Tracing your Irish Family tree using Britain.
Irish typically settled in Liverpool in England, Merthyr-Tydfil in Wales and Dundee in
Scotland. Many Irish neighbourhoods were formed and settled in these particular cities.
It's easy to find the Irish in British records during the 16th and 17th centuries. The
Irish people would go to the cities in England and Scotland where the Army was recruiting
or where ships were leaving for the United States of America and the Caribbean.
Especially during the famine years, the Irish flocked to cities like Liverpool...
Catholics and Protestants alike.
We suggest researching not just Ireland but the whole of the British Isles, we have seen
alot of people making this simple mistake...costing them hours of precious research time.
Some important things to remember.
- Learn about Irish and Scottish Gaelic, this can be very useful as the Irish would quite
often change their name to the Scottish equivalent.
- Find out nicknames and alternative names in other languages.