Short Genealogy and Family History Bibliography

Short Bibliography relating to Family and Local History

Tony McCarthy, The Irish Roots Guide, Lilliput Press, Dublin, 1991.

John Grenham, Tracing your Irish Ancestors, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1999 (Second Edition).

Brian Mitchell, Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy, Genealogical Publishing Compnay, Baltimore, 2002 (Second Edition).

Ian Maxwell (edited by Grace McGrath), Tracing your Ancestors in Northern Ireland, PRONI, Belfast, 1997. PRONI has a series of free leaflets on Tracing your Family Tree which are available in the Search Room

Ian Maxwell, Researching Armagh Ancestors: A practical guide for the family and local historian, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, 2000.

Ian Maxwell, et.al, Researching Down Ancestors: A practical guide for the family and local historian, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, 2004.

William J. Roulston, Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, 2005.

William Macafee, "The Study of the History of a Townland: A Worksheet", Ulster Local Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1976, pp. 15-17. A revised version of this paper was published in Ulster Local Studies, Vol. 9, 1984, pp. 72-74.

William Macafee, "Local Historical Studies of rural areas: methods and sources", Irish Archives Bulletin, Vol. 6, 1976, pp. 4-31. An online copy of this article is hosted on the Aughty.org website at http://www.aughty.org/pdf/localhist_stud_rural.pdf.

William Macafee "Forttown, County Antrim’, in W. H. Crawford & R. H. Foy (eds.), Townlands in Ulster - Local History Studies, Ulster Historical Foundation in association with the Federation for Ulster Local Studies, Belfast, 1998, pp. 35-65. A copy of this paper can found within the Members Area on the Ulster Historical Foundation website.

William Macafee, CD on Researching Derry & Londonderry Ancestors: A practical guide for family and local historians, 2010.

Raymond Gillespie and Myrtle Hill, Doing Irish Local History: Pursuit and Practice, Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, 1998.

Peter Collins, Pathways to Ulster's Past: Sources and Resources for Local Studies, Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, 1998.

Jonathon Bardon, A Guide to Local History sources in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 2000.