John Hamrock has compiled a comprehensive guide for those tracing families in the County of Roscommon. Common family names include Kelly, McDermot, Beirne, Regan/Reagan, Flanagan, Connor, McDonagh & Quinn. This was one of the Irish counties worst affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47, which resulted in emigration of a huge proportion of its population. The new title is filled with information on what the records contain, and how and where they can be accessed. It is well illustrated with maps and with examples of the types of records to be found. It also has en extensive listing of references to estate records, and also to family histories. There is also a comprehensive index.
| ISBN | 0953997472 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780953997473
(What's this?) | | Pages | 161 | | Publisher | Flyleaf Press | | Published in | Dublin | | Imprint | Flyleaf Press | | Series title | Family History Guide | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Publication date | 01 Nov 2007 | | Width (mm) | 145 | | Illustrator | Eoin Ryan | | Spine width (mm) | 10 | | DEWEY | 929.1072094175 | | Academic level | General |
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1. Introduction2. Conducting Family Research3. Administrative Divisions4. Civil Registration5. Census and Census Substitutes6. Church Records7. Land Records8. Estate Records9. Grave Records and Inscriptions10. Wills, Administrations & Marriage Records11. Directories and Occupational Sources12. Newspapers13. Educational Records14. Gaelic Genealogies15. Surnames and Family Histories16. Miscellaneous Sources17. Further Reading18. Useful InformationEndnotesIndexAbbreviations
If you have Roscommon Ancestors this will be a must-read and certainly should be added to any library collection with an Irish focus. FGS Forum, Summer 2008 __________________________________________________________..Roscommon folk will find John Hamrock's guide to tracing their ancestors most useful. It is a compilation of possibly all the sources on Roscommon genealogy that are available to the family researcher. Hamrock's diligence in listing the hundreds of what he describes as 'the confusing range of sources' is to be commended and he advises the beginners and even experienced genealogists that new sources continue to be discoveredA... This guide should assist in filling the gaps in Roscommon's story.A" Irish Times 12 April 2008 __________________________________________________________"There are many people of Roscommon descent living in America , Britain and elsewhere. Should any of these wish to trace their family tree then this is the first book for them. It explains the basics of family research,...where to find information and so on... all of which amounts to a comprehensive guide to family history research in Roscommon." Books Ireland January 2008.
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