Irish Relatives and Friends. from Information Wanted Ads in the Irish-American 1850-1871 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780806316772)

The "Irish-American," a weekly newspaper published in New York City for the edification of the Irish immigrant population, began publication in August 1849, at the height of the great exodus from Ireland. Besides news items of interest to the Irish community, the paper ran a popular classified section for people seeking information on relatives and friends who had recently taken up residence in the U.S. These classified ads appeared in a column entitled "Information Wanted," and because of their genealogical value they have been transcribed in their entirety for this publication. The ads are of particular importance to the genealogist because they usually indicate the Irish county, townland, or parish from which an immigrant came, and virtually all Irish genealogical research is based on the identification of these jurisdictions.

Author: Laura Murphy DeGrazia
ISBN-10: 0806316772
ISBN-13: 9780806316772
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2010
Pages: 470
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 52