Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Online resources include geographical, prominent persons, Presbyterian and Church of Ireland indexes plus Freeholders' Records and the Ulster Covenant databases. See Databases for details.
National Library of Ireland. with information for family history researchers including an online list of Catholic parish registers held. There is also access to the library catalogue, photographic, newspaper and manuscript databases.
ELibraries. This site is an online guide to Ireland's Library Catalogues.
Birth, Death and Marriage RecordsIrish Genealogy. This free site offers access to 1.3+ million pre 1900 church record transcripts (no original images). Currently records from Dublin and Kerry Dioceses are available. Work is ongoing to put remaining available Dublin and Kerry records plus County Carlow records online. These records and those from the Diocese of Cork and Ross should be online by mid 2010. New
The
Ireland GenWeb Project has an ongoing project to index the Irish Birth Indexes and currently 1864 (the year
civil registration commenced) is available for online
searching.
General
Register
Office Northern Ireland with information for the online ordering of births,
death and marriage certificates for Northern Ireland. There is also a link to
District Registrar Offices.
Irish
Family History Foundation Online Genealogy Databases with access to birth, death and marriage parish records for
Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway,
Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon,
Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Westmeath and Wicklow. Civil registration transcripts
(from 1864) are available for Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Galway (east), Kilkenny,
Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon and Tipperary. There are also gravestone inscriptions plus 1901 and 1911 census transcripts
available for some counties. A searchable index to the Griffith's
Valuation is also available. More databases will be added as they
come online. Surname searching is free with a cost of €5.00 to view
a detailed record. See Ireland
County Sites for details on each county.
Genfindit ordering service for Irish birth, death or marriage photocopies or certificates (1864-1997). Protestant marriages available from 1845.
History from Headstones lists inscriptions from 800+ Northern Ireland graveyards. The databases cover counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. There is a free surname search but there is a fee to view inscriptions.Waterford County Library. Enter Death Registers into the Search box for online access to County Waterford Death Registers (1864-1901). A search returns a full transcript from the original register.
Ireland Old News, Irish Death Notice Index to 54,100+ obituaries of people who were born and/or died in Ireland, or whose deaths were mentioned in Irish newspapers. Includes 25,000+ entries from The Cork Examiner.
Irish
Family History Foundation Online Genealogy Databases has the following
census transcripts available online: Armagh 1901, Cavan 1901 and 1911, Cork,
1901 and 1911, Derry 1901, Donegal 1901, Dublin (south) 1901, Galway 1901 and
1911, Kildare 1901, Limerick 1901, Mayo 1901 and 1911 (part), Meath 1901, Sligo
1901, Tipperary North 1901 and Westmeath 1901 and 1911. More will be added
as they come online. Surname searching is free with a cost of €5.00 to view a
detailed record.
Clare
County Library, Census Search Forms 1841 & 1851. When
Ireland introduced the Old Age Pension in 1908 many applicants had no
birth certificate as Civil Registration did not begin until 1864. So
the 1841 and 1851 census returns were used to prove age. This database
lists applicant's surname, birthdate/age, address, father's name,
mother's maiden name, siblings plus census and other details.
The
Leitrim-Roscommon 1901 Census Homepage offers
a searchable database of 1901 census transcriptions for
Leitrim,
Roscommon, Mayo and Sligo. Data for the counties of Galway, Westmeath
and Wexford is ongoing with limited searching available.
Databases
Ancestry.com
Irish databases include: Marriages index 1771-1812; Irish records
extraction database; Irish records index 1500-1920; Griffiths Land
Valuation index 1848-1876; wills
index
1536-1857; Royal Irish Constabulary index 1816-1921; Irish flax growers
list 1796; Ireland 1766 religious census; Irish emigrants (USA/Canada)
plus gazeteers, topographical dictionaries, landed gentry publications
and more. The records are fully indexed with a free surname search.
Subscription options offer access to information or digitised records.
Use the Search button
then Browse by
Location-Ireland to see what is available.
WorldVitalRecords.com is a commercial site that aims to provide affordable access to genealogy material. Irish records available cover prisoners (1780-1867); gazetteers and topographical dictionaries; will indexes and abstracts; obituaries; migration records (Canada/USA); census records and published family histories. Click on Browse International Data and select Ireland from the drop down box to see what is available on this ever expanding site.
Registry of Deeds Index Project aims to index all of the names that appear in the memorial books held at the Registry of Deeds, Dublin, This repository hold wills, land transactions and other deeds from 1709. Currently there are over 45,600+ index entries online from 1705 to the 1869. Updated
Library Ireland is a Free Irish Reference Library . The transcripts of a wide range of old books, including directories, are available online with full text searching. Topics covered include Irish antiquities, biography, genealogy, history (general, local and social) and literature.
Ulster Historical Foundation offers access to 2 million+ online records. The wide variety of databases cover Northern Ireland parish records and some civil registration records. Other databases include directories, trade and occupational lists, wills, passenger lists and much more.
