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Web Sites for Genealogists - An Australian gateway site for tracing your family history by Cora Num
See also Ireland

National
Genealogical Society of Ireland. 

Irish Family History Society.

Irish Family History Foundation coordinates the network of genealogical research centres in Ireland. There are links to the research centres plus details of the Online Research System currently available for Armagh, Cork, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway West, Kildare, Leitrim, Roscommon, Tipperary and Tyrone.

Irish Genealogical Society International (USA).assists those researching Irish and Scots-Irish ancestry. There is a useful list of Irish genealogy links arranged geographically.

Ulster Historical Foundation  online databases offer access to over 2 million records.

North of Ireland Family History Society with branches at Ballymena, Belfast, Coleraine, Killyleagh, Larne, Lisburn, Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down & Ards, Omagh and Portadown. 

Ireland Genealogy Projects with links to a website for each county. This site is an excellent starting point to locate local information, resources and links.

The IrelandGenWeb Project offers a local resource site for each county with information and links.

A Little Bit of Ireland by Cathy Joynt Labath. This extensive site contains useful online databases particularly for counties Clare, Galway, Limerick, Mayo and Roscommon. A site search engine enables quick and easy searching of this site.

Clogher Historical Society for those researching in Fermanagh, Monaghan and South Tyrone.

Antrim
Ulster Historical Foundation online database of birth, death and marriage parish records for counties Antrim and Down. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.     

Northern Ireland Genweb County Antrim with information, resources and links.      

County Antrim Genealogy Links by Genealogylinks.net. An extensive set of links covering directories, censuses, cemeteries, marriages, military, passenger lists and societies. New   

Ballymoney Ancestry provides information for those researching Northern Ireland family history, specifically in the Ballymoney area. The free online database offers access to a variety of records.

Armagh
See also Census Records
Armagh Ancestry Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1922) are available for births and marriages. There are also 1821 and 1901 census records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.  Updated    

County Armagh Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Northern Ireland Genweb County Armagh with information, resources and links.

Carlow 
Irish 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

County Carlow Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Carlow with information, resources and links.

Cavan
IrelandGenWeb County Cavan with information, resources and links.

Cavan Genealogy  online database of 1901 and 1911 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

Al Beagan's Genealogy Notes of County Cavan.

Clare
See also Census Records
County Clare Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenweb County Clare with information, resources and links.

Clare County Library offers extensive information on Clare history, place names and people. Online indexes include directories, 1901 census, 1841 and 1851 census search applications, Griffith's Valuation, Clare Champion newspaper biographical notices, online survey maps plus parish record status details. There is also extensive image and map collections online.

Historical Maps of County Clare. The online 1842 Ordnance Survey 6 inch maps of County Clare are searchable by town, townland and monument.

Cork
See also Kerry
Irish 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

Cork Genealogical Society. Updated

Mallow Archaeological & Historical Society (County Cork, Ireland). There is an extensive range of online material that focuses on the Mallow area in North Cork plus many useful links.

Mallow Heritage Centre Online database of 1901 and 1911 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

County Cork with detailed information and links for research in County Cork by the Rootsweb County Cork, Cork City and Genexchange Cork mailing lists.  

Fαilte Romhat by John Hayes with an immense amount of material for  County Cork Research. It includes directories, landowners, parish information, maps and more. Updated

County Cork Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Famine Orphans from County Cork to Australia by Mallow Archaeological & Historical Society. An alphabetical list of the young girls sent to Australia between October 1848 and August 1850. The list shows name, age, year, place of origin, parents, religion and ship of arrival.

This site offers access to scanned images of the Index to Cork and Ross Wills 1548-1800. They are arranged alphabetically and list name, place and date of probate.

Derry see Londonderry                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Donegal
Donegal Genealogy Resources. This extensive site features 1,000+ pages of transcriptions including passenger lists for eight ships carrying Donegal Relief Fund passengers to Sydney (1858-1864).

Donegal Ancestry Online offers a database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts are available. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

County Donegal Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenweb County Donegal with information, resources and links.

