Irish Websites - International Institute
The original content for this article was contributed by The International Institute of Genealogical Studies in June 2012. It is an excerpt from their course Research: Irish Ancestor by Dr. Penelope Christensen. The Institute offers over 200 comprehensive genealogy courses for a fee ($). |
The following are useful websites for learning more about Ireland and Irish research, including databases:
Census Transcripts and Indexes
General Register Office (Northern Ireland)
General Register Office for Republic of Ireland (GROI)
Griffith’s Valuation transcripts
Irish Ancestral Research Association
Irish Family History Foundation
Samuel Lewis’s 1839 maps can be viewed free
Surname histories and distribution
University College of Cork’s database of historical texts
Looking for English wills after 1858
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