| Author | Title | Publication details | Sample Location | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clandeboye: a reading guide | Ballynahinch South Eastern Education and Library Service 1981 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 p 15 | Blackwood family bibliography | |
| Donaghadee: a local history list | Ballynahinch South Eastern Education and Library Service 1981 | National Library of Ireland Ir 9411 s 12 | 38 p. | |
| Killyleagh & Crossegar: a local history list | Ballynahinch South Eastern Education and Library Service 1981 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 p 15 | 18 p. | |
| Castlereagh: some local sources | Ballynahinch South Eastern Education and Library Service 1980 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 p 15 | 27 p. | |
| [Unknown] | Journal of the Poyntzpass and District Local History Society | Poyntzpass Poyntzpass and District Local History Society. 1988- | Belfast Central Library | |
| [Unknown] | The Darley family | - - n.d. | National Library of Ireland GO 583 | The Darleys in England -- The Darleys in Ireland -- The family of Henry Darley of Newtownards -- The family of Moses Darley, 1691/3-1755 -- The family of Arthur Darley, 1692-1742 -- The family of Hugh Darley, 1701-1771 -- The family of Henry Brewster Darley, 1802-1846 -- The Locke family of Athgoe, Co. Dublin -- The Warren family of Corduff, Co. Dublin -- The family of Grene -- The family of Arthur of Limerick -- The family of Kelly of Rockstown Castle, Co. Limerick. |
| Edward D. Atkinson | Dromore, an Ulster Diocese | Dundalk W. Tempest 1925 | National Library of Ireland Ir 274116 a 1 | 317 p. |
| Edward D. Atkinson | An Ulster Parish: Being a History of Donaghcloney | Dublin : Hodges, Figgis, 1898 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 a 1 | Waringstown, Co. Down. Jenny and Warren families |
| Sean Barden | Elm Park 1626-1954: country house to preparatory school | Belfast Ulster Historical Foundation 2004 | National Library of Ireland | 139 p. |
| J. Barry | Hillsborough: a parish in the Ulster Plantation | Belfast W. Mullan 1982 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 b 3 | 129 p. Ed. Wm. Mullin |
| G.H. Bassett | The Book of Antrim | 1888 | ||
| George Benn | A History of the Town of Belfast | London 1877-80 | ||
| George A. Bowsie | Carryduff 2000 : a chronological record of events in the life and development of Carryduff, past and present and memoirs of the district from bygone days | Northern Ireland - 2000 | National Library of Ireland IR 94115 b 8 | 90 p. Co-author Graham Murphy. |
| R.H. Buchanan | Irish Historic Towns Atlas 8: Downpatrick | Dublin Royal Irish Academy 1997 | National Library Of Ireland | |
| Rev. James Buchanan | An historical sketch of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Rathfriland | Newry Newry Telegraph 1908 | National Library of Ireland LO P 560 | 23 p. |
| Ann Cairns | The Church and Community of St. John the Evangelist Gilford : Sequicentennial 1850-2000 | Befast Inglewood Press 2002 | Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich Library | |
| T. Canavan | Frontier town: an illustrated history of Newry | Belfast Blackstaff Press 1989 | ISBN: 085640-430-6 | |
| V. Rev. W.P. Carmody | Lisburn Cathedral and its Past Rectors | Belfast R. Carswell & Son 1926 | National Library Of Ireland Ir 27411 c 2 | 190 p. |
| P. Carr | Portavo, an Irish townland and its peoples : part one, earliest times to 1844 | Belfast White Row Press 2003 | National Library of Ireland | 339 p. |
| P. Carr | The most unpretending of places: a history of Dundonald | Belfast White Row Press 1987 | National Library of Ireland IR 94115 c 13 | 252 p. |
| Marilyn Cohen | Linen, family and community in Tullylish, County Down 1690-1914 | Dublin Four Courts 1997 | National Library of Ireland 94115 c 11 | 287 p. |
| J. Davison Cowan | An Ancient Parish, Past and Present; being the Parish of Donaghmore, County Down | London D. Nutt 1914 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 c 1 | 402 p |
| Francis Crossle | Local Jottings of Newry Collected and Transcribed, Vols 1-34 | Newry 1890-1910 | ||
| J.A. Claire Crowther | The Cloughley family of Loughans, Co. Down, Ireland | Ireland Claire Crowther 1985 | National Library of Ireland GO 573 | |
| Angelique Day | Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Volume 12: Parishes of County Down III 1833-8, Mid-Down | Belfast Institute of Irish Studies 1992 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 o 12 | 160pp. Co-editor Patrick McWilliams. Aghaderg, Annaclone, Annahilt, Blaris, Donaghcloney, Dromara, Dromore, Garvaghy, Hillsborough, Magheralin, Magherally, Moira, Seapatrick, Shankill, Tullylish. |
