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Below is my most frequently visited web sites. I believe a lot of what you need to
research your ancestors can be found on them.


 

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FOR ANOTHER 193 WEB SITE ADDRESSES TO HELP WITH YOUR RESEARCH IN IRELAND

Colleen very kindly sent me this information below in the hope that it will help fellow genealogists researching in the Ballymoney area.

Thank you very much indeed Colleen

 

A wonderful new website has been launched by Dr. Bill Macafee which will be interesting for everyone researching Ballymoney genealogy.

Just like ballymoneyancestry.com, it is FREE.  Follow the links below.

Home page: http://www.billmacafee.com/index.htm

See the Ballymoney Information at:

http://www.billmacafee.com/ballymoneysources/index.htm

Please leave your comments for Dr. Macafee here on the Forum [of ballymoneyancestry.com] and spread the word to genealogists everywhere looking for information on North Antrim.

 

 

http://www.belfastforum.co.uk

 

This section below comprises my latest favourite web sites (26/11/04)

County Antrim Web Site

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nirant/Antrim/index.html

This is a wonderful new web site to help those researching their ancestors in Belfast

http://belfastfamilies.co.uk/

http://www.internationalchannel.com/education/ellis/legal.html

http://thegenealogist.sandn.net/

http://www.srct.com.au/search.html

http://proni.nics.gov.uk/freeholders/intro.asp

http://www.archives.ca/02/02010803_e.html

http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/

http://canadasulsterscots.tripod.com/page1.htm

http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/Main.html

http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/asp/cemeteries/search.asp

http://www.seanruad.com/

http://www.familiesreunited.org/

http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/

http://www.caora.net/

http://maps.iol.ie/iolv2/jsp/content/index.jsp

http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/homepage.asp

http://www.belfast.net/mo/belfast.JPG

http://khuish.tripod.com/irefolk.htm

http://www.irishorigins.com/

http://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/

http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenantsearch/

 http://www.theballards.net/Harshaw/index.html

http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcamps/

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/

http://www.user.dccnet.com/s.brown/

 

These two web sites are a must for genealogists :

Irish Web Sites :
An old friends excellent web site that many of you may already know as Raymond's Web Site.

The address below it is essential for anyone researching their ancestors in the Banbridge District of County Down.

Banbridge Heritage and Genealogy
Jason Diamond
Tourist Information Center
200 Newry Road
Banbridge
County Down
BT32 3NB
Telephone : +44 28 4062 6369
Fax :           +44 28 4062 3114
Email :         [email protected]

 

Sites regarding nicknames:

http://www.usgenweb.org/researchers/nicknames.html

http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/nicknams.htm

http://www.kuhnslagoon.net/cybertree/howto/nickname.html

http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/enoch/nicknames.html

http://www.tngenweb.org/franklin/frannick.htm

 

An excellent site to find that elusive Irish Information

NIR-DOWN mailing list :
New Subscribers are urged to post your family queries to our list :

Join the Rootsweb World Connect Project : linking the world - one GEDCOM at a time.

An excellent site to find those elusive Irish Research books :

All the Parishes in each of the 32 counties in Ireland are listed on this Site, It also gives historical details as well as uploading many pictures and maps of towns, parishes and the counties of  Ireland. You can find this information at the following address :

The Belfast Newsletter index 1737-1800, compiled by John C. Greene is available online at

An interesting web site for older, but particularly new researchers :

Irish Convicts :

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The Global Gazette :
Online Family History Magazine, has published a number of helpful articles for those with an interest in researching their Irish roots.

Locating place names in Ireland :

Irish Resources at the Family History Library :

Libraries & Archives in Dublin, Ireland :

Irish Genealogical Societies and Periodicals :

Irish Heritage Centres :

Northern Ireland Selected Resources :
A Saint Patrick's Day Reflection : What Does it Mean to be "Irish" ?

