My Favourite Irish Resources. David A Larkin

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1 My Favourite Irish Resources David A Larkin a talk delivered at the Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc August Seminar

2 I shall be talking about some of the sources I frequently use in my heritage studies, many of which are now conveniently and inexpensively available on CD Rom. These resources include... Journals of Antiquarian and Genealogical associations. Local Histories -Diocesan, County or Parish records. Annals and Genealogies (for the earlier period). CD s containing indexed and searchable records from the 1500 s to the 1900 s. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Journals The two most widely used Journals in my library, which I subscribed to more than 25 years ago, are The IRISH GENEALOGIST and the IRISH ANCESTOR - both of which have recently been published onto CD format making them more readily accessible than before. The third most useful publication is ANALECTA HIBERNICA which is for the more serious scholar, but contains many useful records that I use. The IRISH GENEALOGIST is the official organ of the Irish Genealogical Research Society which was founded by Rev Fr. Wallace Clare in London, and eventually established a branch in Ireland some fifty years later. Their publications date from 1937 to Many eminent Irish and English Genealogists and historians of the Irish persuasion were involved and contributed to this very highly acclaimed publication covering subjects such as Family Genealogies, Registers, Abstracts and Indexes of Wills, Monumental Inscriptions, Trade Directories and Miscellaneous records. Many articles included inaccessible material that is in private collections or now lost. A small selection of some records include Census returns for Pollrone, Kilkenny Abstracts of Wills ( ) Accountbook of Christopher St George, Kilcolgan, Galway (1986) Disposessed Landowners of Ireland 1664 ( ) Employees of the Board of Ordnance 1815 (1985) Freemen of Dunleer, Louth 1715 (1968) Freemen of Waterford (1978) Freemen of Wexford City 1776 (1973, 74, 75) Gentlemen of Thomond (Clare) 1567 (1969) 2

3 Grand Jurors of Co. Laois 1823 (1977) High Sheriffs of Donegal (1939, 1948) High Sheriffs of Leitrim (1947) High Sheriffs of Longford (1943) High Sheriffs of Sligo (1937, 49, 52) Irish Immigrants to Canada ( ) Irish families in Newfoundland (1949) Irish Officers in the Neopolitan Service, Italy (1979) Irish Officers in the Spanish Service ( ) Irish Residents of Bordeaux, France 1756 (1973) Irish References in English Legal records ( ) Jury Panel of Co. Monaghan 1874 (1982) Lucas Directory of the Kingdom of Ireland 1788 (1965) Matched and Despatched (1962) Medieval Gaelic Genealogies ( ) Monumental Inscriptions from... Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Louth, Meath, Tipperary & Waterford. Nominees in State Tontines 1777 (1940) Petitions to Lord Ormonde (1984-5) Protestant Settlers in Ireland (1988) Robbers and Rapparees Outlawed in Ireland 1748 (1992) Tithe Defaulters, Clergy Relief Fund -Graigue, Kilkenny (1990) Welply Will and Genealogical abstracts index A-K(1985) L-Y(1986) The IRISH ANCESTOR was established by Rosemary ffolliott and Brian de Breffney and ran a course from 1969 to 1986 issuing two journals per year and several supplements. It was a highly pictorial publication with articles similar in content to The Irish Genealogist with only once to my knowledge duplicating a record, so they compliment each other very well. As with the Irish Genealogist some articles ran across a number of issues like a serial, due to space allocation. A selection of records include... Abstracts of Wills ( ) Ardagh Diocese Wills and MLB Index (1971 supp) Businessmen of Ennis, Clare 1797 & 1803 (1-1984) Businessmen who issued Tokens in Ireland (1-1978) Catholic Merchants of Cork City 1762 (1-1971) Churchwardens of Templecrone, Donegal (2-1984) Clonfert Wills and MLB Index (1970 supp) Declaration against the Repeal of the Union 1830 (1 & ) Dublin Freemen (1983) Dublin Pipe Water Accounts 1680 Emigrants from Ennistymon Workhouse (2-1981) Emigrants from Limerick Workhouse (2-1982) Emigrants from Nenagh Workhouse (1-1985) Employees of the Irish Revenue 1678 ( ) and 1709 (1-1974) Freeholders of Carlow 1767 (1980) 3