Down
County Down Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Ros Davies' County Down, Ireland Genealogy Research Site offers access to extensive resources.

Down County Museum. Online data services include a prisoners database with information on over 300 prisoners held at Down Gaol plus details of Down convicts transported from Ireland. 

Ulster Historical Foundation online database of birth, death and marriage parish records for counties Antrim and Down. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.     

Dublin
See also Census Records
Irish 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

IrelandGenWeb Project - County Dublin. This site offers information, resources and links.

County Dublin Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Swords Heritage Centre (Dublin North) Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.

Dun Laoghaire Heritage Centre (South) Online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.  

Shaw's Dublin City Directory 1850 indexed by Trish Loughman.

Fermanagh
Northern Ireland Genweb County Fermanagh. This site offers information, resources and links.

County Fermanagh Ireland Genealogical Project with information, resources and links.

Irish World Heritage Centre Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.

Galway
County Galway GenWeb Project. This site includes information, resources, transcriptions, a list of personal homepages, surname interests plus much more. Updated  

Ireland Genealogy Projects - County Galway.  This site offers information, resources and links. Updated

County Galway Surname List. surnames are listed with their researchers' e-mail or postal addresses to assist in making connections with researchers with similar interests.

East Galway Family History Society  online database of 1901 and 1911 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864- early 1900s) are available.  A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.    

West Galway Family History Society Online database of 1901 and 1911 (part) census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.     

Forthill Cemetery (Galway City) burial records are online.

Galway County and City Library's online access to the 1842 Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps for Galway.

Kerry
Irish 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

County Kerry Genealogy. This site offers information, resources and links.

A General Introduction to the Casey Collection that focuses on how this data can be used to find ancestors in counties Kerry and Cork. The Casey Collection by Albert Eugene Casey is titled, Index of O'Kief, Coshe Mang, Slieve Lougher, and Upper Blackwater in Ireland and is held by the National Library of Australia, Canberra. Over three million county Kerry and Cork names are recorded in the 16 volumes of this collection.    

This site offers online access to Complete and Partial extracts from the Casey Collection.  It currently includes birth, death and marriage records from volumes 1 and 4-8.      

Kildare
Ireland GenWeb County Kildare with information, resources and links.    

County Kildare Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

County Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. The Federation covers Allen/Carbury, Athy, Ballymore Eustace, Caragh, Celbridge, Clane, Curragh, Donadea, Kilcock, Kilcullen, Kildare, Kill, Maynooth, Monasterevin, Naas, Newbridge, Rathcoffey and Timahoe.

Kildare Genealogy Online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

Kilkenny
County Kilkenny Ireland Genealogy and History. This site offers a wealth of online resources.

County Kilkenny Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Rothe House Trust Ltd, County Kilkenny,  online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1900) are available. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.      
 
Laois (Queen's)
See also Offaly
County Laois (Queen's) Ireland Genealogical Project offering information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Laois with information, resources and links.

Griffith's Valuation Extracts for selected Laois parishes. 

Leitrim
See also Census Records
County Leitrim
Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Leitrim with information, resources and links.

The Leitrim-Roscommon Genealogy Web Site by Roger McDonnell with online databases for surnames, townlands, Griffiths Valuation, full 1901 census transcripts plus much more. Parts of counties Galway, Limerick, Mayo, Sligo, Westmeath and Wexford are also covered by the databases.

Leitrim Genealogy Centre Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1920) are available. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.      

Limerick
County Limerick Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Limerick Genealogy with information, resources and links.

Limerick Genealogy  online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records.  Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1911) are available. free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record. 

Londonderry
County Londonderry Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Northern Ireland Genweb County Londonderry. This site offers information, resources and links.     

Derry-Londonderry Genealogy, online database of 1901 census transcripts (partial) plus birth, death and marriage parish records. Civil registration transcripts and cemetery records are also available. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record. Updated

Longford
Longford Genealogy  online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.

