RE: [Bann Valley] Tracing your Irish Family History by Anthony Adolph

["Patricia Tipping" <patriciatipping@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, John,
I am new to all this researching.  What are the Grenham and Ryan books, you
refer to?
My Kilrea ancestors were buried at the First Presbyterian Church, Kilrea!!! 
Patricia. 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Woods [mailto:j_woods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sunday, 16 March 2008 8:45 PM
To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Bann Valley] Tracing your Irish Family History by Anthony Adolph

Whenever I run out of ideas on sources to trace my Bann Valley ancestors, I
often turn to published books. Not many general books on Irish genealogy are
published and I came across a new one and would like to share a few thoughts
on it.

First impressions are that it's beautifully illustrated and a good deal more
compact in size than the Grenham and Ryan books which most of us will have
read. Chapter 1 begins with some very good advice on getting started. In
general the tone is chatty and informative but less comprehensive than
Grenham or Ryan. It covers areas that they don't, a new one to me being
emigrants to Argentina. I had no idea that 45,000 Irish people migrated to
Argentina in the 19th century. There are useful chapters on countries to
which Irish people migrated including a four-page chapter on New Zealand!
You will find many web addresses mentioned which inevitably go out of date
quickly.

One statement I found a little misleading when it comes to Bann Valley
people was on page 112 where it states that virtually all Presbyterians were
buried in C of I cemeteries. Clearly not true in Garvagh, Kilrea or
Aghadowey. I suspect Mr Adolph has specialised in another part of Ireland.

At the end of the book we are told that Mr Adolph is a "professional
genealogist, writer and broadcaster". That last word explains a lot about
how the book is presented.

To summarise, this book will not replace Grenham or James G. Ryan as "the"
Irish genealogy book, but if you already have one of these two, it's well
worth a look and you could well find some new ideas for your research.

John in New Zealand


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