4 Free Settlers to NSW ( ) Game Licences (1-1976, ) Gentlemen of Clare and Limerick 1799 (1-1982) Immigrant Weddings at Nova Scotia ( ) Irish Army Deserters in New Zealand (1-1979) Irish Deserters at Halifax, Canada (1-1976) Irish Immigrants to Canada (1-1974) Irish Links to North America and West Indies (1-1970) Irish Marriages in Wigtown, Scotland (2-1977) Irish Militia in Essex (1-1973) Irish Poor in Lambeth, London (2-1978) Irish Repealers at Halifax 1843 (1-1978) Irish Soldiers at Coromandel, India (1-1984) Leighlin Wills and MLB Index (1972 supp) Magistrates of Clare 1819 (1-1976) Magistrates of Clare 1837 (2-1975) Members of the Rotula and Young Friendly Soc, Dublin 1772 (1-1981) Monumental Inscriptions for... Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Meath, Waterford and Westmeath. Nominees in State Tontines (1-1970) Silversmiths of Limerick (2-1978) Tenants of J P Smyth at Gort, Galway 1805 (1-1982) Ulster Linen Drapers (1-1979) Voters of Clare 1768 (1-1986) Voters of Limerick City 1817 (1-1985) Voters of Waterford City 1807 (1-1976) ANALECTA HIBERNICA is the publication of the Irish Manuscripts Commission who published their journal regularly as the editors saw fit to release them from 1930 (1) to 1970 (26), and only a few since then. Many articles are for the scholars of the Irish and Latin languages, while there are numerous surveys of record collections cataloguing what is available mainly for the archivist and librarian, but there is a good deal of less-highbrow records which can be of use to the ordinary genealogist. Again, like the Irish Genealogical Research Society, it was the cream of Irish historians and eminent genealogists who edited works for this publication. There are many surveys of records noting their content, and the most useful of these are the Family Papers in Private Keeping which have been sorted and catalogued in AH 15, 20 and 25. Some of these collections have since been deposited in the National Library, but the surveys themselves are of enormous value. Because of their limited general research content they have not yet been earmarked for publication onto CD for the amateur genealogist. Useful Records include... Calendar of Irish Council Books ( ) Chronology of foundations by the Franciscans (6-1934) Commissioners of the Peace 1672 ( ) Documents relating to the Irish in the West Indies (4-1932) 4

5 Dublin Society of United Irishmen ( ) Duke of Devonshires Irish Estates ( ) Emigrants from Ballykilcline & Kilglass, Roscommon 1847 ( ) Emigrants from Castlemaine, Kerry ( ) Emigrants from Irvilloughter & Boughill, Ahascragh, Galway ( ) Emigrants from Kilconcourse, Kinitty, Offaly 1852 ( ) Emigrants from Kingwilliamtown, Duhallow, Cork ( ) Episcopal rentals of Clonfert, Tuam and Kilmacduagh ( ) Family Papers in Private Keeping ( , , ) Franco-Irish Corrospondence ( ) Genealogie Fermanach (3-1931) Hearth Money Rolls Co. Sligo 1665 ( ) Irish in the West Indies (4-1932) Irish Jacobites Outlawed for Treason ( ) Land Commissioners for Disbanded soldiers 1656 ( ) Legal proceedings against the 1st Earl of Desmond ( ) Musters of Officers Garrisoned in Ireland 1577 (2-1931) O Clery s Book of Genealogies ( ) (an English Index is in IG 1979) Petty Constables of Kilkenny 1776 ( Mansfield Papers) Registers of St. Saviour s, Waterford ( ) Valuation of Kells 1641/ 1665 ( ) Wexford Jury Panel 1764 ( Vigors Papers) Other useful Journals with a similar content include...(foundation date) Breifne -Journal of the Breifne Historical Society in Cavan.(1949) Bru Ri - Limerick Regional Archives. Carloviana - Old Carlow Society. Cathair na Mairt -Westport Historical Society, Mayo. Clogher Record - Clogher Historical Society, Clogher, Tyrone.(1966) Deceis -Old Waterford Society. Eile -Roscrea Heritage Society, Tipperary. Familia -Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast.(1985) Galway Roots -Galway West Family History Society.(1992) Irish Family History -Irish Family History Society.(1985) Heritage Links -Irish Genealogical Association, Belfast.(1981) JCHAS -Journal of the Cork Archaelogical and Historical Society.(1872) JCLAS -Journal of the Louth Archaelogical Society.(1932) JGHAS -Journal of the Galway Historical and Archaelogical Society.(1884) JKHAS - Journal of the Kerry Historical and Archaelogical Society.(1967) JKAHS -Journal of the Kildare Archaelogical and Historical Society.(1890) JNMAHS -Journal of the North Munster Archaelogical and Historical Society. JOAS -Journnal of the Old Athlone Society.(1969) JOWS -Journal of the Old Wexford Society. (1969) Old Kilkenny Review - Kilkenny Ancestry. (1948) Riogh na Midhe -Meath Archaelogical and Historical Society. (1936) Seanachas Ardmacha -Armagh County Library. (1965) Teathbha -Longford Historical Society. (1969) The Glynns -Antrim Historical Society. (1973) 5

