Searchable Transportation Records

I just saw a reference in a British genealogical magazine to Transportation Records 1788-1868 which an online database listing Irish convicts transported to Australia (I spotted a New Zealand one in there too so there might be more). This database is provided by the National Archives of Ireland and is a searchable online database compiled [...]

Lewis’s Topographical Dictonary 1837

Samuel Lewis’s Topograhical Dictionary can be found online at Library Ireland.
Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary is very useful for a description of parishes in Ireland in 1837. Notables who had “seats” are listed too. There is also a list of subscribers to the book which is searchable alphabetically by surname. It is worth noting that [...]