Resources

All resources are available at the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Library at Boston College. Each citation lists a location.


Printed texts

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your British & Irish Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Ancestors. Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1994. (O’Neill Library: Ref. CS414.B38 1994)

Begley, Donal F. Irish Genealogy: a Record Finder. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, 1981. (O’Neill Library: Ref. CS483.I74; O’Neill Library: CS483.I74)

Falley, Margaret Dickson. Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research: A Guide to the Genealogical Records, Methods, and Sources in Ireland. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981. (O’Neill Library: CS483.F32 1981)

Familia, Ulster Genealogical Review. Belfast: Ulster Genealogical & Historical Guild, c1985-. (O’Neill Library: DA990.U45 F33x)

General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland. Dublin: H.M.S.O., 1851; Reprinted: Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984. (O’Neill Library: Gov. Docs. Desk DA979.G46 1984; O’Neill Library: DA979.G46 1984)

Glazier, Ira A. The Famine Immigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York. 1846-1851. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983-. (O’Neill Library: E184.I6 F25 1983)

Hackett, J. Dominick and Charles, Montague E. Passenger Lists From Ireland. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1965. (O’Neill Library: E184.I6 H22)

Harris, Ruth-Ann, Jacobs, Donald M., O'Keeffe, eds. The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989-. (O’Neill Library: F73.9.I6 S43 1989) Pages xxx-xxxv of volume one of Missing Friends offers the following section, “How to continue the search,” as well as a bibliography.

Heraldic Artists Ltd. Handbook on Irish Genealogy: How to Trace Your Ancestors and Relatives in Ireland. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, 1984. (O’Neill Library: Ref. CS483.H36 1984; O’Neill Library: CS483.H36 1984)

Irish Genealogist. London: Irish Genealogical Research Society, 1937-. (O’Neill Library: CS480.I7313)

Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate, Market and Post Towns, Parishes and Villages with Historical and Statistical Descriptions. London: 1837; Reprinted: Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984. (O’Neill Library: DA979.L48 1984)

Mac Lysaght, Edward. Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins. Dublin: A. Figgis, 1978. (O’Neill Library: Ref. CS498.M3 1978; O’Neill Library: CS498.M3 1978)

Mitchell, Brian. A Guide to Irish Parish Registers. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1988. (O’Neill Library: CD1118.5.A1 M58 1988; O’Neill Library: Gov. Docs. CS1118.5.A1 M58 1988)

Mitchell, Brian. A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1986. (O’Neill Library Government Documents Desk G1831.F7 M5 1986)

Ryan, James G. Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Pub., 1988 (O’Neill Library: Ref. CS483.R826x 1988)


Multimedia resources

CD: The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements placed in The Boston Pilot 1831-1920. Ruth-Ann M. Harris and B. Emer O’Keefe, editors August 2002. CD-ROM for Windows or MAC. Available through the New England Historic Genealogic Society.

Videorecording: Out of Ireland: Story of Irish Emigration to America, an American Focus production; directed by Paul Wagner; produced by Ellen Casey Wagner, Paul Wagner. Alexandria, VA. PBS Video, 1995. (O’Neill Media Center Stacks: JV7711.U6 O97x 1995)

Videorecording: Five Points, American Social History Project; written by Josh Brown; art directors, Josh Brown and Kate Pfordresher. New York: American Social History Productions, Inc.; Wyckoff, N.J.: American Social History Project Film Library [distributor], 1987. (O’Neill Media Center Stacks: E184.I6 F59x 1987)

Microform: Inner City Trust (Northern Ireland). Townland Maps. Derry, Northern Ireland: Inner City Trust, 1989. (O’Neill Library: Microfiche G1830.I5 1989)


Web sites

Research Guide for Irish Genealogy (Boston College)
http://www.bc.edu/libraries/research/guides/s-irishgene/

New England Ancestors.org (New England Historic Genealogic Society)
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/

Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org/

The Irish Ancestral Research Society
http://tiara.ie/