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Problems Irish Research Crossing the Pond

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Researching Irish family histories can be very challenging – common family names, massive records loss and changing descriptions for the same jurisdiction, to name a few. But among the biggest problems are (1) getting across the pond to a location in Ireland and (2) locating enough Irish records to identify your specific Bridget Murphy or Patrick Duffy

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Researching Irish family histories can be very challenging – common family names, massive records loss and changing descriptions for the same jurisdiction, to name a few. But among the biggest problems are (1) getting across the pond to a location in Ireland and (2) locating enough Irish records to identify your specific Bridget Murphy or Patrick Duffy. In this initial presentation Ed McGuire addresses the first issue – starting with the importance of knowing when your ancestors arrived, where they settled and which church they attended. He’ll then describe a proven process for using U.S.