County Longford Ireland GenWeb Project. This site offers information, resources and links. Updated

County Longford Genealogy Links by Genealogylinks.net. An extensive set of links covering cemeteries, censuses, directories, marriages, parish registers and societies. New  

Louth
County Louth,Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Louth Country Library  online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

Mayo
See also Census Records
County Mayo Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links. Mayo County Library's online access to the 1838 Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps for Mayo. 

Mayo Family History Centre online database of 1901 and 1911 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records.  Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1900) are available. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.    

Family History in Ballycastle. This site is focused on family history in and around the Catholic parish of Ballycastle. There is an online catalogue of 350+ photos of all the headstones in the Ballycastle cemetery (1929-2008).   

Meath
County Meath Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links. Meath Heritage Centre online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.   

IrelandGenWeb County Meath with information, resources and links.

Monaghan
County Monaghan Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links with an Australian flavour.

IrelandGenWeb County Monaghan with information, resources and links. 

Authentic Ireland Travel. This site offers access to Genealogy resources for County Monaghan. It includes a link to Genforum with regional information about Monaghan and its surnames; genealogy links to historical societies, records indexes and other resources and a link to Rootsweb which offers bulletin boards, links to articles, and online records. New   

Offaly (King's)
Ireland GenWeb County Offaly with information, resources and links.     

Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society.

Irish Midlands Ancestry. A site for those with an interest in counties Laois and Offaly.

County Offaly Genealogy Links by Genealogylinks.net. New

Roscommon
See also Census Records
County Roscommon Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Roscommon Heritage & Genealogy Company Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1900) are available. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.     

Roscommon Historical Research. A reference site for publications, documents and ephemera of all types relating to County Roscommon in Ireland and Roscommon people everywhere. New

County Roscommon Genealogy Links by Genealogylinks.net. New

Sligo
See also Census Records
Co Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Society online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.     

County Sligo Ireland Genealogical Project. This site is in the process of development.

IrelandGenWeb County Sligo with information, resources and links.

Sligo County Library online access to 1837 Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps for Sligo.

Tipperary
County Tipperary Historical Society.

County Tipperary Ireland Genealogy Project with information, resources and links. There is access to Tipperary Newspaper Clippings with numerous online newspaper transcripts, relating to Tipperary, from a wide variety of newspapers. Updated

North Tipperary Genealogy Centre Online database of 1901 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1911) and gravestone inscriptions are available. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.    

Bru Boru Cultural Centre (Tipperary South) Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. Some civil registration transcripts (1864-1921) are available.A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.    

Tipperary Surnames. A site where you can search for surnames or add surnames being researched.

Tyrone
County Tyrone Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

Northern Ireland Genweb County Tyrone with information, resources and links.

County Tyrone by Jane Lyons. This site offers access to a wide variety of online resources.

Irish World Heritage Centre Online database of birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists names, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.

County Tyrone Genealogy. This site contains useful information, surname index, photographs including church photographs, parish information and access to a variety of online databases.

Online resources for County Tyrone research by the County Tyrone Mailing List.

Waterford
Waterford County Library Online Resources include death registers (1864-1901), war and gravestone memorial databases plus details from Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) for County Waterford, searchable by townland or surname, Waterford trade directories (1824-1910) and more.    

County Waterford Genealogy. This Ireland Genealogy Project site offers information, resources and links. Updated

Westmeath s
IrelandGenWeb County Westmeath. This site offers information, resources and links.

Westmeath Ireland Genealogy. This Ireland Genealogy Project site offers information, resources and links. Updated

Dϊn na Sν Heritage Centre, County Westmeath, online database of 1901 and 1911 census transcripts plus birth, death and marriage parish records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.       

Wexford
County Wexford Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Wexford with information, resources and links.

Wicklow

County Wicklow Ireland Genealogical Project. This site offers information, resources and links.

IrelandGenWeb County Wicklow with information, resources and links.

Wicklow Family History Centre online database of Roman Catholic baptism records. A free index search lists surname, first name, year and county. There is a cost of €5.00 to view a detailed record.

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