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Compiled and Edited by James P. Maher

The records compiled on this CD provide a valuable insight into transatlantic passenger travel during the period 1858-1870. Owing to the threat of a Fenian uprising in Ireland, and because of the large amounts of Irishmen living in America, Dublin Castle ordered that the incoming passenger lists for all the major ports of Britain and Ireland, of passengers arriving from America, be submitted to them for scrutiny. The American Civil War, 1861-1865, only made the threat from America more real in government official's eyes.

However, Irish names are just one part of this collection. Scottish, English and Americans names were also recorded.;The figures breakdown as follows:

Irish: 27% English 27% Scottish: 30% Americans" 1% Others: 15%

As well as providing details on the names of individuals you can also discover in which class they travelled, their final destination, age, marital status and even occupation.

It is the most complete list known to exist. It includes:

Over 42,000 names and details of passengers

Information on over 150 ships

And the 815 voyages undertaken

This compilation is a fascinating historical record and genealogical research tool.

System Requirements: Windows 95, 98, SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP or higher. Minimum IBM compatible Pentium 90Mhz with 32MB RAM.