1962. 377 pages. Dispelling much of what he terms the ‘mythology’ of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of their residence in that region upon their…
The Book of Ulster Surnames by Robert Bell. Published in 1988. 285 pages. Good condition; library donation; never circulated. ISBN 0-85640-405-5. This book has over 500 of the most common family names in the Province of Ulster, with references to thousands more, giving a history of each name, its original form, where it came from…
By Margaret Dickson Falle (1962). A Guide to the Genealogical Records, Methods, and Sources in Ireland. Volume 1 features the repositories and records. Volume 2 includes the bibliography of family histories, pedigrees, and source materials published in books and periodicals and the Family Index lists over 1,400 manuscript family histories. 813 pages, ISBN-10: 0806309180, 5.5″…
By David Dobson. BRAND NEW PUBLICATION. The Wars of the Covenant covered the years between 1639 and 1651, when Scotland and England were two independent countries, though both were subject to King Charles I. The cause of the Covenanter movement lay in the attempts of the Stuart kings to impose Anglicanism on a basically Presbyterian…
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