Irish Family History Articles
BIRTHS
- Civil Registration Indexes for Ireland Online
A significant change for the better is helping all genealogists searching for nineteenth century Irish ancestors. Indexes to the civil records of birth, marriage and death can be searched on the Web. This article describes the database at the FamilySearch website and adds information about other places to look.
BURIALS
CENSUS & SUBSTITUTES
- Tithe Defaulters Lists: Do They Hold Clues For You?
For more than a hundred years the forced payment of these tithes had been a serious issue for Irish Catholics, and after Catholic emancipation in 1829 it was a focal point of discontent...
- The Irish in England and Wales
Irish Origins includes two databases of the Irish in England and Wales. You can search the 1841 and 1871 census data for people whose birthplaces were recorded as Ireland...
FAMILY HISTORY
GENERAL
- Irish Internet Highways and Byways
Spend a day meandering about the Web and anyone can make a huge list of sites that relate directly or indirectly to researching family history in Ireland. It takes experience as well as awareness of research requirements to create a core list of fundamental resources.
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