A Guide to Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors [Paperback]

'Well-written, concise and easy to follow. It lists the records available for Dublin city and county, including individual church records... A most valuable contribution to Irish genealogy' (Irish Family Links) '...An impressive amount of information intelligently presented' (NY Genealogical & Biographical Record)

This book sets out the records available for research Dublin City and county, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect. For each type of record, it describes the background to their compilation, and the categories of people and data included. It also provides background on the history of Dublin City and County and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records.

This is a new edition of a much-acclaimed guide to Dublin family history. Reviews of the first edition included:
'Well-written, concise and easy to follow. It lists the records available for Dublin city and county, including individual church records.... A most valuable contribution to Irish genealogy' (Irish Family Links)
'...An impressive amount of information intelligently presented' (NY Genealogical & Biographical Record)

Dr Jim Ryan has written several guides on Irish Genealogy including 'Irish Records: Sources for Family and Local History' (Ancestry Inc., Salt Lake City, USA)and 'Irish Church Records' Flyleaf Press (Dublin). Brian Smith is a professional genealogist working in Dublin. He has contributed significantly to publications of the Dun Laoghaire Genealogical Society and is also co-author of 'Tracing your Dublin Ancestors' pub. by Flyleaf Press.