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 == Introduction  ==
+*Before civil registration was introduced in 1864, Church records are the main source for Irish genealogy as they give baptism, marriage and burial dates. The most common sorts of Church Records in Ireland are baptism and marriage registers. Less common types of records are censuses/members list, burials and emigration lists.
-Before civil registration was introduced in 1864, Church records are the main source for Irish genealogy as they give baptism, marriage and burial dates. Some knowledge of the religious situation is a good idea before using them. What is now the Republic of Ireland was predominantly Catholic, with most members of the Anglican Church of Ireland being from wealthy Anglo-Irish families. In what is now Northern Ireland the Church of Ireland and various Presbyterian Churches were the main religions, with some pockets of Catholic areas.
+*Some knowledge of the religious situation is a good idea before using them.
+**What is now the Republic of Ireland was predominantly Catholic, with most members of the Anglican Church of Ireland being from wealthy Anglo-Irish families.
-Presbyterian and Anglican records usually go back into the 18th century, and in a few cases into the 17th century. However many Anglican records were destroyed in 1922. A few Catholic records start in the 18th or early 19th centuries, but most start around 1829, when virtually all discrimination against Catholics was lifted.
+**In what is now Northern Ireland the Church of Ireland and various Presbyterian Churches were the main religions, with some pockets of Catholic areas.
-The most common sorts of Church Records in Ireland are baptism and marriage registers. Less common types of records are censuses/members list, burials and emigration lists.
 == Religions and their Records ==