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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'''. [[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb|115x153px]] | 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'''. [[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb|115x153px|Rock of Cashel.jpg]] | ||
Today the island is divided into two countries: | Today the island is divided into two countries: | ||
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*'''Northern Ireland''', a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster. | *'''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]]. | For further historic information, see [[Counties of Ireland]]. | ||
== Counties == | == Counties == | ||
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*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Immigration]] | *[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Immigration]] | ||
==== Records Available on FamilySearch ==== | ==== Records Available on FamilySearch ==== | ||
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*[[Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== News | == News events == | ||
*Join a Community of Ireland researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ireland-Genealogy-Research-Community/111217125636860 Facebook] and/or [[Join a Skype Research Community#Europe|Skype]]. | *Join a Community of Ireland researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ireland-Genealogy-Research-Community/111217125636860 Facebook] and/or [[Join a Skype Research Community#Europe|Skype]]. | ||
*32,000 baptism records posted by [http://monaghan.rootsireland.ie/ '''RootsIreland'''] for County Monaghan. | *32,000 baptism records posted by [http://monaghan.rootsireland.ie/ '''RootsIreland'''] for County Monaghan. | ||
*Irish census records, 1901 and 1911, are now being digitized by the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland]. | *Irish census records, 1901 and 1911, are now being digitized by the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland]. | ||
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{{Click|Image:Volunteers wanted sm.png|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_Ireland_pages|Wiki Volunteers Wanted}} | {{Click|Image:Volunteers wanted sm.png|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_Ireland_pages|Wiki Volunteers Wanted}} | ||
To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki, click here: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Ireland pages|Ireland Help Wanted]] | To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki, click here: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Ireland pages|Ireland Help Wanted]] | ||
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