracts from the Boston Pilot

An extract from the "Faction Fighters of the Nineteenth Century in West
Limerick".

West Limerick Convicts

A collection of 32 local photographs (old and new) 

A List of contributors with addresses

Fully indexed 

We hope this helps.   

Submitted by: Kate Press and Val Thompson


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