I started doing my family tree back in 2005 at Christmas as I was a little bored and was then a little curious - I managed to track a few of my ancestors back but then I hit a stumbling block with my Irish relatives (my grandmother on my dad's side was Irish - I was struggling to access the records so I put it to one side with the view to pick it back up at a later date.
Well 15 years almost have passed now and when I saw this book I was intrigued and I got a copy to see if it would help me. I am genuinely astonished at what I have been able to find out when I thought that all hope had been lost following the bombing of the records office in the times of trouble.
Reading this book has given me the incentive to find out more and I have been able to use the hints in the book to find out more, there are a lot more parish records available now online and I have thoroughly enjoyed finding out more about my family, their history, occupations and back stories.
The book is easy to read, follow and understand - it is no hesitation from me in giving this one 5 stars, it has been brilliant and such a help to me - anyone with Irish ancestry should give this a read!...more