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Irish family history
Click on the links below for websites about Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Archives and Libraries
Church of Ireland: genealogy
Familia
Genealogical holdings in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Genealogy centre (National Archives of Ireland)
List of county-based genealogy centres holding indexes of parish registers. GENUKI
Genealogical information at national, county and parish or district level for the UK and Ireland. National Archives of Ireland National Library of Ireland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Births, deaths and marriages General Register Office (Northern Ireland) General Register Office (Republic of Ireland) Irish ancestors
From The Irish Times. Provides a civil and parish register request service. Irish civil registration indexes, 1845-1958 (FamilySearch record search pilot)
Please note that the indexes cover non-Roman Catholic marriages from 1845 and all births, deaths and marriages from 1864. From 1922 the indexes cover events in the Republic of Ireland and not the six counties of Northern Ireland. For information about how to order certificates see the General Register Office (Republic of Ireland) website. Irish Family History Foundation
Requires registration. Irish Genealogy: Central Signposting Index
Index to a database containing over 3 million Irish genealogical records, pointing enquirers to local county-based genealogy centres.
Census and census substitutes 1841 and 1851 census substitute (1908 pension records - formerly the Pensear website)
Information collected in 1908 (at time of Ireland's Old Age Pension Act) from 1841 and 1851 Irish censuses. Ask about Ireland: Griffiths valuation
The Primary Valuation was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland, overseen by Richard Griffith and published between 1847 and 1864. It is one of the most important surviving 19th century genealogical sources. Census of Ireland 1901 and 1911 (National Archives of Ireland) Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: freeholders (pre-1840)
Lists of people entitled to vote, or of people who voted, at elections in Ireland pre-1840.
Directories and electoral rolls Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: street directories (1819-1900)
Emigration Ireland - Australia transportation database (National Archives of Ireland)
Family history societies Irish Genealogical Research Society
Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland
Ulster Historical Foundation
Monumental inscriptions Dublin City Library and Archive: Dublin graveyards directory
Memorials of the Dead (Ireland)
Transcripts of headstones and memorials from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Places IreAtlas townland database List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland (Wikipedia) Ordnance Survey Ireland interactive map
Registration Offices Civil registration service (Health Service Executive) General Register Office (Northern Ireland) General Register Office (Republic of Ireland)
Wills and testaments Origins network: Irish Wills index 1484-1858
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: will calendars
Genealogical holdings in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Genealogy centre (National Archives of Ireland)
List of county-based genealogy centres holding indexes of parish registers. GENUKI
Genealogical information at national, county and parish or district level for the UK and Ireland. National Archives of Ireland National Library of Ireland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Births, deaths and marriages General Register Office (Northern Ireland) General Register Office (Republic of Ireland) Irish ancestors
From The Irish Times. Provides a civil and parish register request service. Irish civil registration indexes, 1845-1958 (FamilySearch record search pilot)
Please note that the indexes cover non-Roman Catholic marriages from 1845 and all births, deaths and marriages from 1864. From 1922 the indexes cover events in the Republic of Ireland and not the six counties of Northern Ireland. For information about how to order certificates see the General Register Office (Republic of Ireland) website. Irish Family History Foundation
Requires registration. Irish Genealogy: Central Signposting Index
Index to a database containing over 3 million Irish genealogical records, pointing enquirers to local county-based genealogy centres.
Census and census substitutes 1841 and 1851 census substitute (1908 pension records - formerly the Pensear website)
Information collected in 1908 (at time of Ireland's Old Age Pension Act) from 1841 and 1851 Irish censuses. Ask about Ireland: Griffiths valuation
The Primary Valuation was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland, overseen by Richard Griffith and published between 1847 and 1864. It is one of the most important surviving 19th century genealogical sources. Census of Ireland 1901 and 1911 (National Archives of Ireland) Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: freeholders (pre-1840)
Lists of people entitled to vote, or of people who voted, at elections in Ireland pre-1840.
Directories and electoral rolls Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: street directories (1819-1900)
Emigration Ireland - Australia transportation database (National Archives of Ireland)
Family history societies Irish Genealogical Research Society
Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland
Ulster Historical Foundation
Monumental inscriptions Dublin City Library and Archive: Dublin graveyards directory
Memorials of the Dead (Ireland)
Transcripts of headstones and memorials from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Places IreAtlas townland database List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland (Wikipedia) Ordnance Survey Ireland interactive map
Registration Offices Civil registration service (Health Service Executive) General Register Office (Northern Ireland) General Register Office (Republic of Ireland)
Wills and testaments Origins network: Irish Wills index 1484-1858
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: will calendars
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