Foundations of Irish Genealogy 1: The Raw Materials of Irish Genealogy
John Grenham
Content
Introduction
0:34
Common Misconceptions
4:43
Start from What You Know
2:20
Getting Help
7:36
Public Record Office
8:03
Irish Surnames
4:52
Types of Surname
3:46
Before Surnames
4:28
Irish Surnames
9:06
Surname Evolution
7:46
Localised Surnames
0:55
Surname Variants
5:29
Irish Place Names
1:21
Historic Hierarchies
0:52
Provinces and Counties
1:38
Baronies
0:46
Civil Parishes
1:42
Townlands
1:07
Church Hierarchies
0:29
Dioceses
0:31
Parishes
5:30
Poor Law Unions
1:44
Townlands: Holy Grail
5:05
Conclusion
0:17
About this webinar
The expectations and misconceptions that can be obstacles to Irish research are discussed and debunked. Surnames and place names, the most basic raw materials of genealogy, are both especially tricky in Ireland. The reasons are analysed and online tools for handling them are introduced.
About the speaker
John Grenham came to Irish professional genealogy in 1981, as one of the panel of Irish Genealogical Office researchers and later worked for Hibernian Research. As in-house researcher for the Genealog...
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Brilliant! so great to get such a thorough explanation of the foundation of Irish Genealogy.