Irish the world over

Irish the world over

开始一次神奇的发现之旅，找寻的爱尔兰祖先并且踏上他们曾经留下足迹的土地

爱尔兰血统的人遍布世界

Getting to your roots

爱尔兰的面积并不大，但是在十八世纪期间超过二十万的苏格兰爱尔兰定居者离开了北爱尔兰，随后1845年的大饥荒又导致了大量的移民潮，由此爱尔兰人民的足迹开始遍布全世界。世界上六千多万人拥有爱尔兰血统。那已经很让人称奇了，因为毕竟今天爱尔兰人口总数才只有五百六十万。

If you’ve always been curious about your Irish ancestors, about why they left Ireland, about what kind of life they lived here, and about whether you have any remaining relations left in Ireland, then there is a wide range of help you find out. 

Getting started

You will need to begin your journey of discovery by gathering as much basic information as possible on your ancestor, such as:

1. Name of ancestor who left Ireland
2. Approximate date of birth
3. County and parish of origin in Ireland
4. Religious denomination
5. Names of ancestor's parents
6. Name of ancestor's spouse, date and place of marriage  

Irish genealogical sources

In general, Irish genealogical sources fall into four main categories which are mainly held in Dublin and Belfast, these are as follows:

• Civil records of Birth, Marriage and Death
• Church records of Baptism and Marriage
• Land/Property Valuation Records
• Census Returns

Scots Irish Ancestry

During the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th Century, land confiscated from the native Irish was divided among Scottish and English planters who were encouraged to settle there as part of King James 1st’s Plantation project.

Throughout the 18th Century, faced with high rents, low wages and religious oppression, the Scots Irish, or Ulster Scots as they are also known, emigrated from Ulster and went in particularly high numbers to colonial America.  

The impact made by the Scots Irish immigrants upon their new homeland was great, with no less than 14 of the US Presidents of Scots Irish descent, as were many of the signatories on the American Declaration of Independence.

So take a step in your ancestor’s shoes and retrace the footsteps of your Scots/Irish ancestors – you won't be disappointed and you never know who you might meet!