Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in County Kerry. Este artículo no está disponible.Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in County Kerry

'Finding your Ancestors in Kerry' is a comprehensive guide to tracing ancestors in County Kerry. It describes all the various sources of information which are available for doing research, where each of these can be accessed and how to best use them in your search for your ancestors. It is well illustrated with maps and with examples of the types of records to be found; and with other relevant background material. It also provides background on the social history of Kerry and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records. There is also a comprehensive index. The people of Kerry have a rich history. Although very predominantly Gaelic, their origins include Normans, English, Danish Vikings, French Huguenots and German Palatines. All of these have contributed to the character of twentieth century Kerry. Common names in the county include O'Sullivan, O'Shea, Sheehan, O'Dohoghue, O'Driscoll, Falvey, O'Connor, Moriarty, McCarthy, Kelleher, O'Connell, O'Mahoney, Fitzgerald, Cantillon, Stack, Hussey, Clifford and Fitzmaurice. Kerry people experienced a high level of emigration to North America and elsewhere, and Kerry names are found in many places.Kay Caball uses all of her experience as a researcher and writer to put together the seminal guide for Kerry Research. This is the latest in a series of county guides published by Flyleaf Press. These include guides for Kildare, Limerick, Sligo, Galway, Dublin, Clare, Westmeath, Cork, Limerick, Roscommon, Mayo and Donegal.

Kay Caball is a genealogist specialising in Kerry ancestors, and runs the website www.MyKerryAncestors.com as well as publishing a weekly blog on local sources and issues. She has written several works on local history and families, including most recently "The Kerry Girls: Emigration & the Earl Grey Scheme" (Published by History Press, Ireland 2014). This is the story of 117 'orphans' sent from Kerry workhouses to New South Wales in 1849/50. Kay is also active in local Kerry organisations and has been a Member of Tralee Urban District Council 1979-1984; a Member of the Governing Body of the Institute of Technology Tralee 1993-1999, and is a Member of Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society.