A Soft Spot for all things Irish :

New Books for Irish Research :

Sources & Strategies for Determining an Irish Place of Origin :

Taking a Genealogical Research Trip to Ireland :

Using the Internet for Irish Research :

What to do when your Irish Parish Registers start too late :

Irish Research Suggestions for the Beginner :

Names of the Cromwellian Adventurers for land in Ireland :

Surviving 1851 Census Returns of Ireland on CD ROM :

Griffith's Valuation - CD ROM Review :

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Try this web site for your Irish Coat of Arms :

An interesting Irish URL I found :

This is a list of Sites that may be of useful to many ...

The Official Website of the Irish Tourist Board :

Irelands National Tourism Service :
The premier site to plan and book your holiday to Ireland.

The Official online guide to the railways of Ireland, useful for travel  - fares - route :

Site includes ... FAQ's - Meet the Expert - Irish Links - Money Savers etc :

Ireland's Blue Book
A unique Association comprising of Ireland's most gracious Country Manor Houses, Castles and Restaurants.

A good site which includes a great selection of Irish toasts, newspapers and games.

A good site with some interesting links.

An interesting site to keep the kids happy.

The Newry, Donaghmore, Loughbrickland and Banbridge Genealogy Site.

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Review of Genealogy sites by Forbes Magazine.

Ordnance Survey - where you will find info on how to buy and links to an online map.

A couple of sites with Maps on Ireland - available for purchase.

Information on the Tithe Applotments, Griffiths Valuation and Flax Growers lists :

Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and Shipping lists web site addresses :

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Search for people at this site :

Australian Telephone Numbers :

Australian Business and Gov. E-mail Sites :
Online Gov. directory, Aussie post-codes as well as white and yellow pages.

 

The Tasmanian Publicans Index (from newspapers) has been updated :

The Tasmanian BDM'S index (from newspapers) has been updated :

Marriage Indexes (from newspapers) for Tasmania Convicts 1843 :

Marriage Indexes (from newspapers) for Tasmania Convicts 1844 :

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ShipSearch :

  • http://www.obitcentral.com/shipsearch
    A searchable surname database of passenger lists on the Internet, you can enter either a surname or a ship name as a term to search for. There are early ship passenger lists across the web. To save you quite a bit of surfing, ShipSearch has made them searchable from this one page. The search will point you to the sites and pages where your search terms are located! It must be remembered that the spellings of your surnames will be varied.

Immigration Resources :

Tasmania :

  • http://www.southcom.com.au/~gsthobt/sales.htm
    For the benefit of those like myself who are not able to access Tasmanian libraries, newbies and those that aren't members of the Genealogical Society of Tasmania I would like to point out that I have learned that the publications listed on that particular website are available for purchase from GST Hobart Branch. Visit their website for a list of all available publications, ordering details etc. Details are also given for joining the society. Listed also are the various branches around Tasmania (the various branches have their own unique publications).

Publications for the Launceston Branch are at :

  • http://www.bracknell.tco.asn.au/launcestongensoc/publications.html
    Launceston have amongst other publications:- Indices to The Examiner Launceston Newspaper covering 1900-1960, and also Index Hobart Town Newspaper (B.D.M) Vol 1 (1816-1840) and Index Hobart Town Newspaper (B.D.M) Vol 2 (1841-1846). Again the website will give all ordering details.

 

 

Great Site for researching in New Zealand :

New Zealand Search Engine :

New Zealand GenWeb :

New Zealand Postcode Finder :

Trying to find obscure places in New Zealand ? :
Bookmark this Site.

New Zealand Ship and Marine Society Web Site :
Images and information on the Union Steam Ship Co. and the NZ Shipping Co.

New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project :


And for local memorials in New Zealand and Australia :

These sites should help you find those little towns around New Zealand :

Here is a Site :
That has some names of some people from NZ that appear in various Canadian records prior to 1920. There is a link to a "Pan for Gold" database that can be searched for names of those going to the Yukon for the gold rush in the late 1890's. Includes country of origin for many of the names. Many from New Zealand.

This site has :
1848 to 1851 lists - about the first 20 ships

 

 

 

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