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The best sources for ships’ passenger lists are in the country of arrival. TNA’s lists (BT 32, described in information leaflet 71 and S. Colwell, The National Archives: A Practical Guide for Family Historians, National Archives, 2006) cover 1890–1960 but are arranged by date and port of departure. www.irishorigins.com has indexed those for 1890 to North America. Whilst many migrated at their own expense, the government encouraged emigration to less hospitable, or further-flung parts of the Empire, such as Australia, via the Colonial Land and Emigration Office (renamed Colonial Commission of Land and Emigration), which granted land and paid for journeys. Its records are at TNA, and may help if you are stuck:

CO 384: correspondence 1817–96 from and concerning settlers.

CO 327–8: registers for North America, 1850–96.

CO 385: emigration entry books 1814–71.

CO 386: records of the Commission for Land and Emigration, 1833–94.

for they record journeys that changed your family’s history for ever. They can help establish your Irish roots too. The port of departure was often the nearest one to the family home, giving you a rough idea of the area of Ireland they came from. Migrants usually travelled in groups, so people of the same name in the ship’s manifest may be related. People travelling in groups were often listed together, so the people above and below your ancestors in a list could be relatives. Looking at these people’s origins could lead you to your own family’s roots.