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John Hunter - Resource County Roscommon. A gold-mine for Co. Roscommon Family History Research. To order go to: www.roscommon.info John Hunter, from Queensland, Australia, has been researching his wife's Roscommon ancestry for many years. In 2004 John decided to help others with their research and brought out his first data CD "Resource County Roscommon Ireland - Databases, Source Material and Maps for Local & Family Historians". This CD was very well received and it was followed in 2006 by Disk 2, an updated version of the original. In 2009 a third and much improved edition appeared and a revised edition again appeared in 2011.
The first two CD's (left) and a headline (above) from "The Roscommon Herald" of September 2006.
In 2007 John brought out a Second Edition with updated and enhanced databases and much additional material.
The Second Edition CD and it's contents (left).
The third (2009) edition of John's CD is packed with detail for anyone searching their Roscommon ancestors.
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Fourth, revised edition (2011).
If you would like a taster of what kind of detail is contained on the CD follow the links below. The first link is his Index to Roscommon Townlands. This database is not just a townland list, the table also contains a huge amount of additional data, including map references, Barony, Parish and Poor Law Union names, LDS references and much, much more. To view the database follow this link: In addition John has produced an detailed explanation to the column headings in the Index database. If you want to know what a Townland is, or a Civil Parish, or a Grid Reference, then this is a "must" for you! The document can be accessed via this link: If you have ever been confused by the DED map John has produced a list and map which you can view by clicking on the following link: For information on how to purchase the CD or to contact John or for any further details about this project please go to www.roscommon.info We are grateful to John for this data. We hope you find it useful.
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