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The examples are based on an ancestor called Brennan, a barrister who was a member of the Church of Ireland, lived in Cavan town in Co. Cavan, was born around 1825, married in Ireland around 1850, and died in Ireland about 1880. He also emigrated to Boston c. 1870. Stranger things have happened. The summary table below shows an overview of records likely to be relevant in researching him. Click on one of the links to see the kind of information provided.
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1 Coat of Arms for Brennan
1 Surname Histories for Brennan
1 Book format family histories listed for Brennan
1 Surname Dictionary entries for Brennan
  No family history periodical references are listed
1 Distribution of births in 1890 (by province, including surname variants)
6 Counties where the surname Brennan was most common in 1890
  Surname variants for Brennan
13 Brennan householders in Cavan
4 Church records found
  There were no published church records.
1 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary entries for Cavan town and its parish (1837).
7 Directories listed
1 Local history articles or chapters for Cavan
13 Census returns and substitutes
5 Graveyards and transcripts
9 Estate records
4 Book-format local histories
4 Local or family history journals
10 Passenger lists to the general area of North America within 5 years(+/-) of the year of departure, 1870
26 Published works on the Irish in North America in general
2 Published works on the Irish in Boston
22 Published works on the Irish in the U.S.A.
12 General Register Office records available
2 Non Catholic General Register Office records available
2 Occcupational sources: Barrister
14 Checklist of wills material covering Ireland in general and Cavan town, within 5 years of 1880
4 Indexes and memorial books from the Registry of Deeds
  No listing of wills material relating specifically to Brennan
1 Newspaper indexes covering Cavan