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Once you’ve found out all you can from the family, it’s time to start using original records in public archives.

First, you need to trace back to identify your migrant ancestor. Then, you must seek as many clues as possible to help find where in Ireland they originated. Finally, you can use Irish records to prove the place of origin, and trace further back. Each country’s records are different, so later we’ll look in detail at Argentina, Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States, and finally Ireland itself. First, however, we will look at the main categories of records you’ll encounter in all these countries, and how they can be used.