Ireland Genealogy

Europe Ireland Guide to Ireland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Ireland Clickable Map
The map below shows the whole of Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland are divided from the rest by a heavy black line.

Counties
For further historic information, see Counties of Ireland.
 * In 1898 the historic county of Tipperary was divided into North Tipperary and South Tipperary.
 * Prior to 1922 the island of Ireland was one country, comprising thirty-two counties within the four historic provinces of Connaught, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
 * In 1994County Dublin was abolished and replaced by three new authorities: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown; Fingal and South Dublin.
 * Today the island is divided into two countries:
 * the Republic of Ireland, also known as Éire, made up of twenty-six counties; not a part of the United Kingdom.
 * Northern Ireland, a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster.

More Ireland Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy wiki articles for Ireland.
 * Birth
 * Marriage
 * Death/Burial
 * Immigration

More Ireland Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and wiki articles to research tools in Ireland.
 * RootsIreland posted 32,000 baptism records for County Monaghan.
 * National Archives of Ireland- Digitized Irish census records, 1901 and 1911.
 * Clare Library wins major award for genealogy. "... includes invaluable transcriptions of Tithe Applotment Books, gravestone inscriptions with photographs ..."

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

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