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Nolan Clan

• Clan O Nolan on Facebook (Chris A. Nolan) (in support of Nolan Clan organization)
• Clan O Nolan eNEWSLETTERs (Chris A. Nolan) (in support of Nolan Clan organization)
• Old Clan O Nolan Website (no longer being maintained – website manager required!)

Genealogy How-To

• Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree
  by AAA State of Play
• The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Genealogy
  by the Managing Editor of SmarterHobby.com
• The Ultimate Genealogy Guide
  by HouseHoldQuotes, a UK-based home advisor company
• Genealogy Resources for Researching your Family #1
  by Veritas, a resource focused on US research
• Genealogy Resources for Researching your Family #2
  by KiwiSearches, a resource focused on research in US
• History at Home – A Guide to Genealogy
  by HomeAdvisor, a US-based home advisor company
• An Introduction to Researching your Family History
  by a New York City Genealogy class
• Helpful Genealogy Calculators – Day-of-the week, etc
  by Ancestor Search
• List of Top 100 Genealogy websites
  as rated by GenealogyInTime magazine for 2016
• Google’s list of Family History websites
  (you may wish to delay exploring this list until after
  you have gained more familiarity with family research)

National Archives

• National Archives of Ireland
• National Library of Ireland (NLI)
• Catholic Registers at NLI
• Ireland’s National Geospatial Data Hub – New and Old Maps
• UK – National Archives
• UK – Documenting Ireland Archives
• US National Archives
• US Library of Congress
• Canadian National Library and Archives
• Australian National Archives
• Australian Trove Website

Independent Archives

• World History Encyclopedia
• Leventhal Map Collection
  (digital versions of old map collection at Boston Public Library)
• Google Online Books
  (many books are searcheable down to the word level)
• Internet Digital Library Archive

Genealogical Information Services

• WikiTree.com
  (a website focusing on building a worldwide family tree)
• Geneanet.org website
  (a website providing family trees and promoting collaboration)
• World GenWeb Archives
• US GenWeb Archives
• The FamilySearch Website
  (sponsored by the LDS organisation which offers a centralized capability
  for searching for one’s ancestor anywhere in the world)
• John Grenham’s Website (a website specializing on providing access to a wealth of Irish records)
• Ancestry.com Website
• MyHeritage.com Website
• FindMyPast.ie Website
• Genealogy.com website
  (a website with genealogical queries)
• The Newspaper Abstracts Website
  (providing a facility for searching for your ancestor through an increasing number of old newspapers)
• TheShipsList Website
  (providing information resources to help in finding one’s ancestors on ships’ passenger lists)

Travel to Ireland

• Official Website of Tourism Ireland – Things to Do, etc.
• Discover Ireland Website – Things to Do, Where to Stay, etc.
• Ireland Reaching Out (XO) Website – Advice on Planning
• Fat Tire Tours Website – Advice on Travel to Find Your Roots

You may also want to take a look at the:

• Nolan-Miller Family History website
  … besides documenting the results of personal family history research by a Nolan descendant (Lewis “Buzz” Nolan), this website also includes a travelogue component, describing the travels of Buzz and his wife Betty

For information on an area in Ireland where you plan to spend more time I recommend that you do an Internet search for a website for that area. For example, entering search parameters [  “Ballon Village”    website  ] in the search field of your favourite search engine (e.g. Google.com), you will find the Ballon Village website amongst the top 5 search results.  Such “local” websites offer prospective visitors a rare glimpse into modern-day life in Ireland.

Here are links to a few such “local websites” identified using the technique described above:

• Ballon Village, Co. Carlow
  (Ballykealey townland, home to the last historically known Nolan Chief,  Cahir O’Nolan, is located just outside this village)
• Carlow Town, Co. Carlow
• Bunclody, Co. Wexford
• Bree parish, Co. Wexford
• Wexford City, Co. Wexford
• Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny
• Waterford, Co. Waterford
• Galway City, Co. Galway
• Dublin City, Co. Dublin

Although you can theoretically make all your arrangements for travel and accommodation before leaving for Ireland you will inevitably want to make some arrangements once in Ireland. For the benefit of visitors, Failte Ireland (the Government tourism agency) has a network of tourist offices strewn across the country, including at airports, where travel and accommodation may be arranged.

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