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1718 - The Scots-Irish Journey to the New World

The Ulster Scots Agency have funded a site which explores the historical background and events of the first organized migration from the Bann valley of the north of Ireland to New Hampshire in America. The site provides research suggestions for people from both sides of the Atlantic, in hopes of helping re-establish links broken in 1718.

A History of the Irish Settlers in North America from the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850

A fascinating account of the Irish in America, including details of many of the distinguished men and families who impacted on the history of the country. The book covers such areas as the Irish in Barbadoes, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, etc., etc., as well as touching on military campaigns in Mexico. Also included are chapters on the United Irishmen in America, and the American response to the Irish Famine of the 1840s. The appendices contain “Irish Settlers and the Indians”, “Particulars of some Irish Settlers in Pennsylvania”, “Irish Services to Education and Science”, etc.

A User's Guide to the Emigrant Bank Records

Opened in 1850 and run by Irish immigrants for Irish immigrants, the Emigrant Savings Bank records for immigrants from various countries settling in many states. This is a finding aid and description of these records from the New York Public Library's Manuscripts & Archives Division.

Ancestry.com - Search Immigration & Emigration Records

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Bishop Lynch's Letter on Emigration from Ireland to South Carolina

An interesting description of the opportunities on offer for Irish immigrants in South Carolina during the 1860s. From `The Irish in America' by John Francis Maguire, 1868.

Emigrants from Ireland (mostly Ship's Lists)

Over 9,000 names. To access the records you must be a member (free) and logged-on.

Emigration to The United States in 1847

Extracted from The Ocean Plague by a Cabin Passenger, Boston, 1848.

Findmypast.ie

findmypast.ie provides easy-to-search, online access to some significant Irish records: land and estate records; Griffith's Valuation of Ireland; directories containing millions of records; military & rebellion records; migration records; wills dating back to the 13th century.

Immigrants at Grosse-Île - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada

Online searchable database of over 33,026 immigrants who stayed at the Grosse-Île Quarantine Station between 1832 and 1937.

Irish Emigration Lists, 1833-1839, Lists of Emigrants Extracted from the Ordnance Survey Memoirs for Counties Londonderry and Antrim

Search for Irish ancestors in Irish Emigration Lists 1833-1839, an index to Lists of Emigrants Extracted from the Ordnance Survey Memoirs for Counties Londonderry and Antrim. From the Olive Tree Genealogy.

Irish Immigrant Advertisements, 1831-1920 ^FREE

Database from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Irish Immigration to Grosse Île, Quebec, Canada.

Irish Settlers in Argentina

Irish Ships Passenger Lists

McCorkell Line

The McCorkell Line one of the most famous Irish passenger shipping lines fro 1778-1897 to the United States and Canada.

Number of Irish Emigrants, 1895-1905

A table showing the number of Irish emigrants, 1895-1905.

Olive Tree Genealogy: Search Engines for Ships Passenger Lists from Ireland

Custom Search Engine allows you to search multiple Internet sites for Passenger Lists of ships sailing from Ireland to North America.

Olive Tree Genealogy: Ships Passenger Lists, Irish to America

Origins.net - Irish Origins $

Featuring Griffith's Valuation, censuses, electoral registers, marriage records, wills, burial, passenger lists, military, directories, maps, and more.

Partridge Island: Heritage Resources St. John

New Brunswick, Canada. From 1785 to 1942, Partridge Island served as North America's first Quarantine Station.