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'Tis 
by Frank McCourt
"The sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic boyhood, Angela's Ashes picks up the story in October 1949, upon his arrival in America. Though he was born in New York, the family had returned to Ireland due to"

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors 2nd edition
by John Grenham
Highly recommended by this Web Master for CALLAN.  Very useful both at home and in Ireland.

  A Genealogical Guide to Discover Your Irish Roots 
by Dwight A. Radford, Kyle J. Betit
"In this expansion of their 1998 collaboration, Ireland: A Genealogical Guide, the authors begin with a recap of basic search strategies, such as understanding given names and surnames and options in research depending on ..."

Irish Roots Guide
by Tony McCarthy
" I think this is the best introduction to Irish Genealogy you can buy. By the editor of Irish Roots magazine. Discusses 12 major sources in considerable detail. Others may have more on specific topics but this covers the topic ..."

The Famine Ships 
by Edward Laxton
" For Mr. Laxton, a journalist of Irish descent, compiling the chronicles of horrific shipwrecks, unlikely rescue dramas and the specifications of the emigrant ships was obviously a labor of love.... "

Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America
by Paul Wagner, Kerby A. Miller 
"Miller and Wagner's decision to place at the center of their well-wrought text the letters that Irish immigrants wrote to their families and friends back home is most ingenious. No contemporary words could speak as clearly of ..."

Epics of Celtic Ireland 
The Epics of Celtic Ireland : Ancient Tales of Mystery and Magic 
by Jean Markale, Jody Gladding(Translator) 
Jack L. Ralston, ForeWord, July 2000 
"It is exciting to vicariously participate in such extraordinary adventures as retold in these epics."

1916 
1916 : A Novel of the Irish Rebellion 
by Morgan Llywelyn 
"The politics and factionalism behind the Rising are a tangled web indeed, but Llywelyn unravels them skillfully. Even those who know the story well will be surprised and rewarded by the way she brings back to life a group of"

How to be Irish 
How to Be Irish : (Even If You Already Are)
by Sean Kelly, Rosemary Rogers
"Of course you want to be Irish. Look what it did for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sinead, Maeve Binchy, Roddy Doyle, JFK, Seamus Heaney, Angela's Ashes, and all those Riverdancers. But until now, the secrets of how to be Irish have been hidden in a Celtic Twilight of blather and blarney."

May The Road Rise to Meet You 
May the Road Rise to Meet You : Everything You Need to Know About Irish American History 
by Michael Padden(Editor), Robert Sullivan(Editor) 
"When one speaks of "the Irish" in America, many images come to mind--beautiful music and stirring legends passed down through the ages, a sense of humor that never fails to bring a laugh, and a stubborn tenacity combined with..." 

The Irish in America 
by Michael Coffey(Editor), et al 
"The Irish in America was created, in part, as a companion to the PBS documentary series of the same name that was first aired in January 1998. Journalist Terry Golway's text provides a solid backbone to the book: she tells... "

Receiving Erin's Children 
Receiving Erin's Children : Philadelphia, Liverpool, and the Irish Famine Migration, 1845-1855
by J. Matthew Gallman

The Irish in Philadelphia 
The Irish in Philadelphia : Ten Generations of Urban Experience 
by Dennis Clark 
"Great book on the forgotten Irish-Americans. This was a very informative book about how the Irish in Philadelphia affected the city, and how the old establishment of the city was able to keep the Philadelphia Irish from gaining the same political power ..."

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