How can i find out where they came from

[anne]

I have quite a few Irish ancestors but i have no idea where in Ireland they lived,has anyone got an idea how to find out.I have some death certificates and census records for some of them where they lived and died in Scotland but all they say is born Ireland,how can i find the county they were born in.Anne.

[Ticker]

Hi Anne

Its very difficult I'm afraid.  I've been working on mine for many years!

The following resources may be of help to you.

The General Register Office of Ireland

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Irish Roots

The National Library of Ireland

Irish Genealogy

Genealogical Society of Ireland

Irish Ancestors

National Archives of Ireland

Perhaps you would like to have a look at these resources to see if there is anything that might help you.

Please come back with any further queries or to let us know how you get on.

Best wishes

Ticker

[anne]

Thankyou Ticker,i am on one of your census links for Ierland now and have found that the name Crawford for Antrim pops up quite ofton,so fingers crossed.Thankyou for the link.Anne.

[Ticker]

Great news Anne.

Please let us know if you find anything.

Good luck and best wishes

Ticker

[Pat Reid]

Anne:
If you are looking for lots of Crawfords check out Ros Davies' site for Couinty Down. Perhaps some of the names will ring a bell or two.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/C/Crawford.htm

Good luck,

Pat

[anne]

Pat thankyou for that link its very interesting,i havent as yet had any luck finding any of my elusive ancestors but i have put the site in my favourites and will keep going back to it.Thankyou Pat.Anne.