Today I updated the Parish History Books webpage on my website with
another 40 or so books and with more lookup volunteers. Anyone doing
Irish genealogical research find these books invaluable to their family
history. I didn't know they even existed until my first trip to Ireland
in 1999 and accidentally happened on them in Galway Town at Kenny's
Bookstore. When I came back from another Ireland trip in 2001 I had
collected so many more books that I needed to buy another suitcase at
Roche's. Later, I decided to start this website to help those who
didn't know about the books or knew about them and could not find any to
buy, since many are out of print.
When I started the website, I didn't include lookups but did include a
form for other researchers to submit books that I didn't know about.
Since then, I started getting emails from wonderful people offering to
do lookups, so I added Lookup Volunteers. In the beginning, not all
counties had many books, but I have since joined all 32 counties of
Ireland mailing lists' to reach out to the counties where I am not
active so I could include their books.
You can access the Parish Books website, by going to the URL under my
name. On my homepage, under Ireland, click on Ireland Books. This will
take you to the Irish Book Discussion Mailing List webpage. Near the
bottom, under Previous Posts, the Parish History Books have four links,
listed by county in alpha order. At the bottom of each Parish History
Book webpage is a form where you can submit books that are not already
listed. I update the site monthly, usually the the first week. If you
see a book listed without a lookup volunteer, and you have the book and
want to volunteer, email me off list and I will include you with my next
update.
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Pat Connors, Sacramento CA
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
Professional Genealogy Research
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