Hi, everyone. I have been working on my family tree for a little over two years and have just now start tracing my Irish ancestry, but I am at a total loss. Actually, I don't even know how to begin. My great grandmother was Alice Keating, b.1874 in Ireland. She and her mother, Alice Keating, b. 1838 immigrated to the United States in 1890. The mother, Alice Keating (1838) settled in Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts. I have found her listed as a boarder in the 1900 census. She is residing with Chester Dargin and Mary A b. 1864 in Ireland. Mary came to the US in 1884. I am assuming that Mary A. may be another daughter of Alice. My great grandmother married Charles List and settled in New Jersey.

I don't know where to begin to look in Ireland. I have read that different names are more prominent in different areas of Ireland, but am unsure where the Keating name comes from. Can anyone help me narrow down the field and can anyone offer some good Irish websites? Thanking you in advance for your assistance.