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Irish Records

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An Introduction to Irish Records

Top FREE Irish Genealogy Resources

10 FAQs about Irish Marriage Records

Researching Irish Burial & Death Records

Recommended Genealogy Resources


OUR RECORD DATABASE

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BY LOCATION

Your Ancestral County

Your Irish County in 1837

Tracing Northern Irish Ancestors

Irish Traveller Records

Finding & Navigating Old Irish Maps

10 Facts about Irish Gravestones


CENSUS RECORDS & SUBSTITUTES

Irish Census Records 1901 & 1911

Griffith's Valuation Books c1850

Tithe Applotment Records c1830

Flaxgrowers List 1796

The Elphin Census 1749


FAMINE RECORDS

How to Research Irish Famine Immigrants

The Great Irish Famine Online

10 Facts about Irish Workhouses

Reproductive Loan Records

Assisted Emigration & Orphan Girl Records


VITAL RECORDS

When did Civil Registration begin? 

Irish Civil Records – BMDs

Irish Church Records – Parish Registers

10 FAQs about Irish Marriage Records

Researching Irish Burial & Death Records

10 Facts about Irish Gravestones

Top FREE Irish Genealogy Resources


18th-CENTURY IRISH RECORDS

The Registry of Deeds – Wills & Land Transactions

The Elphin Census 1749

Flaxgrowers List 1796

Newspaper Archives


19th-CENTURY RECORDS

8 FAQS about Irish Freeholder Lists

Tithe Applotment Records

Landed Estate Court Rentals

Irish Passenger Lists

Newspaper Archives

National School Registers 1860-1922


20th-CENTURY IRISH RECORDS

Irish Census Records 1901 & 1911

Military Archive Records from 1913

Newspaper Archives

National School Registers 1860-1922

How to Search the Irish Military Archives 

The Dúchas Schools' Collection 1930


 

 

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