Collection: Local Studies-Reference

The Munich air disaster swept away a generation of gifted footballers including Duncan Edwards and Liam Whelan from Dublin. Stephen Morrin's authoritative book is a story of tragedy, a pilot's heroism in adversity, legal treachery and one of the defining moments in the Manchester United story.

Written by an expert author in this area, this is a practical, thorough and informative guide to highlight the most important documentary evidence available to the family historian researching Irish ancestry. The book will help researchers who want to know what is available locally and online.

Covering the history of Manchester from its Roman foundations to the era of the Industrial Revolution, this book uses the results of nearly ten years of archaeological excavation to illuminate the fascinating changes that this city has gone through over the last millennium.