New Irish Reference Source for Genealogists
COUNTY LONGFORD RESIDENTS PRIOR TO THE FAMINE
by Guy A. Rymsza
Dome Shadow Press
ISBN 0-9742673-0-9
Millions of people worldwide can find their roots in Ireland and a new reference work published by Dome Shadow Press belongs in every Irish genealogy collection. County Longford Residents Prior to the Famine: A Transcription and Complete Index of the Tithe Applotment Books of County Longford, Ireland (1823 - 1835) by Guy A. Rymsza enables genealogists to pinpoint the residences of ancestors who may have emigrated from Ireland before or during the Great Famine (1845-1850), and includes about 60 percent of the heads of household in Longford.
This work analyzes the data from a taxation record and serves as a major substitute for the Irish census returns from this period, which have been largely destroyed for all of Ireland in the bombing of the Public records Office in Dublin in 1922.
Over one million Irish who fled the Great Famine (1845-1850) emigrated to the United States, not to mention those who embarked to Canada, Australia, other parts of Great Britain, and even Argentina.
Guy A. Rymsza is a member of The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) and the Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI). In County Longford Residents Prior to the Famine, he has confronted the puzzle of the Tithe Applotment Survey's taxation records, one that few have attempted to tackle and none have addressed on this level of detail, and resolved it – he just may lead you to your Irish ancestors. For more information, visit: www.domeshadowpress.com.
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