GuidedResearch:Ireland Registration District

= Finding the Registration District =

Beginning in 1864, the Irish would register their births, marriages, and deaths in the registration district they were living in. Because civil records are organized by district, it is beneficial to know the registration district in order to find the civil record of an ancestor.

If civil parish or townland is KNOWN:

 * The IreAtlas Townland DataBase - search the townland or civil parish and it will list the townland, civil parish, county, and poor law union (PLU), which has the same name and boundaries as registration district.
 * Irish Placenames - search the name of the parish or townland and it will list the place, county, civil parish, and poor law union (same name and boundaries as registration district).
 * Poor Law Union Maps - map of poor law unions in Ireland that lists all parishes in each union.

If civil parish and townland are NOT KNOWN:

 * Go to Finding the Ireland County or Parish of Origin to learn how to find the civil parish or townland.

If only county is KNOWN:
Learn all of the civil registration districts in the county to help narrow down results. See below for a list.

See Ireland's civil registration districts to learn more.