National Library of Ireland offers access to
online catalogues and databases. Click on the Family History Research
link for access to a Family History Getting Started guide that can be
downloaded as a PDF file. The online catalogue searches across printed,
manuscript, visual and digitised material (including 33,000+ photographic
images). Details of Catholic parish registers held.
Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research. It contains over 180,000+ catalogue records for Irish manuscripts and for articles in Irish periodicals.
National
Library of Ireland, Irish Historic Photographs. Over 33,000 historic photographs of Ireland are available
online.
Ask about Ireland
project is an initiative of the Irish public libraries, local museums
and archives to digitise and online publish original, unusual and unique
material from their local studies' collections. Use the Reading Room
link to access a vast collection of unique digital books. The
collection can be viewed by county or subject. Books can be viewed online (PDF
file to your browser).
Library.ie. This
alphabetical list of public libraries in Ireland has detailed contact
information, links to available websites and online
catalogues plus other resources such as blogs, Twitter, Facbook,
YouTube, Flickr, RSS feeds and Podcasts.
Ask about Ireland - List of Libraries in Ireland
with links to available websites.
Irish
Archives Resource. This site contains information about
archival collections open for public research in Ireland. Its purpose is to aid
researchers in finding collections relevant to their studies.
IrishGraveyards offers access to photographs and
monumental inscriptions from digitally surveyed graveyards and cemeteries in
Ireland. Most of the
records date from the 19th and 20th century. Search
results are in table format with a thumbnail picture of the grave.
Click on the thumbnail to view and download the photograph. The surveys are
ongoing and new cemeteries will be added to this site as they become
available.
Ireland Genealogy Projects
Archives. This site offers access to a
valuable collection of material that is not readily available elsewhere
including monumental inscriptions, photographs of headstones, parish
registers and civil registration records.
Historic Graves.
This is a community based project involving surveys of historic graveyards and
the gathering of audio, video and textual stories of place and people. Currently
most of the material online relates to Ireland.
GenWed Free Marriage Records
Database and Directory for Genealogy Research. The Irish records are arranged by
province. There are several search options available to search for free
online records.
Roots Ireland a commercial
site run by the Irish Family History Foundation co-ordinaters of the
network of county genealogy centres in Ireland. These genealogy
centres databases can include parish records, civil registration records, census returns, gravestone inscriptions and Griffith's
Land Valuation Index. Over 17 million+ of these records are searchable
online. A free name search is available and it costs 5.00 to view a detailed
transcript of a record.
See Ireland
County Sites for details on each county.
Emerald Ancestors . This paid site offers online
access to 1 million+ birth, marriage, death and census record transcripts for
the Northern Ireland counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry
and Tyrone. A free name search is available.
The
General
Register Office offers information on birth, death and marriage records
in the Republic of Ireland plus details on the location of church records (see
the About Us tab).
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.
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.National Archives of Ireland, Census Records for Ireland 1901 and 1911. The household returns and ancillary records have been digitised and are available online for free. This fully searchable site offers a basic name, age and place search. Other search options available include religion, occupation, relationship to head of family, literacy status, county or country of origin, Irish language proficiency, specified illnesses, and child survival information. There is also a browse by county option available.
Griffiths Valuation, 1848-1864
Lawrence Collection of photographs, 1870-1910
Ordnance
Survey, 1824-1846
Famine Relief Commission Papers, 1844-1847
Catholic
Parish Baptisms, 1742-1881
Catholic Parish Marriages and Banns,
1742-1884
Catholic Parish Deaths, 1756-1881
Births and
Baptisms, 1620-1911
Marriages index 1771-1812
Civil Registration Deaths Index,
1864-1958
Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
The records are fully indexed with a free surname search.
Subscription options offer access to information or digitised records.
Findmypast.ie. This
new commercial site is a collaboration between findmypast and Eneclann, a
Dublin research and publishing company. It includes land and estate records,
Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, Irish prison records, directories, military and
rebellion records, migration records plus will records dating back to 13th
century. There are two subscription options or PayAsYouGo.
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; parish registers, migration records
(Canada/USA); census records and published family histories. Click
on Places tab and select Browse by country -
Ireland from the drop
down box to see what is available on this 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 holds wills, land transactions and other deeds
from 1709. Currently there are over 80,000+ index records from nearly 10,000 memorials of
deeds online. Updated
DIPPAM Documenting
Ireland: Parliament, People and Migration. An online virtual archive of
documents and sources relating to the history of Ireland and its migration
experience from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. There are three
searchable databases:
EPPI the Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers
on Ireland 1800-1922.
