Ireland

1. Basics: Learn about Ireland immigration in these articles.
   
   FS—Ireland Emigration and Immigration
   AF—Irish Immigration Wave: The Emerald Isle Comes to America - 2015


2. Wikipedia: Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.
   
   Wikipedia: Irish Americans


3. U.S. Records: Learn how to find your Irish ancestor using U.S. records.
   
   FS—Finding an Irish Ancestor Using United States Records


4. Patterns & Strategies: Learn about Irish immigration patterns.
   
   FS—Irish Emigration to North America, Part 1—23:17
   FS—Irish Emigration to North America, Part 2—23:07


5. Discover strategies for tracking your Irish immigrant ancestors.
   
   FS—Irish Immigration: Strategies—21:00 - 2009
   AC—Finding Irish Origins—5:00 - 2014
   
   
   


6. Place of Origin: Learn how to identify places of origin for Irish immigrants.
   
   PR—Irish Research, Part 1: Identifying your Irish immigrant ancestor and their place of origin
   FS—Finding the Origins of Irish Immigrants - 2014


7. Passenger Lists: Learn about accessing Irish passenger lists for research.
   
   Genealogy Branches: Irish Passenger Lists Research Guide


8. Explore Irish passenger lists on the John Grenham site.

Exercises

  Record Search Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

1. Records and Resources: Explore immigration and related records in this extensive research article.
   
   BYU—Irish Emigration and Immigration to North America


2. Sites: Explore additional websites for emigration and immigration, as well as passenger lists.
3. Scots-Irish: Learn how to track Scots-Irish ancestors, who lived in Ulster, Ireland and came from Scotland and northern England.
   
   FS—Wiki: Ulster and Scots-Irish—27:00
   FS—Wiki: Scotch-Irish Research - 2014


4. Learn more about researching Scots-Irish ancestors.
   
   APL—Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors—72:13 - 2023
   
   
   


5. Immigrant Ships: Explore the Immigrant Ships site for resources on Irish passenger lists and emigration.

  Immigrant Ships Practice  |  


In 1889, Samuel and Jane Boyle left Londenderry, Ireland to go to the United States. The name of the ship they sailed on was the "SS Manitoban." Locate their passenger record from the Immigrant Ships site, and answer the following questions:
1. Where was the Boyle family headed?
2. How many members of the Boyle family were going to that destination?
3. What was the Boyle family's last place of residence?


Hints  |  
1. In the Immigrant Ships site, select "Volume 18."
2. Scroll down to "Listed by Port of Departure" and select Ireland.
3. On the list that appears, select Londonderry, then select "SS Manitoban."
4. Scroll down to the section under "From Londonderry."
5. Find the record for the Boyle family.


Answers
1. The Boyle family was going to Texas.
2. Samuel and Jane had two children with them. Another couple with the last name of Boyle appeared right next to Samuel and Jane, so research should to be done to determine if there might be a relationship.
3. The Boyle family's last place of residence was Upperland, Ireland.
   (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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6. Potato Famine: Learn about the Irish potato famine and the effect it had on emigration.
   
   Researching Genealogy, Family Tree, Ancestry during the Irish Famine—12:22
   
   
   


7. Learn about the motivating reasons for Irish diaspora and emigration.
   
   APL—Why They Left: A Conversation About the Irish Diaspora—44:27 - 2022
   
   
   


8. Learn about Irish emigration to Australia and New Zealand.
   
   RT—Tracing the Irish in Australia and New Zealand—54:22 - 2024
   
   
   

QUIKLinks

• AC: Ireland, Crew Lists and Shipping Agreements, 1863-1920

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Exercises