That less than catchy title attempts to alert you to my latest labours of love on your behalf... do read on!  

One of my unique finding aids is an attempt to re-order catalogue entries from the LDS catalogue of their Registry of Deeds microfilms into chronological order by county and Corporation Town.  I managed to do this last year and I hope you have been enjoying the benefits if, like me, you are attempting to track land purchases in selected townlands through the generations.

Recently the LDS decided to make digital copies of these films available for free online, so I decided to convert all of the film numbers into active hyperlinks that should take you straight from my sorted lists to the film that you want.  I have also updated my notes on what to look out for so take a look at these on my LDS Registry of Deeds page, scroll down to the county lists and pick your film.  Enjoy!

I have recently returned from a trip to Dublin where I was presenting a talk to the Irish Genealogical Research Society at their Open Day.  My theme was "Finding the Irish in Scotland". Whilst a great many Irish made the long trek west to America in the 19th century and early 20th century, not insignificant numbers also turned east and headed to Scotland, several of my own ancestors amongst them, as the vexillogical representation of my family tree to the left shows.  You may have similar branches in your own tree or perhaps a sibling of an ancestor has disappeared with rumours of going to Scotland.  



​My advice is to spend some time hunting for them as Scottish records are quite simply wonderful with respect to the level of detail recorded.  You may well find details within Scottish records that will help you to get further back in your research in Ireland, especially if you have not uncommon names to wrestle with.  If you would like some advice on where to look and how to understand what you find better, take a look at my latest dish served up under "Foreign Fare" entitled "Settling under the Saltire".