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= Tips to Narrow Down Results =

** NOTES**

Start with known and go to unknown

Irish surnames are very common

Keep wide focus - don't just focus on immediate ancestor - look at their siblings/extended family in records in country of arrival and in country of origin

Research strategies First look at home records - interview relatives Start with grandparents and then go back to get across the pond To find ancestors in Ireland you MUST have the exact parish or townland

Irish surnames are super common - you cannot expect to find a John Conway if all you know is that he was from County Cork

Take note of neighbors of Irish ancestors in America - they may have immigrated together and one of them may have a record listing their origin

Look at gravestone inscriptions - may list parish or townland of origin in Ireland