Tracing your Irish ancestors through land records : a guide for family historians
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In [this book} ... Chris Paton explores how the surviving records can help with our ancestral reserach, but also tell the stories of the communities from within which our ancestors emerged. He explores the often controversial history of ownership of land across the island, the rights granted to those who held estates and the plights of the dispossessed, and identifies the various surviving records which can help to tease out the stories of many of Ireland's forgotten generations. Along the way [he] identifies the various ways to access the records, whether in Ireland's many archives, local and national, and increasingly through a variety of online platforms."--Back cover.