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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has an excellent collection of census returns and ships’ passenger lists. The Library of Congress has a vast collection of published family histories, catalogued at www.lcweb.loc.gov. The foremost compendium of printed pedigrees is FA. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America, a Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States (7 vols, 1925–42, GPC reprint, 1987). The Mormons’ Family History Library (MFHL), Utah (see p. 19), is par to none for American research and, because of its magnificent microfilm collection, is one of the best places for tracing Irish ancestry too.

Most original records are held locally, such as at county court houses. It’s always important to learn when communities were founded, and whence its founders came, as this can explain lack of early records and suggest where else to look when following the trail back to Ireland.