IED Irish Emigration Database, containing runs
of emigrant letters, newspaper extracts and other emigration-related materials.
VMR Voices of
Migration and Return a collection of 90 interviews with 20th century Ulster
migrants.
Trinity College Dublin Library, 1641
Depositions. A
fully searchable digital edition of the 1641 Depositions which includes
transcripts and images of all 8,000 depositions, examinations and
associated materials in which Protestant men and women of all classes told of
their experiences following the outbreak of the rebellion by the Catholic Irish
in October, 1641.
Ireland Genealogy Projects
Archives. This site offers access to a valuable collection of
material that is not readily available elsewhere, such as transcriptions
and photographs of headstones. The site is arranged by county and within
each county by cemetery records, church records, census, census substitutes,
court, directories, headstones, land, military & constabulary, newspaper,
miscellaneous, obituaries, photos, vital records and wills. There is a site
search engine to search across all the records. Search for names, places or
keywords. New material is being added as it becomes available.
Ancestry Ireland - Ulster Historical Foundation. This
commercial site offers online databases with 2 million+ records,
genealogy and history books, and personal ancestral research. Some free
searches and pay-per-view services are
available.
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 and images include:The Mayberry Homepage by Peter Mayberry. This site
features an Irish Convicts to NSW
(1791-1849) database which provides full details from the convict indents
held by State Records New South Wales. There is also information on Irish rebel
convicts and more.
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 InformationGeneaBloggers
has 1,800+ genealogy and family history blogs listed. You can use this site to
search for family surnames or keywords across all the blogs listed. Also do a
Blogs by Type search for Ireland to see what is available.
Irish Genealogy News by Claire Santry. This excellent
blog is a free online guide to Irish family history research and is designed to
keep you up to date with the latest information on genealogical resources in
Ireland.
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.
Family History Ireland
genealogy blog by author and genealogist Darren McGettigan. The accompanying
web site details his books and research services offered.
Irish Family Ancestry.
This site offers professional research services but also has a lot of
information about Irish records and how to use them.
FamilySearch Ireland Wiki is
a great place to get information. The Beginners Corner covers:
How
can I find my Irish ancestor?
Research guidance
Ireland
research guide
This Wiki has a wealth of Irish information, and links, for
all levels of researchers. Topics covered include: archives and libraries;
biography; cemeteries; census; church directories; church history; church
records; civil registration; court records; directories; emigration and
immigration; gazetteers; genealogy; heraldry; history (includes a timeline);
land and property; languages; maps; military records; names personal;
naturalization and citizenship; newspapers; nobility; occupations; periodicals;
probate records; schools; societies and taxation.
Irish Famine Memorial, Sydney was inspired by the arrival in Australia of over
4,000 single young women, most of whom were orphans. They arrived under a
special emigration scheme (Earl Grey Scheme) designed to resettle destitute
girls from the workhouses of Ireland during the Great Famine. This
site also commemorates all who left their homes in
Ireland seeking a new life in Australia. Online Resources
include the Famine Orphan Girl database, a Ships database which
includes shipping lists for the 20 ships that brought orphan girls to
Australia 1848-1850. There is also a list of the 400+ names on the
monument.
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 Association with details about the Association, plus a detailed history section, archives and links.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.
The CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet)
site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles' and politics in
Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present. The main sections of this extensive
collection include: Background information on the conflict and politics;
Databases, bibliographies, biographies; Key events of the conflict; Key issues
of the conflict; An introduction to theoretical explanations of the conflict;
Victims, Survivors and Commemoration and PRONI Records on CAIN.
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.
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
Chaomhαnach -
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, Places and Surnames
See
also Counties Clare, Donegal,
Galway, Mayo and Sligo
Placenames Database of Ireland. This wonderful
resource offers three ways to find placenames: search for them individually;
browse the interactive map or browse by county and then filter by various
criteria such as baronies, civil parishes, townlands or topographical features
plus many more. The Browse by county search is a great way to search
for those elusive place names from shipping records or certificates.
The IreAtlas Townland Database offers
searches by townland, county barony, parish or poor law union. This long
established site is still a great place to locate Irish place names.
Irish
Ancestors Placename Search of 65,000+ entries from 1851 General Alphabetical
Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland. Free
searches include a list of the placenames in the civil parish, adjoining
parishes list, most common surnames 1855 list and a summary of sources for the
parish. A fee is required to access the source details plus other site
features.
Ask 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.
