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The registration districts are the same as the poor law unions. If you know the parish name where the event occurred, then you can find the registration district by going to the county map for Ireland at the bottom of the main Ireland page. Just click the county the parish is in and a table showing which poor law union a parish will be at the bottom of this page. Click here to go to the [[Ireland|main Ireland page]] to get to the county map of Ireland. | The registration districts are the same as the poor law unions. If you know the parish name where the event occurred, then you can find the registration district by going to the county map for Ireland at the bottom of the main Ireland page. Just click the county the parish is in and a table showing which poor law union a parish will be at the bottom of this page. Click here to go to the [[Ireland|main Ireland page]] to get to the county map of Ireland. | ||
If you know the townland, you can look up the poor law union by using [http://www.seanruad.com www.seanruad.com]. This website will let you search on partial names and is especially helpful if the townland name is mispelled. The Poor Law Union or civil registration district will be shown for the townland. | |||
If you do not know the parish name, then use the following sources to identify the parish or the district in which your ancestor lived: You can also find more information on locating places in the [[Ireland Gazetteers|gazetteers' section]]. | If you do not know the parish name, then use the following sources to identify the parish or the district in which your ancestor lived: You can also find more information on locating places in the [[Ireland Gazetteers|gazetteers' section]]. | ||
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Ireland, Census Office, ''General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1901 Census,'' [London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1901?]; FHL book Ref Q 941.5 X22g 1901; film 865,092, which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1901. | Ireland, Census Office, ''General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1901 Census,'' [London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1901?]; FHL book Ref Q 941.5 X22g 1901; film 865,092, which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1901. | ||
''Civil Registration Districts of Ireland'', (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983; FHL book Reg 941.5 V2c, which provides maps and districts' names as they were in 1871. | ''Civil Registration Districts of Ireland'', (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983; FHL book Reg 941.5 V2c, which provides maps and districts' names as they were in 1871. | ||
== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index: == | == Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index: == | ||