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=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
Local histories are particularly helpful in understanding the time, places, and conditions in which your ancestor lived. Local histories describe the economy; the prominent families; and the founding of churches, hospitals, schools, and businesses in an area. Even if a local history does not mention your ancestor, it may direct you to records that do. | Local histories are particularly helpful in understanding the time, places, and conditions in which your ancestor lived. Local histories describe the economy; the prominent families; and the founding of churches, hospitals, schools, and businesses in an area. Even if a local history does not mention your ancestor, it may direct you to records that do. | ||
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The Family History Library has many national, county, and parish histories for Ireland as well as histories for specific time periods, groups, occupations, and localities in Ireland. Major research libraries may have similar histories. | The Family History Library has many national, county, and parish histories for Ireland as well as histories for specific time periods, groups, occupations, and localities in Ireland. Major research libraries may have similar histories. | ||
Historical sources available at the Family History Library are listed in the | Historical sources available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings: | ||
IRELAND - HISTORY | IRELAND - HISTORY | ||
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GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY | GREAT BRITAIN - HISTORY | ||
Bibliographies of Irish history available at the Family History Library are listed in the | Bibliographies of Irish history available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
IRELAND - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | IRELAND - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
*http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/index.shtm | |||
http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/index.shtm | *http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/iremaps.htm | ||
*http://ireland.iol.ie/~dluby/ireland.htm | |||
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/iremaps.htm | |||
http://ireland.iol.ie/~dluby/ireland.htm | |||
[[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Ireland]] | ||