6 Local histories There are numerous histories written based on localities that offer varying degrees of records within the publication. Most however give a number of records that are of interest to the genealogist, such as lists of ecclesiastic incumbents and civil servants. Occupational records may also be included as well as the history of the local septs and clans, and of the politics of the district. Many are now being made available on CD rom, while others will still be available to the genealogist through the LDS film hire scheme until such time as they are published onto CD. An example of a few of these and the records they contain are... History of the Town of the County of Galway -James Hardiman (available on CD) Contents include... Origins of Galway and notes on the Fourteen Tribes of Galway Town. History from the earliest times to the invasion of Henry II (1172). Chapters on the history of Anglo-Norman Galway to 1484, thence to 1641, thence to 1660, thence to 1691, then to the present (1820). Ecclesiastical History and extensive lists of Civil Officials from 1274 to Notes on native families can be gleaned from the many Civil By-Laws. History of the Diocese of Ossory (Kilkenny/ Laois) -Rev William Carrigan 1905, 4 vols. (available on CD with new index) Contents include... History of the ancient divisions, Clans and Septs of Ossory, with a full history and pedigree of the Kings of Ossory (MacGillapadraig / Fitzpatrick) to the nineteenth century. History and Antiquities of the Diocese. Ecclesiastical History and biographies of Bishops to the fourteenth century. Pedigrees and notes on a number of native Ossory families. History and Topography of Co. Clare -James Frost 1893 (LDS , also available at Contents include... Topographical Description of the divisions, Sept and Clan lands of Thomond, with notes and annals and pedigrees of a number of leading Gaelic families, including the O Briens. History of Thomond from the earliest times to 1318 with the death of de Clare, and thence from 1318 to 1580 when Thomond was formed into the English County of Clare. History of Co. Clare to 1641, which includes records such as... Rent Rolls, Inquisitions, Pedigrees, Book of Survey and Distribution , Popish Priests 1704, Freemen of Ennis , MP s of Ennis , JP s of Clare , Grand Juries 1732, 1784, 1799 and 1805, Convert Rolls History of the County of Dublin -John D Alton (available on CD) History and Antiquities, and Ecclesiastical History of the County of Dublin. 6