| Angelique Day | Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Volume 17: Parishes of County Down IV 1833-7, East Down & Lecale | Belfast Institute of Irish Studies 1992 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 o 12 | 146pp. Co-editor Patrick McWilliams. Ardglass, Ballee, Ballyculter, Ballykinler, Bright, Down, Dunsfort, Inch, Kilclief, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Loughinisland, Magheradrool, Rathmullan, Saul |
| Angelique Day | Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Volume 7: Parishes of County Down II 1832-4, 1837, North Down & The Ards | Belfast Institute of Irish Studies 1991 | National Library of Ireland Ir9141 o 80 | 140pp. Co-editor Patrick McWilliams. Ardkeen, Ardquin, Ballyhalbert (Saint Andrew's), Ballyphilip, Ballytrustan, Ballywalter, Bangor, Castleboy, Comber, Donaghadee, Drumbeg, Drumbo, Dundonald, Grey Abbey, Holywood, Inishargy, Kilinchy, Kilmood, Knockbreda, Newtownards, Saintfield, Slanes, Tullynakill, Witter |
| Angelique Day | Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland: Volume 3: Parishes of County Down I 1834-6, South Down | Belfast Institute of Irish Studies 1990 | National Library of Ireland Ir 914115 o 12 | 136pp. Co-editor Patrick McWilliams. Clonallan, Clonduff, Donaghmore, Drumballyroney, Drumgath, Drumgooland, Kilbroney, Kilcoo, Kilkeel, Kilmegan, Newry, Warrenpoint |
| L.M. Ewart | Handbook to the dioceses of Down, Connor & Dromore | |||
| Rev. John Forbes | The story of a century : Ballyfrenis Presbyterian Church | Newtownards, Co. Down 1908 | National Library of Ireland | 16 p. |
| Raymond Gillespie | Irish Historic Towns Atlas 12: Belfast, part 1, 1840 | Dublin Royal Irish Academy 2002 | National Library Of Ireland | |
| Raymond Gillespie | Early Belfast: the origins and growth of an Ulster town to 1750 | Belfast Ulster Historical Foundation 2007 | National Library of Ireland | 182 p. |
| Josiah Haddock | A Parish Miscellany, Donaghcloney | |||
| Rev. George Hill | Montgomery Manuscripts, 1603-1706 | Belfast 1869 | ||
| David Irwin | Tide and Times in the 'Port: a narrative history of the Co. Down village of Groomsport | Groomsport Groomsport Presbyterian Church 1993 | ||
| W.V. James | Strangford: The Forgotten Past of Strangford Village | Belfast The Northern Whig 1994 | ||
| Henry Joy | Historical Collections relative to the town of Belfast | Belfast 1817 | ||
| Padraic Keenan | Clonallon Parish; its Annals and Antiquities' | National Library of Ireland Jnl of Co. Louth Arch Soc. Vol. X | ||
| Padraic Keenan | Historical Sketch of the Parish of Clonduff | Newry 1941 | ||
| Charles Kelly | The Kelly's of County Down : a record of ..the Kelly's of County Down, with particular reference to Newtownards and surrounding parishes | Ayr C. Kelly, 1999? | National Library of Ireland GO 112 | 132, p. |
| Alexander Knox | History of the County Down | Dublin 1875 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 k 2 | 724 p. Repr. Davidson Books 1982 |
| J. A. Lamont | Presbyterianism in Holywood : Bangor Road Congregation | Bangor 1967 | National Library of Ireland | 50 p. |
| Pearse Lawlor | Lisburn: a history of the Catholic community of the Parish of Blaris | Lisburn Clovercorry 2014 | National Library of Ireland | 262 p. NLI |
| Capt. Richard Linn | A history of Banbridge | Belfast 1935 | ed. W.S, Kerr; Including Tullylish | |
| Canon G.L. Little | Historical Highlights, Parish of Aghaderg, DIocese of Dromore, Co. Down | Banbridge 1989 | None specified | |
| John W Lockington | Robert Blair of Bangor | Belfast Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland | Presbyterian Historical Society | Biographical portrait of Robert Blair, 1593 - 1666, Presbyterian Minister in Ulster and Scotland. |
| T.K. Lowrie | The Hamilton Mss: settlement of Clandeboye, Great Ardes, and Dufferin.., by Sir James Hamilton, Knight (Viscount Claneboye) .. reigns of James I and Charles I : (with his family) | Belfast Archer & Sons 1867 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 h 1 | 166 p. |
| Ian Maxwell | Researching Down Ancestors: a practical guide for the family and local historian | Belfast UHF 2004 | National Library of Ireland | 360 p. |
| T. McCavery | Newtown: a history of Newtownards | Belfast White Row Press 1994 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 m 6 | 221 p. |
| T. McCavery | A covenant community : a history of Newtownards Reformed Presbyterian Church | Newtownards 1997 | National Library of Ireland Ir 285 m 40 | 186 p. |
| S. McCullogh | Ballynahinch, Centre of Down | Ballynahinch Chamber of Commerce 1968 | ||
| James McIlrath | The McIlrath letters : sent from Killinchy, New Zealand to Killinchy, County Down 1860-1915 | Belfast Killyleagh Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society 2009 | National Library of New Zealand | 143 p. |
| Malcolm McRonald | The Irish boats: volume 3, Liverpool to Belfast | Stroud, Gloucs Tempus 2007 | National Library of Ireland | 256 p. |
