Roscommon Ireland genealogy family history records maps Resource County Roscommon Ireland 2007 CD - Research Start Price AUD 28.00 Current Price AUD 28.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 17, 2008 End Time Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Location Brisbane, Queensland See more about 'Roscommon Ireland genealogy family history records maps' Description Resource County Roscommon 2007 compact disk   A townland index with 27 entries for each of the 2205 townlands.  The complete Griffith's Valuation of Co. Roscommon (1852-1858) with 20 entries for each of the 37,000 Occupiers (681 pages).   Griffith's Valuation database expanded to include Barony, Poor Law Union, Registrar's District, Electoral Division, Year of Valuation and likely Catholic parish.   Notes on change of occupiers of land (Continuing Valuations) 1854 to 1920.   Location of churches, schools, graveyards, police barracks etc., at Griffith's Valuation.   Graveyard records and monumental inscriptions.   Ordnance Survey maps, plus Barony, Poor Law Union and Registrars' Districts maps.   Maps showing the location of 62 Civil and 34 Catholic parishes and townlands.   A Civil parish database and a Catholic parish database.   Surname index to the 1749 Census of Elphin Diocese (189 pages).   Distribution of surnames 1749-1901 sorted by Civil parish and Barony (649 pages).   Roscommon Freeholders 1768-1799 and Roscommon Flax growers 1796.   Catalogue of Local and Family History literature held in the County Library.   Index to the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society Journal (1986-2006).   Notes on Townland Suffixes, Tithe Applotment Books and the 1901 Census.   Research tips and brief explanations of terms used in Irish Research. This CD is a very useful tool for anyone researching any ancestral area in Ireland. It can be adopted and adapted for research in any county Resource County Roscommon CD, 2nd edition, 2007, compiled by John Hunter. Reviewed by Tom Norton The second edition of this CD was launched in Heritage Week, August 2007, at the Roscommon County Library Headquarters by Fr Francis Beirne, in the presence of the author, John Hunter, the Mayor of Roscommon, TDs, other local dignitaries and a substantial crowd. The CD, an amalgamation and update of two separate CDs, consists of a number of databases, source material and maps of use to local and family historians and is the fruits of Australian John Hunter’s efforts – only partly successful - over many years of trying to trace his family ancestors in Roscommon.  In the course of his endeavours he learned many useful lessons and collected a vast amount of material – about 2,000 pages of it – which is presented on this CD. Although the CD is specifically targeted at County Roscommon it can be adopted and adapted for research in any county. The CD also lists the contents of useful online databases, for example, the Leitrim-Roscommon genealogy website. The CD and its predecessors have garnered many plaudits both locally and internationally and it would be supererogatory to add to them here. I will mention some features that have not been highlighted previously. The CD is not only a valuable collection of databases but also contains practical details on how to go about the task of tracing Roscommon ancestors. It also carefully explains the meaning of administrative divisions which the researcher must know about, such as ‘barony’, ‘civil parish’, ‘Catholic parish’, ‘townland’ etc. There is a detailed 26 page account of John Hunter’s attempts to trace his Roscommon ancestors, and there are template forms for recording family details. Another noteworthy feature of the CD is that it gives costs and suggestions for its use in schools: research on local and family history, use of the Internet, presentations on ancestors and the local area, encompassing written & spoken English, Geography, the use of maps, and teaching research skills. Examples are given of actual research projects.   Place a Bid!