On Black Friday, our thoughts turn to shopping and holiday giving.

If a family historian is on your list, you'll want to see Niall Cullen's recommendations for five important Irish research books:

1) Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (4th ediion) by John Grenham

2) Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght

3) Tracing Your (County) Ancestors by various authors, published by Flyleaf Press

4) A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell

5) Tracing your Irish Family History on the Internet by Chris Paton

Read more here.