Guide to Tracing Your Cork Ancestors

Guide to Tracing Your Cork Ancestors

by Cathy Henderson (Illustrator), Cathy Henderson (Illustrator), Tony McCarthy (Author), Tim Cadogan (Author)

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 110
Publisher: Flyleaf Press
Published: 01 Jun 1998

ISBN 10: 0950846686
ISBN 13: 9780950846682

Media Reviews
'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)