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To be most effective in researching your Irish ancestor, you must identify the place in Ireland where your ancestor lived. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the place where your ancestor lived, including: | To be most effective in researching your Irish ancestor, you must identify the place in Ireland where your ancestor lived. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the place where your ancestor lived, including: | ||
*The parish and county the place was in. | |||
*The civil district your ancestor's parish was in (if your ancestor lived in the place after 1864). | |||
*The name of the church where your ancestor was baptized or married. | |||
*The names of other townlands in the parish. | |||
*The names of nearby places, especially large cities. | |||
*The names of places where related ancestors lived. | |||
*Nearby geographical features, such as rivers and mountains. | |||
This information will help you distinguish the place you are searching from other places of the same name. | This information will help you distinguish the place you are searching from other places of the same name. | ||
See [[Ireland Gazetteers]] for additional information on locating places. | See [[Ireland Gazetteers]] for additional information on locating places. | ||
=== Finding Maps and Atlases === | === Finding Maps and Atlases === | ||