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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Prior to 1922 the island of Ireland was one country, comprised of thirty-two counties within the four provinces of '''Connaught''', '''Leinster''', '''Munster''' and '''Ulster'''. | |||
* | Today the island is divided into two countries: | ||
* | *the '''Republic of Ireland''', also known as '''Eire''', made up of twenty-six counties | ||
*'''Northern Ireland''', a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster. | |||
For further historic information, see [[Counties of Ireland]]. <br> | For further historic information, see [[Counties of Ireland]]. <br> | ||
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== Counties == | == Counties == | ||
The map below shows the whole of Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland are divided from the rest by a heavy black line | The map below shows the whole of Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland are divided from the rest by a heavy black line. | ||
'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Irelandimagemap}} | '''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Irelandimagemap}} | ||
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'''Or click on a county name below:''' | '''Or click on a county name below:''' | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1 | {| width="465" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 465px; height: 171px;" | ||
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| [[County Antrim|Antrim]] | | [[County Antrim|Antrim]] § | ||
| [[County Dublin|Dublin]] | | [[County Dublin|Dublin]] | ||
| [[County Limerick|Limerick]] | | [[County Limerick|Limerick]] | ||
| [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]] | | [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Armagh|Armagh]] | | [[County Armagh|Armagh]] § | ||
| [[County Fermanagh|Fermanagh]] | | [[County Fermanagh|Fermanagh]] § | ||
| [[County Londonderry|Londonderry (Derry)]] | | [[County Londonderry|Londonderry (Derry)]] § | ||
| [[County Sligo|Sligo]] | | [[County Sligo|Sligo]] | ||
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| [[County Kerry|Kerry]] | | [[County Kerry|Kerry]] | ||
| [[County Louth|Louth]] | | [[County Louth|Louth]] | ||
| [[County Tyrone|Tyrone]] | | [[County Tyrone|Tyrone]] § | ||
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| [[County Clare|Clare]] | | [[County Clare|Clare]] | ||
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| [[County Westmeath|Westmeath]] | | [[County Westmeath|Westmeath]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Donegal|Donegal]] | | [[County Donegal|Donegal]] | ||
| [[County Laois|Laois (Queens) | | [[County Laois|Laois (Queens)]] | ||
| [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]] | | [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]] | ||
| [[County Wexford|Wexford]] | | [[County Wexford|Wexford]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Down|Down]] | | [[County Down|Down]] § | ||
| [[County Leitrim|Leitrim]] | | [[County Leitrim|Leitrim]] | ||
| [[County Offaly|Offaly (Kings)]] | | [[County Offaly|Offaly (Kings)]] | ||
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:§ These counties make up [[Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] | |||
== Beginners Corner == | == Beginners Corner == | ||
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*The National University of Ireland in Galway, in conjunction with the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, has created an online index to the landed estates of Connaught Province covering c.1700-1914. Though the project was not primarily intended as a genealogical tool, it is that, and they are to be commended for creating this great resource. The index can be searched alphabetically by the names of estates, families, and houses, and the website includes maps and images of the great houses. The index is found at the [http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/ Landed Estates] website. | *The National University of Ireland in Galway, in conjunction with the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, has created an online index to the landed estates of Connaught Province covering c.1700-1914. Though the project was not primarily intended as a genealogical tool, it is that, and they are to be commended for creating this great resource. The index can be searched alphabetically by the names of estates, families, and houses, and the website includes maps and images of the great houses. The index is found at the [http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/ Landed Estates] website. | ||
== | == Useful websites == | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland] | *[http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland] | ||
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenUKI] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenUKI] | ||
*[http://www.irelandxo.com/ Ireland Reaching Out<br>] | *[http://www.irelandxo.com/ Ireland Reaching Out<br>] | ||
*[http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/ Irish Times Ancestor Search] | *[http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/ Irish Times Ancestor Search] | ||
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/ireland Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ireland] | *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/ireland Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ireland] | ||
;[[Ireland Websites|More Ireland Websites ....]] | ;[[Ireland Websites|More Ireland Websites ....]] | ||
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[[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Irish]] | [[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Irish]] | ||