Ordnance Survey Ireland, National Mapping Agency. The historic map archive offers
online access to the Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland, surveyed between 1829 and
1842. These maps have been acclaimed for their accuracy and are highly regarded
by cartographers. Maps can be searched and viewed online but cannot be
downloaded or printed. There is an option to purchase maps online with A4
historic maps delivered electronically as PDF files and larger maps posted. $
Currently there is free access to the following series of maps. Use this link
for access http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer
6 inch
mapping series (1:10,560) colour 1837-1842
6 inch mapping series
(1:10,560) greyscale 1837-1842
25 inch mapping series (1:2,500)
greyscale 1888-1913
These maps can be viewed along with a variety of
contemporary maps.
This site also has an online PDF version of Samuel Lewis
Topographical Dictionary of Ireland.
The
National Archives (UK) Early Irish maps from State
Papers c.1558- c.1610. There are 60+ maps depicting plantations, fortifications
and townships. You can search and view a description of the maps. Copies are
available from the DocumentsOnline service for £3.50 each.
Ireland's
History in Maps by Dennis Walsh.
Landed Estates Database. This searchable
online database of all Landed Estates in Connacht and Munster is maintained by
the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, National
University of Ireland, Galway. This resource offers information about the
estates and their owners from 1700s to 1920s and provides extensive sources for
further information. It covers more than 4,500 properties and details 2,700
families.
Online
Names is a searchable database of surnames compiled from public
submissions. It is also possible to add surnames being researched to this
site.
Online Newspapers, Journals and Books
The
National Library of Australia eResources page offers free home access to 90+
subscription databases. This free service is available to anyone residing in
Australia who has a National Library card. You can apply for a library
card online from this site. The card will be mailed to you within 5-10
working days. Then you use the number on your library card and surname to
login. Then click on the Licenced resources
to access the databases.
Free home access Some of what you can get
Bibliography of British and Irish History -
from 55BC to the present
Dublin Castle Records
1798-1926
19th Century British Library
Newspapers. Irish titles include:
Belfast News-Letter
1828-1900
Freeman's
Journal
1800-1802
Freeman's
Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
1807-1900
JSTOR a multi-disciplinary archive of
scholarly material (See below for a list of Irish
titles)
Irish Newspaper Archives - 26 titles -1763 to the present. Titles available
include:
Anglo-Celt (Cavan and surrounding counties - Monaghan,
Leitrim, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh, Louth and Longford,
1846-2011)
City Tribune (Galway, 1984-2011)
Connacht Sentinel (Galway, 1927-2011)
Connacht
Tribune (Galway, 1909-2011)
Connaught Telegraph (Mayo +
surrounding counties, 1975-2011)
Donegal News (1980-2011)
Fermanagh Herald
(2011)
Finns Leinster Journal (Kilkenny, 1771-1828)
Freeman's Journal (National, 1763-1924)
Gaelic Life
(Ulster, 2011)
Irish Farmers Journal (National,
1957-1998)
Irish Independent (National, 1905-2011)
Irish
Press (National, 1931-1995)
Kerryman (Kerry,
1950-2011)
Kildare Observer (1880-1935)
Leitrim Observer
(1904-2007)
Meath Chronicle (Meath, Westmeath and Cavan,
1897-2011)
Munster Express (Waterford, 1908-2011)
The
Nation (National, 1842-1897)
The Nenagh Guardian (North Tipperary,
1838-2011)
Southern Star (Cork, 1892-2011)
Sunday
Independent (National, 1906-2011)
Strabane Chronicle (Tyrone,
2011)
Tuam Herald (Galway, 1837-2000)
Tyrone Herald
(2011)
Westmeath Examiner (1882-2011)
JSTOR is a multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly material in the social
sciences and humanities and the sciences. The Ireland Studies collection
includes the following titles:
All Ireland
Review 1900-1902; The Anti-Union 1798-1799; "Before I
Forget
": Journal of the Poyntzpass and District Local History Society
1987-2003; The Belfast Magazine and Literary Journal 1825; The
Belfast Monthly Magazine 1808-1814; Books Ireland 1976-2006;
The Cambro-Briton 1819-1822; The Canadian Journal of Irish
Studies 1975-2008; The Catholic Layman 1852-1858; The Celtic
Review 1904-1916; Clogher Record 1953-2007; Comhar
1942-2006; The Crane Bag 1977-1985; The Dublin Penny Journal
1832-1836; Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval
Studies 2006-2007; Ιriu 1904-2006; Field Day Review
2005-2008; Fortnight 1970-2007; The Furrow 1950-2006;
Gadelica: A Journal of Modern Irish Studies 1912-1913; The Irish
Church Quarterly 1908-1917; Irish Historical Studies 1938-2004;
The Irish Monthly 1873-1954; The Irish Penny Journal
1840-1841; The Irish Review 1986-2006; The Irish Review
(Dublin) 1911-1914; Journal of Irish Studies 2001-2006; The
Harp 1985-2000; The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of
Ireland 1890-2004; The Journal of the Royal Historical and
Archaeological Association of Ireland 1870-1889; The Journal of the
Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland 1868-1869; The
Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society
1856-1867; Proceedings and Transactions of the Kilkenny and South-East of
Ireland Archaeological Society 1854-1855; Transactions of the Kilkenny
Archaeological Society 1850-1853; Kerry Archaeological Magazine
1908-1918; The Linen Hall Review 1984-1995; The National
Magazine 1830-1831; The Dublin Literary Gazette 1830; New
Hibernia Review/Iris Ιireannach Nua 1997-2005; Nordic Irish
Studies 2002-2006; The Past: The Organ of the Uν Cinsealaigh Historical
Society 1920-2007; Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium
1981-2004; Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C:
Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature 1902-2005;
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 1889-1901;
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Polite Literature and
Antiquities 1879; Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science
1870-1884; Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
1836-1866; Radharc 2000-2004; Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the
Armagh Diocesan Historical Society 1954-2005; Theatre Ireland
1982-1993 and The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
1787-1906.
Gazettes -
This sites offers access to the official newspapers of the United Kingdom
government, the Edinburgh Gazette, the London Gazette and the Belfast
Gazette, These gazettes offers access to insolvency data, bankruptcy,
public and legal notices plus honours and awards (for government, business or
individuals).
ProQuest Historical
Newspapers includes searchable
full text, page and article images of:
The Irish Times (1859-2007) and
The Weekly Irish Times
(1876 - 1958)
If you live
in New South Wales you can access this collection for free from the State
Library of New South Wales. All you have to do is Register as a Client with the State Library of New South
Wales. Check what remote
access libraries in your state have on offer.
Nick
Reddan's Newspaper Abstracts with 14,300+
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.
Ask about Ireland
project is an initiative of the Irish public libraries, local museums
and archives to digitise and online publish original, unusual and unique
material from their local studies' collections. Use the Reading Room
link to access a vast collection of unique digital books. The collection
can be viewed by county or subject. Books can be viewed online (PDF file to your
browser).
Library Ireland is a free online resource of books and articles on Irish
history, genealogy, and culture. The transcripts of a wide range of journal
articles, old books, including directories, are available online with full text
searching. You can browse the categories which include genealogy, Irish names,
history, social history, folklore, music, people and
places.
British History
Online is a digital library of core
printed primary and secondary medieval and modern history sources for the
British Isles. There is no specific section for Ireland but this site has a lot
of Irish material. Use the site search box to locate material. A search for
Ireland currently returns 18,500+ entries.
Wills
The
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - Will Calendars provides a fully searchable index to the will calendar
entries for the district probate registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry.
The will calendar entry is returned with the search. The database currently
covers 1858-1919 and 1922-1943. Part of 1921 has been added, entries for
1920-1921 to follow in the near future. Digitised images of entries from the
copy will books 1858-1900 are online. Also the Name Search
database includes an index
to pre-1858 wills from various PRONI collections and a selection of diocesan
will indexes.
Ancestry.com.
This commercial site offers access to a growing collection of Irish
resources. Use the Search tab and choose Card catalogue
then Filter by Collection - Convict, Criminal, Land &
Wills then filter the returns by Location - Ireland to see what is available. Resources include:
A Guide to Copies and Abstracts
of Irish wills by Wallace Clare
Indexes to Irish Wills
[1536-1857] by W. P. W. Phillimore and G Thrift
Registry of Deeds,
Dublin: Abstracts of Wills, Volume 1 17808-1745 by P Beryl Eustance
Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810 by Sir Arthur
Vicars
Quaker Records, Dublin, Abstracts of Wills by P Beryl
Eustance & Olive C Goodbody
Register of wills and inventories
of the Diocese of Dublin in the time of Archbishops Tregury and Walton,
1457-1483 by Henry F Berry
The records are fully indexed with a free
surname search. Subscription options offer access to information or digitised
records.
National Archives of Ireland Testamentary
Index from
1983
. Use the
Online Finding Aid Databases link on the homepage to access Probate
Offices which offers an online search of
the Testamentary Index from 1983. A search returns National Archives
reference number, name, probate reference, grant type (intestate/probate), date
issued and date of death.
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