How to Trace Your Irish Roots and Other Books

Would it surprise you to learn that 36 million Americans claim Irish ancestry? That’s almost nine times the population of Ireland itself. And more and more, they’re travelling over there to untangle their family roots.

Cahir O'Doherty of IrishCentral.com has written an article that lists books that will probably interest anyone with Irish ancestry.

You can find the list, along with a brief description of each book, at http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/How-to-trace-your-Irish-roots-and-other-books-45699052.html.

Comments

[Meg McGowan]

There is only one book about tracing family roots in Ireland.

[Mike O'Beirne]

Two of three listed are novels - did you list the wrong link?

[Zinnchick]

I agree with Meg --- one book only is about tracing family roots in Ireland. Two are novels with Irish themes, and the fourth is book delving into artists' works in Northern Ireland since 1969. I'm sure they're interesting, but they're not four of the "leading how-to books".

[Dick Eastman]

---> Two of three listed are novels - did you list the wrong link?

No. The link is correct.

The title of the article is "How to Trace Your Irish Roots and Other Books" and that is exactly what is described: one book about tracing your Irish ancestry ("How to Trace Your Irish Roots ") and some other books that will be of interest to many Irish descendants, even if they are not genealogy books. That is exactly what the title of the article says.

- Dick Eastman

[Jane M.]

But what was written implies that the article will follow with four genealogy books, not one:

"Cahir O'Doherty of IrishCentral.com has written an article that lists four of the leading genealogy "how-to" books of today that help the Irish descendant trace his or her roots."

Four books

"You can find the list, along with a brief description of each book."

EACH book. Not one book.

The clear meaning of what was written by you was that four genealogy books would be described, not one.