Local and family history bibliography

Pathways to Ulster’s Past, Peter Collins (Institute of Irish Studies, 1998)

Doing Irish Local History, Raymond Gillespie and Myrtle Hill (eds) (Institute of Irish Studies, 1998)

Townlands in Ulster, WH Crawford and RH Foy (eds) (Ulster Historical Foundation in association with the Federation of Ulster Local Studies, 1998)

Tracing your Ancestors in Northern Ireland, Ian Maxwell (Grace McGrath ed) (Stationery Office, 1997)

Guide to Local History Studies in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Jonathan Bardon (Blackstaff Press, 2000)

Researching Armagh Ancestors, Ian Maxwell (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2000)

Researching Down Ancestors, Ian Maxwell (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2004)

The Book of Ulster Surnames, Robert .Bell (Blackstaff Press 1988)

A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, Brian Mitchell (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, 2nd edition, 2002) for maps of counties, baronies, parishes and Poor Law Unions

Place-Names of Northern Ireland, Nollaig Ó Muraíle and Gerard Stockman (ed.) (Institute of Irish Studies Publications)
Place-names for many people form one of the most evocative parts of the landscape, and the study of place-names provides a revealing window on the land and its people. Many early Irish names for settlements, districts, hills and rivers are in use today and most townland names are of Irish origin. Successive waves of Norse, Anglo-Norman, Scots and English settlers added to this rich tapestry, bringing some names with them from their former homelands and creating many more.

This major  series on the place-names of Northern Ireland   concentrates on townland names.  Early spellings of the names discussed have been abstracted from historical sources, and these provide the evidence necessary to reconstruct the original form of the name and trace its development down to modern times. Names are dealt with in their traditional civil parish units so that both the historical and local context may become clear.

All volumes 250 x 270mm b/w maps
£8.50 pbk £20.00 hbk

Census of Population 1961: Topographical Index (HMSO, 1962) lists the townlands in Northern Ireland and the county, barony, parish and district electoral division in which they are located.

Census of Population 1901: General Topographical Index lists the townlands in the whole of Ireland and the county, barony, parish and district electoral division in which they are located.