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Terrence Punch. Erin's Sons: Irish arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853. Vol. II. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009. 197 pp.; Paperback; ISBN: 978-0-8063-1789-2; $30.00
w ? rin's Son: Irish arrivak in Atlanttc Canada, 1761-1853. Vol II was published J-J in 2009 as a continuation of a work by the same title by the well known .JL J genealogist and Irish historian, Terrence Punch. Volume II begins with a series of useful maps noting the Irish towns from which there were major emigrations to Atlantic Canada prior to 1853. Also included is information on Irish place names, an important topic in any genealogy text dealing with Irish emigration. Volume II of Erin's Sons covers the same important time period as the first volume; 1761 to 1 853. Information on births, deaths and marriages is derived from primary sources such as church records, headstones, military records, newspapers, passenger lists and census records. Of special interest are listings of Irish residents...