County Cavan and Co. Leitrim Genealogy, Family History NOTES and Coats of Arms. Produced as part of the Irish Families Project. This is from historical sources in the IGF library . It includes the names and locations of all individuals in the Leitrim 1659 census, County Maps, complete listing of modern parishes as well as some older place names, plus coats of arms of families in Cavan and Leitrim taken from the Irish Book of Arms. Source section gives you the address and location of records for more research in Ireland. Includes local sources in the counties themselves. Many families are noted and pinpointed as to location..many others are only mentioned in passing.
Remember this is not a 350 page book, but a very helpful 50 page book that will get you going on your family search in Cavan or Leitrim. Not a collection of family histories but a hands on guide to finding your family in Cavan or Leitrim, with actual records and contacts. Directory of Co. Cavan from the 1800’s included. Extracts from O’Harts Irish pedigrees with some family history included for the old territory of Breffne, which includes both Cavan and Leitrim. A few passenger lists of those from Cavan and Leitrim in the 1800’s are included too. Old photographed source material appears exactly as found in the IGF library.
