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International air travel is a new phenomena, and most people whose ancestors migrated by plane will know where they were from anyway. For genealogical purposes – and because Ireland is an island – the best records of migration are lists of passengers on ships.

These seldom give much detail, merely who migrated, when, and between which ports. They may state ages, and other helpful details, but won’t give either the ultimate destination or original starting point of the journey. They are still interesting, especially if you can find contemporary pictures of the ship and the ports,