| S.S Millin | Sidelights on Belfast History | 1932 | ||
| Colin Moffett | Newry's war dead: 1914 - 1918, 1939 - 1945 | Newry Newry and Mourne DIstrict Council 2002 | National Library of Ireland | 186 p. |
| Horace Monroe | Foulis Castle and the Monroes of Lower Iveagh | London Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke 1929 | National Library of Ireland Ir 9292 m 10 | 83 p |
| F.R. & J.F.T. Nangle | A short account of the Nangle family of Downpatrick | Great Britain F. Nangle 1986 | National Library of Ireland Ir 9292 n 8 | 46 p. |
| John O'Donovan | Letters containing information relative to the [history and] antiquities of the County of Down (1834) | Dublin Browne and Nolan 1909 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 o 1 | 92 p. |
| Rev. James O'Laverty | An Historical Account of the Dioceses of Down and Connor | Dublin 1878-89 | National Library of Ireland Ir 27411 o 5 | 4 Vols |
| D.J Owen | History of Belfast | Belfast W. & G. Baird, 1921 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94111 o 1 | 459 p., |
| Edward Parkinson | The City of Down from its earliest days | Bangor, County Down Donard Publishing Co 1977 | National Library of Ireland NL Ir 94115 p 1 | 162 p. Repr. 0f 1928 edition. |
| Chris Paton | Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians | Pen and Sword 2023 | 144 p. | |
| W. D. Patton | A short history of First Dromore Presbyterian Church : 1660-1981 | Banbridge, Co. Down Review Press 1982 | National Library of Ireland | 55 p |
| A. Pilson | Downpatrick & its Parish Church | 1852 | National Library of Ireland P 1938 | including lists of clergy & churchwardens |
| L.A. Pooler | Down and its Parishes | 1907 | ||
| Lindsey Proudfoot | County Down: history & society | Dublin Geography Publications, 1997 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 d 2 | 698 |
| Kathleen Rankin | The linen houses of the Lagan Valley : the story of their families | Belfast UHF 2002 | National Library of Ireland | 221 p. Murland (Castlewellan); Lowry (Katesbridge); Mulligan (Tullyconnaught); Crawford (Ballievey); Lindsay (Tullyhenan); McClelland, Walker, Robinson, Ferguson, Cowdy, Smyth, Dunbar (Banbridge); Law, Uprichard, Bell, Haughton, McMaster, Dickson, Watson, Sinton (Gilford); Richardson (Moyallon); Bell, M cGeagh, Johnston (Lurgan); Acheson, Dawson, Hamilton Robb, Bryson, Greeves, Shillingotn (Portadown); Turtle (Tandragee); McCrum (Milford); Compton (Armagh, Glenanne); Proctor (Blackwatertown); Dickson, Stevenson, Greeves, Greer, Acheson (Dungannon) |
| Beverly J Redpath | The Monk family from Bally William, Co Down Ireland : across the world, a family history | Avoca, Vic. : B. and A. Redpath, 1989 | Library of Congress CS71.M73715 1989 | |
| William Reeves | Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore | 1847 | ||
| E.J.S. Reilly | A genealogical history of the family of Montgomery, comprising the lines of Eglinton and Braidstane in Scotland, and Mount-Alexander and Grey-Abbey in Ireland | - - 1942 | National Library of Ireland Ir 9292 m 24 | 84 p. |
| S.W. Reside | St Mary's Church, Newry; its History | 1933 | ||
| Clodagh Rose Jocelyn Countess of Roden | Kilcoo Parish Church, Bryansford | - - 1971 | National Library of Ireland | 31 p. |
| Stephen A. Royle | Irish Historic Towns Atlas 17: Belfast, Part ll, 1840 to 1900 | Dublin Royal Irish Academy 2007 | National Library of Ireland | |
| Honor Rudnitzky | Killinchy Parish Church : [written] to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the present church | Killinchy 1980 | National Library of Ireland | 19 |
| Hugh Shearman | Ulster | London 1949 | National Library of Ireland Ir 91422 s 3 | 426 p. (incl. bibliographies). |
| Charles Smith | The Ancient and Present State of the County of Down | Dublin 1744 | National Library of Ireland I 94115 h 2 | Co-author, Walter Harris. Reprint Ballynahinch, County Down : Davidson Books, 1977 |
| K. Smith | Bangor Reading List | National Library of Ireland "Journal of the Bangor Historical Societ | ||
| Catherine Wilson | A New Lease on Life: Landlords, Tenants, and Immigrants in Ireland and Canada | Montreal McGill Queen's University Press 1994 | National Library of Ireland GR 3079 | 334 pp Migrants from the Ards peninsula to Amherst Island, Ontario |
| A.M. Wilson | Saint Patrick's town: a history of Downpatrick and the Barony of Lecal | Belfast Isabella Press 1995 | National Library of Ireland Ir 94115 w 5 | 243 p. |
| Robert M. Young | Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its Vicinity | 1896 | ||
| Robert M. Young | The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast, 1613-1816 | 1892 | LDS SLC film 0990294 | Includes freemen 1635-1796 |
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