A Guide to Tracing Your Cork Ancestors

McCarthy, Tony;Cadogan, Tim

ISBN 10: 0950846686 / ISBN 13: 9780950846682

Published by Flyleaf Press, Dublin, Ireland, 1998

About this Item

A VERY GOOD, bright, clean, tight copy of a hard-to-find/sought-after publication. "Cork is the largest Irish county, with a population mainly of Gaelic and Norman origin. It has had a widely diverse social history ranging from the urban population of Cork city to some of the most remote and isolated agricultural communities in rural Ireland. The records available for the county are equally diverse. This book sets out the records available for Cork, where they can be accessed and how they can be used to best effect in tracing Cork families. 123 pages. LH3.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Tracing Your Cork Ancestors
• Publisher: Flyleaf Press, Dublin, Ireland
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0950846686
• ISBN 13: 9780950846682
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued

About this title

Synopsis

This book sets out the records available for research on the history of County Cork families, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect. For each type of record, it describes the background to their compilation, and the categories of people and data included. It also provides background on the social history of County Cork and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records. Cork is the largest Irish county and was a major emigration county.

Review

'For anyone with Cork Ancestors this book is a must because of its clear focus on a specific county and references to local materials. This book also has value for those still seeking a place of origin in Ireland because the descriptions are very clear on how and why the records were created and how they can be used' (FGS Forum, 1998)