7 History of the Kingdom of Kerry -Sr. M F Cusack (available on CD, also printed in O Kief Coshe Mange) History and Antiquities, Ecclesiastical History, and notes and pedigrees on many Kerry familes, both Norman and native. Other Local Histories include... Ancient and Present State of the City and County of Cork -C Smith 1815 Antiquities of Inishowen and Tir Conail (Donegal) (LDS ) Armachiana; History and Monuments of Co. Armagh -TGF Patterson (LDS ) Armagh Clergy and Parishes -Rev James Blennerhassett Leslie 1911 (LDS ) Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Diocesan Records (LDS ) Church and Parish Records of Cork, Ross and Cloyne -W M Brady 1863 (LDS ) Clergy of Connor -Rev James B Leslie 1922 Clogher Clergy and Parishes -Rev James B Leslie 1929 (LDS ) Derry Clergy and Parishes -Rev James B Leslie 1937 (LDS ) Diocese of Killaloe -P Dwyer 1878 (LDS ) Diocese of Down and Connor James O Laverty 1895 (rep 1945) Diocese of Meath -Rev John Cogan Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore -James O Laverty 1898 Ecclesiastical History of Meath Diocese -Rev J Cogan (LDS ) Ferns Clergy and Parishes -Rev James B Leslie 1936 Galway History and Society -Moran and Gillespie 1996 Galway Town and Gown Diarmaid O Cearbhaill 1984 History and Antiquities of County Carlow -J Ryan 1834 (LDS ) History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh -Rev Jerome Fahy 1895 (LDS ) History of Drogheda and Environs -John D Alton 1844 History of Dundalk and Environs -John D Alton 1864 History of Ely O Carroll and Ancient Ormond -John Gleeson 1915 History of Kilsaran Union Co. Louth -Rev James B Leslie 1908 History of Limerick -John Ferrar 1787 History of Monaghan D C Rushe 1921 History of Sligo -T O Rourke 1889 (2 vols) History of Sligo County and Town -WG Wood-Martin (3 vols) History of the Archdiocese of Tuam -Rev E A D Alton 1928 History of the County and City of Cork -C B Gibson 1861 History of the Dalcassian Clans of Clare, Tipperary, Limerick and Galway -P White 1893 History of the Town and County of Wexford -Phillip Hoare 1900 History of the Town of Belfast George Benn 1877 (2 vols) (LDS ) History, Topography and Antiquities of Waterford - R H Ryland 1824 Knights Fees in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny -Eric St. John Brooks 1950 Limerick, its History and Antiquities -M Lenihan 1866 Midland Septs and The Pale - F Hitchcock 1908 O Kief Coshe Mange Slieve Lougher and Upper Blackwater -Albert E Casey Ossory Clergy and Parishes -Rev James B Leslie 1933 (LDS ) Register of the See of Armagh -T G F Patterson Tribes and Customs of Hy Many -John O Donovan 1844 (LDS ) Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachrach -John O Donovan 1846 (LDS ) 7

8 Annals and Genealogies ANNALS The annals were the earliest recorded history of Ireland kept by the monks and then by the hereditary senachie families of historians and genealogists. Those available to us date from the eighth century, themselves copies of earlier works, all of which have been copied and updated right through to the seventeenth and in some cases the nineteenth century. They are notes mainly of obituaries, battles, natural occurrences and newsworthy snippets listed chronologically from the earliest times. They have been translated and edited with copious notes on nomenclature, topography, genealogy and historical comment by eminent scholars which provide us with an english translation of Ireland s history. The most notable and accessible (translated) of these include... Annals of the Four Masters Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland from the earliest times to 1616, compiled by the Four Masters (O Clery, O Dugenan and O Mulconry scholars) led by Miceal O Clery from 1632 to 1636, for their patron Ferghal O Gara. They have been edited with copious annotations and cross references by Dr. John O Donovan in (reprinted in O Kief Coshe Mange, and also published by de Burca) Annals of Ulster Originally called the Book of Ballymacmanus, these annals start from the establishment of the See of Armagh 431 and were compiled by Cathal MacManus Maguire, Dean of Clogher to 1498, and continued to 1520 by Rory O Cassidy, Archbishop of Clogher. Edited and annotated by Hennessy and MacCarthy in 4 volumes (LDS , and at SLV) Annals of Innisfallen Dating from 433 to 1450, they were written by the monks of Emly in Tipperary from 1092 and the last recorded century was finished at Innisfallen, Kerry. Edited by Sean MacAirt for the Dublin Institute of Celtic studies 1944 (LDS , and I have a copy) Annals of Connacht Dating from , they were an extension of the Annals of Clonmacnoise by the O Mulconry family. They were edited by A Martin Freeman for the Dublin Institute (LDS , and I have a copy) Annals of Clonmacnoise Originally the Annals of Tigernach Ua Braoin (O Breen of Brawney) Abbot of Clonmacnoise d.1088; extended to 1520 by Augustin MicRaith, Ollav of Lough Ree. Translated and edited to 1408 by the scholar Connla MacGeoghegan of Westmeath in Edited by D Murphy for the Dublin Institute of Celtic Studies