Irish Newspaper Archives offers free searches and access to digitised copies (fees apply) of Irish national and regional newspapers. These include Anglo-Celt (Cavan, 1908-2001); Connaught Sentinel (Galway, 1927-2003); Connaught Telegraph (Mayo, 1975-2003); Connaught Tribune (Galway, 1909-2002); Donegal News (1980-1985); Freeman's Journal (1763-1924); Galway City Tribune (1984-2002); Irish Farmer Journal (1957-1998); Irish Independent (Dublin, 1905-2003); Leitrim Observer (1923-1976); Meath Chronicle (1897-2002); Munster Express (Waterford 1933-1960); The Nation (1842-1861); The Nenagh Guardian (Tipperary 2008); Sunday Independent (Dublin 1935-2006); Southern Star (Cork, 1892-2000) and Tuam Herald (Galway, 1994-2000).Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland contain information on Ireland and its relations with Britain from extensive social inquiries and census enumerations to transcripts of semi-literate emigrant letters. Worth a search for surnames and placenames of interest.
Irish Origins index and digital images of the Griffith's Valuation (1847-1864) records and maps. Other records include Irish Wills index (1484-1858), Dublin City census 1851 and 1901, Diocese of Elphin census 1749, tithe defaulters 1831, militia attestations index (1872-1915), William Smith O'Brien petition (1848-1849), British and Irish passenger lists 1890, transatlantic migration 1858-1870, Irish 'strays' in England & Wales census (1841 & 1871) plus access to photos, maps and books. There is a free name and place search. A fee applies to access the records.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland online indexes include:National Archives of Ireland online Index to the Famine Relief Commission Papers (1845-1847). These papers include distress reports and incoming letters.
Act of Union Virtual Library is a unique collection of pamphlets, newspapers, parliamentary papers and manuscript material contemporary with the 1801 Act of Union between Ireland and Britain. The site is searchable by keyword and digital copies of the original documents are available.
National Archives and Records Administration. Scroll down to Most Requested then click on Immigration Records and then scroll down to Famine Irish Passenger Records. These list over 604,596 persons who arrived in New York during the Irish Famine (1846-1851) and the ship of arrival.
General InformationRootsWeb Mailing Lists for Ireland (87). A great way to find others with similar research interests.
FamilySearch. Click on Search then Research Helps then the letter I for access to a series of excellent guides for Irish research.
Irish Family History. This searchable blog site is a good way to stay in touch with what is new. It offers genealogy comments, tips, news and reviews.
Irish History Online. A bibliography of Irish history (1936-2003), created by Writings on Irish History online in association with the Royal Historical Society.
Irish Famine Memorial, Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. This site offers detailed information about this Australian monument to the Great Irish Famine. It also details the Earl Grey Scheme that enabled 4,000+ adolescent female orphans to emigrate from Irish workhouses to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide 1848-1850. Click on Orphans then Ships for a list of the ships that brought these girls. There are also shipping lists online for selected ships.Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association. This site has wealth of information on Ireland in the Great War (1914-1918). About 200,000 Irish people served in the Allied forces in the Great War and over 35,000 of those died on the battlefields.
Royal Munster Fusiliers. This well designed extensive site is dedicated to this Irish Regiment of the British Army that was disbanded in 1922. Contains detailed historical information, timelines, information on uniforms, graves and memorials plus photographs, biographies and much more.Irish War Memorials. This site includes photographs of each memorial, the text of all inscriptions and site location details. The online database can be surname searched for individuals.
Jo Mitchell's homepage features an Irish Churches Project where researchers are able to view pictures of the churches attended by their ancestors. There are hundreds of photographs arranged by denomination and then by diocese. Most of the photographs have been donated by fellow researchers.
Nick Reddan's Newspaper Abstracts with 11,300+ abstracts from various Irish newspapers (1750-1840) sorted by selected family names. Papers include the Freeman's Journal, Dublin Weekly Journal, Hoey's Dublin Mercury, Pue's Occurrences, Belfast Newsletter and Limerick newspapers.
Moving Here provides free online access to resources which record and illustrate the migration of the Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian communities to England over the past two centuries.
Clann Chaomhánach - Origin & Early history of the Kavanagh/Cavanaugh Family. This site is a great example of an Irish clan site. There is lots of interesting information and articles.
Maps, Place Names and SurnamesAsk About Ireland - Griffiths Valuation. The Family Name Search returns occupier names, placename, county, parish, details, access to the original page, maps (both 1850s Griffiths map and 2000s modern Google map and townplan if applicable. The Place Name Search returns the placename, county, barony, parish, townland plus options to view a list of occupants (plus access to digital image of the original valuation) and access to maps.
The IreAtlas Townland Database. Features online searching by townland, county, barony, parish or poor law union. A great site for locating Irish place names.
Ireland's History in Maps by Dennis Walsh.Online Irish Names Directory. This site is a surname gateway site. The surname lists are arranged by county and can be searched online. It is also possible to add surnames being researched to this site
Wills