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.

Country Information
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 and Northern Ireland, a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster. 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. In 1898 the historic county of Tipperary was divided into North Tipperary and South Tipperary. For further historic information, see Counties of Ireland.

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
Click on a county to locate more information about resources in that county.

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