9 Annals of Loch Ce (Lough Key) Edited for publication by William Hennessey Annals of Westmeath By Rev Fr John Colgan 1645, and edited by Rev James Woods (LDS ) GENEALOGIES The genealogical collections were also compiled, copied, updated and even fabricated on occasions by the same monks, and learned antiquarian families. The most commonly referenced sources are... The O Clery Book of Genealogies The genealogies collection up to 1620, of Cucogry O Clery, one of the Four Masters who resided at Boylagh, Donegal until They were taken to Dublin by his descendant John O Clery in 1817, and subsequently purchased by Dr George Petrie in 1830 for the Royal Irish Academy, and are catalougued as Ms 23 D 17. Translated, edited and printed by the Irish Manuscript Commission as Analecta Hibernica #18 (1951) by Seamus Pender. An English Index to the surnames and clan names was printed in the Irish Genealogist by Frank B Payton MacFirbis Great Book of Genealogies This great book of genealogies by Dubhaltach MacFirbisigh ( ) of Lacken, Sligo, who worked for the antiquarian Sir James Ware in Dublin, was mainly compiled in Galway City before the Cromwellian occupation, and an abridgment of these was completed by The Eugene O Curry transcript of 1836 in the RIA (Ms C VI 2), has been recently translated, edited and fully indexed by Dr Nollaig O Muraile, a native of Knock, Mayo into five volumes and published by Eamonn de Burca (of Castlebar, Mayo -costs 635). Vols 1-3 are the original MacFirbis compilation published in Irish on one page with the English translation on the opposing page. Vol 4 is a catalogue of extracts and cross references to material and photos of the original manuscript, and an index to placenames, family branches and tribes. Vol 5 is a new personal name index of over 30,500 individuals. Geineallaghe Fearmanach A collection of genealogies of families of Co Fermanagh compiled by Matha O Luinin from 1396, and subsequent generations of this learned family to Cathal O Luinin (Dr Charles Lynegar of TCD) in 1712 and extended by Matha O Luininin and Labhras O Taran in 1809 and was last in the hands of Matha s nephew Paul O Longain in This Genealogical Office manuscript (GO Ms 658) was transcribed and edited by Cormac O Cadhla and printed in Analecta Hibernica # 3 (1931). T Whitley Moran compiled and English index to these with notes and guidance from Kenneth Nicholls, which was printed in the Irish Genealogist O Donovans Arms and Genealogies ca A collection of genealogies by the eminent scholar Dr. John O Donovan during his reserch for the Ordnance Survey and RIA. (LDS item 4) 9

10 Genealogical Tracts A collection of pedigrees by Tomas O Raithbheartaigh, (SLV has a copy) Genealogical Office Collection A Pedigree index to the GO collection is available at GSQ and LDS CD source material Indexed and Searchable Records from the 1500 s to 1900 s Some of the most useful I have found are... Irish Source Records 1500 s s. This CD from Family Archive CD s, contains thirteen records Census abstracts from Northern Ireland Census abstracts from the Republic of Ireland Census of County Cork. 4. Irish Marriages in Walker s Hibernian Magazine (ed) Henry Ferrar 5. Quaker records of Dublin -abstracts of Wills. 6. A Guide to Copies and Abstracts of Irish Wills -by Rev Wallace Clare 7. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland by Sir Arthur E Vicars, Ulster King of Arms Irish Wills Index (5 vols of Consistorial Wills c ) by William Phillimore and Gertrude Thrift, London The Landowners of Ireland, 1 acre and over, Notable British Families 1600 s s This CD from Family Archive CD s contains twelve of Burkes Peerage Books. 1. History of the Colonial Gentry 2. American Families with British Ancestry 3. Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages 4. Baronetcies of England, Scotland and Ireland 5. Family Records 6. History of the Colonial Gentry 7. The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales (4 vols) Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland 12. Prominent Families of the United States. Griffith s Valuations This CD is an all-ireland index to name, town, parish and county of all the persons named in the Primary Valuations of Tenements of Ireland recorded by Sir Richard Griffith. It is searchable by surname, townland, parish and county. It provides a quick and easy search to see if a name can be found before using the full microfiche records held at most libraries. 10

