Customer Reviews

Families of County Kerry, Ireland: Over Four Thousand Entries from the Archives of the Irish Genealogical Foundation (Book of Irish Families, Great & Small)

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This Book was really helpful. It included census information and actual specific locations of families, and it included more families than any other source I have ever seen on County Kerry. Nothing else has this scope so it is the first book I go to for Kerry info...not another coffee table book, great for those who really want information.

This book is the first one I go for when looking for info on Kerry families....I found 4 families the first time I read through it...If you really want some info about Kerry families that you cannot find elsewhere - this is it. Much more than a how to book - I love all the extra information !

Just what I needed- even got some info on TRALEE and early settlement. Some names had a lot of info included just on one family. Other families are just given with a location and date!

Whilst I found this book useful possibly a few pages showing Townships would be really helpfull. An example is the Town of Sneem, it doesnt exist in the book as it was a part of different Townships. Otherwise could not fault the contents. Recommended

I'm from Kerry and was researching my own family history and I though this book might add to my knowledge.

I had researched the censuses, Tithe books, Griffinth's Valuation and numerous other resources beforehand and this book didn't really have anything extra for me.

It would be good for people starting out and for people who are not from the local area to point them in the right direction

I do recommend this publication to anyone who is researching for ancestors in County Kerry, Ireland. The book was in excellent condition and arrived in a timely manner.

Though this book is packed with facts and surname family histories, it leaves one wondering what to do with all that information. I got lost in the vast amounts of information that has no key to finding it's source or how to apply it to my current research. It would have been to the readers advantage if this book was written to inform rather than impress.