Book Review: Finding Your Irish Ancestors in New York City

When a new book comes on the market for Irish research, I am always interested in seeing what information is presented. The struggle to research Irish Americans back to the homeland is one that is personal to my research. After a decade of research is when I finally got the first clue that took my family back across the pond to the homeland.

As I started to read the book, Finding Your Irish Ancestors in New York City, I went through an explanation of the chapters; for a genealogist this is a gift from the genea-gods. It makes it so much easier to find what I am looking for. There are tips to find your ancestral home throughout the book.

The book is set into the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Introductory Record Sets
• Chapter 3 – Underutilized Records
• Chapter 4 – Strategies for Tracing the Irish in New York City
• Chapter 5 – Where the Irish Lived in New York City
• Chapter 6 – Sources for the Place of Origin in Ireland
• Chapter 7 – The Roman Catholic Church
• Chapter 8 – Roman Catholic Parishes in New York City
• Chapter 9 – Cemeteries
• Chapter 10 – Periodicals
• Chapter 11 – Websites and Publications to Compliment Your Research

I definitely would recommend this book for anyone that has Irish ancestors that settled in the 5 burroughs of New York City.

Disclaimer: I received this book free, for a review. The thoughts expressed here are my own. 

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