11 Tithe Applotment Books The title is misleading as it is only the index to these records for Northern Ireland. They give the name, townland, parish and county and the year the Tithe was taken. Again these can be used as a quick check to locate a name before proceeding to the full records held on microfilm at the State Library. Memorials of the Dead -The Collected Works Brian J Cantwell (edited by his son Ian Cantwell) A collection of almost 25,000 memorials transcribed from now scanned onto 4000 pages with indexes of names, places, occupations. Counties included are predominently Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin, with more from Clare, Kildare, Galway and Mayo. Alumni Dublinenses -Burtchaell & Sadlier 1924 This Archive CD Books is a scanned version of the Register of the students, graduates, professors & provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin from 1637 to Landed Gentry of Ireland -Sir Bernard Burke 1899 An Archive CD Books scanned version of the Ulster King of Arms publication on the Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. The first of Burkes books relating specifically to Ireland, which represents these Irish landowners and aspiring merchants and professionals covering the geneaalogy of all collateral lines, junior branches and in-laws, many of whom would have been of more modest means. These are genealogies from the office of Ulster (Chief Herald) which are quite valuable and very reliable. There were later editions published in 1904, 1912 and 1958, all of which are now available on CD. The following are more CD s. A Journey through Ireland H D Inglis Belfast & Province of Ulster Directory J A Henderson Belfast Directory William T Matier Book of Antrim 1881, Armagh 1888; Down 1886; Kilkenny 1884; Limerick 1879; Louth 1886; Tipperary 1889; and Wexford G H Bassett Catholic Registry, Directory & Almanac 1836 Census Index Co. Londonderry 1831, & Cavan 1841 Co. Longford Residents, prior to the Famine (Tithe Books) -Guy A. Rymsza 2004 Co. Roscommon Resources CD -John Hunter Commercial Dublin & Hibernian Provincial Directory of Ireland J Pigot Counties in Time -a sample of records held by the National Archives in Dublin. Directory of Cork William West Directory of Cork 1812, 1817, 1826, John Connor Directory of Ireland Kelly Directory of Munster 1886 and Francis Guy Directory of the City & County of Limerick G H Bassett Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland 1836 Dublin Almanac 1845 Gazatteer of Great Britain and Ireland Cassell General Directory of Cork and Munster Henry & Coughlan 11

12 General Directory of Newry, Armagh etc T Bradshaw Handbook or Directory for Co. Fermanagh C Macloskie History of the County of Dublin (see Local Histories) History of the Diocese of Ossory (see Local Histories) History of the Kingdom of Kerry (see Local Histories) Index to the Baronies, Parishes, Towns and Townlands of Ireland HMSO 1871 Irish Emigrants Guide for the United States -John O Hanlon 1890 Irish Flax Growers 1796 Irish Landed Gentry when Cromwell came to Ireland (1650) -John O Hart 1884 Irish Manufacturers Directory Kevin J. Kenny Irelands Memorial Records WW 1 -Names of 49,000 Irishmen who fell in the Great War Irish Names and Surnames (Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall) -Rev Patrick Woulfe 1923 Irish Names and Surnames -John Grenham. lists about 1000 names with variant spellings. Irish Web Sites -Bryan Curran, NZSG Irish Wills Abstracts & transcripts of wills from the National Library. Kings County Directory 1890 Maps of the Roads of Ireland Taylor and Skinner Medical Directory for Ireland 1852 Memorials of the Dead; Cos. Galway and Mayo -Brian Cantwell National Commercial Directory of Ireland Slater National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1856, 1870, 1881, Slater New Commercial Directory of Waterford T Shearman Parish Records of Antrim, Down & Louth -Ancestry.Com Records of the Deputy Keeper of the PRO -vols 1-56 ( ) Sligo Chronicle, Almanac and Directory 1878 Sligo County Directory, Almanac and Guide 1889 Special Report on Surnames in Ireland Sir Robert E Matheson 1894 Statistical Survey of Co. Clare 1808 Statistical Survey of Co. Donegal 1802 Returning Home -Migration from North America to Britain and Ireland Rebellion -Claimants & Surrenders -(ed) Ian Cantwell The Irish Ancestor (ed) Rosemary ffolliott. (see Journals). The Peerage of Scotland and Ireland Debrett s Peerage Thoms Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1877, 1879, 1884 Tithe Defaulters Clergy Relief Fund, (ed) Stephen McCormack lists 30,000 Catholic defaulters from Munster and Leinster counties. Topographical Dictionary of Ireland -Samuel Lewis (2 vols. 1837) Treble Almanac and Dublin Directory 1788, Waterford Almanac and Directory T S Harvey Waterford, Kilkenny and Southeast Directory T Shearman Wexford County Almanac George Griffith William Smith O Brien Petition 12