NORTH AMERICA, GENERAL.
U.S. Sources to Identify Irish Place of Origin
Published Works on Emigration
Scotch-Irish in North America
Localities in North America.
Scotch-Irish in North America
Australia & New Zealand.
France.
South Africa, Argentina & West Indies.
Passenger & emigrant lists.
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U.S. Sources to Identify Irish Place of Origin
Naturalization Records
These may contain the date and place of birth, occupation, place of residence and the name of the ship on which the immigrant arrived. The records are still for the most part in the courts where the naturalisation proceedings took place. Some records are now in Federal Record Centers. Indexes for the states of Maine, Massachussets, New Hampshire and Rhode Island before 1906 are available at the National Archives, Washington.
Cemetery and Burial Records
There are two kinds of potentially valuable records, gravestone inscriptions and sextons' records. These vary enormously in usefulness, but may sometimes specify the exact place of origin.
Immigration Records and Passenger Lists
These are now mostly in the National Archives in Washington. The Customs Passenger Lists, dating from 1820, give only the country of origin. The Immigration Passenger Lists, from 1883, include details of the last place of residence.
Military Records
Depending on place or branch of service, these may specify the place, or at least the county of origin. See Guide to Genealogical Records in the National Archives, by Meredith S. Colket Jr and Frank E. Bridges (1964).
Church Records
These may in some cases, particularly for the marriages of recently arrived immigrants, include details the Irish place of origin of the persons recorded. Most Catholic records are still in the parishes. The records of other denominations may be held locally, or deposited with a variety of institutions, including public libraries, universities or diocesan archives.
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