Articles and Items of Interest
The focus of this website is about the Rountree and Coleman families who emigrated to New Zealand from Ireland beginning in the 1860s. The family’s history has been recorded in two books, which are available for purchase by verified descendants of the County Cavan Rountrees and Colemans.
Additionally, we will share from time to time articles and items of interest about these families, as well as topics and areas that relate to the lives that they built in Ireland, New Zealand and elsewhere. We welcome contributions to add here; if you would like to submit something, please contact us.
Books
Heirloom Edition – Volumes One and Two
It’s a Long Way From County Cavan to Canterbury – Heirloom Edition Nearly 160 years have passed since the Rountree and Coleman families began to leave County Cavan, Ireland in search of a better life in Canterbury, New Zealand. The New Zealand Rountree — Coleman family tree is now eight
Our Books: Volume 2 (2021)
It’s Still a Long Way From County Cavan – Volume Two The Rountree Coleman Book – Volume Two focuses on the history of the New Zealand branch of these two County Cavan families. They immigrated from Ireland during the mid nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book focuses on the
Our Books: Volume One (2nd Edition)
It’s A Long Way from County Cavan – Volume One (Second Edition) This volume, edited by Dallas Rountree and Jo Noble, was privately published in 1994. Unfortunately, due to the print costs and technology at the time, the published edition contained photocopy quality images. In other words, the images ended