Genealogy publications
Sources on the holdings of the National Archives
- Sources for Family History in the National Archives
- Annual Reports of the Director of the National Archives
- The Short Guide to the Public Record Office of Ireland
- The 55th–59th Reports of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland
Further Reading
Begley, Donal (ed.), Irish Genealogy, a record finder (2nd impression, Dublin, 1987)
Caball, Kay, Finding your ancestors in Kerry (Dublin, 2015)
Connell, Gretta, Tracing your Westmeath ancestors (Dublin, 2012)
Farrell, Noel (ed.), Exploring Family Origins Series
ffeary-Smyrl, Steven C. and O’Dúill, Eileen, ‘Irish Civil Registration – where do I start?’, Exploring Irish Genealogy, Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations (Dublin, 2000)
ffeary-Smyrl, Steven C., ‘Irish Methodists – where do I start?’, Exploring Irish Genealogy, Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations (Dublin, 2000)
ffeary-Smyrl, Steven C., Dictionary of Dublin Dissent: Dublin’s Protestant dissenting meeting houses, 1660–1920 (Dublin, 2009)
Franklin, Margaret, Tracing your Limerick ancestors (Dublin, 2003)
French, Noel E., Meath Ancestors, a guide to sources for tracing your ancestors (Trim, 1993)
Grenham, John, Tracing your Irish ancestors, (8th edn., Dublin, 2012)
Hamrock, John, Tracing your Roscommon ancestors (Dublin, 2007)
Kiely, Karel, Corrigan, Mario and Durney, James, Tracing your Kildare ancestors (Dublin, 2014)
Leahy, David, County Longford and its people (Dublin, 1990)
MacAfee, William and others, Researching Derry and Londonderry ancestors: a practical guide for family and local historians (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2010)
MacConghail, Máire and Gorry, Paul, Tracing Irish ancestors, a practical guide to Irish genealogy (Collins, 1997)
MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families (3rd edn., Dublin, 1972)
MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families (Dublin, 1964)
MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland (7th edn., Dublin, 1978)
Maxwell, Ian, How to trace your Irish ancestors: an essential guide to researching and documenting the family histories of Ireland’s people (Begbroke, 2008)
Maxwell, Ian, Researching Armagh ancestors (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2000)
Maxwell, Ian, Researching Down ancestors (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2004)
Maxwell, Ian, Tracing your Northern Irish ancestors, a guide for family historians (Barnsley, 2010)
Maxwell, Ian, Your Irish ancestors, a guide for family historians, (Barnsley, 2008)
McCarthy, Tony and Cadogan, Tim, Tracing your Cork ancestors (2nd edn., Dublin, 2011)
Meehan, Helen and Duffy, Godfrey F., Tracing your Donegal ancestors (2nd edn., Dublin, 2008)
O’Dowd, Peadar, Tracing your Galway ancestors (Dublin, 2010)
O’Neill, Robert K., Irish libraries, archives, museums and genealogical centres: a visitors’ guide (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2007)
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, An Irish genealogical source: guide to church records (Belfast, 1994)
Reid, Noel (ed.), A table of Church of Ireland parochial records and copies (Naas, 1994)
Roulston, William, My roots: tracing your Belfast ancestors (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2012)
Roulston, William, Researching Scots‐Irish ancestors: the essential genealogical guide to early modern Ulster, 1600–1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2005)
Ryan, James G. (ed.), Irish church records (6th edn., Dublin, 2001)
Ryan, James G. and Smith, Brian, Tracing your Dublin ancestors (3rd edn., Dublin, 2009)
Ryan, James G., Irish records: sources for family and local history (revised edn, Salt Lake City, 1997)
Ryan, Jim, Tracing your Sligo ancestors (Dublin, 2012)
Smith, Brian and Kennedy, Gerry, Tracing your Clare ancestors (Dublin, 2012)
Smith, Brian, Tracing your Mayo ancestors (6th edn., Dublin, 2010)
Waterford County Council, Sources for family history in Waterford County (2005)