Where to start research.
 

Always start with yourself and work back from the known to the unknown. This will help you verify family connections as you uncover them.

1. Gather as many details as you can from documents you have at home. Look up information recorded in the family Bible; in journals; diaries; letters; baptismal, marriage and death certificates; memory cards; copies of wills; school records; property deeds; photographs; newspaper clippings; account books and other financial records.
    
2. write down the source of each piece of information.
    
3. contact older family members. They may have additional documents. Almost certainly they will have stories and memories to share with you, and family traditions always hold at least a grain of truth. Once again, be sure to note when and from whom you obtained the details.
    
4. verify as much information as possible in civil birth, marriage and death records; gravestone inscriptions; obituaries; censuses; immigration; passenger lists and naturalisation papers; military records etc.
    
5. acquaint yourself with Irish geography and history. See information on Ireland, in general, at web page of Irish Government information click
   
    

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