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''Hayes's Sources'' can be used to determine if and where church records were deposited before 1977. Look in the subject indexes of: | ''Hayes's Sources'' can be used to determine if and where church records were deposited before 1977. Look in the subject indexes of: | ||
Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization'']]. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+A5h 941.5 A5h].) Look under the headings "Parish Registers" and "Vestry Books" for Church of Ireland records, and look by denomination (Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) for other churches' records. In the place indexes, look for church records by county and then town, city, or parish. | *Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization'']]. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+A5h 941.5 A5h].) Look under the headings "Parish Registers" and "Vestry Books" for Church of Ireland records, and look by denomination (Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) for other churches' records. In the place indexes, look for church records by county and then town, city, or parish. | ||
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland has published: | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland has published: | ||
''An Irish Genealogical Source: Guide to Church Records''. Belfast, Ireland: Ulster Historical Foundation on behalf of PRONI, 1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=691385&disp=An+Irish+genealogical+source%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.6 K23].) This is a guide to locating church records in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. It also indicates which records are still in local custody. | *''An Irish Genealogical Source: Guide to Church Records''. Belfast, Ireland: Ulster Historical Foundation on behalf of PRONI, 1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=691385&disp=An+Irish+genealogical+source%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.6 K23].) This is a guide to locating church records in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. It also indicates which records are still in local custody. | ||
The descriptive catalog of holdings of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland details that archives' holdings of church records. The Family History Library has a filmed copy of the descriptive catalog. The sections describing church records are found on films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449751&disp=Descriptive+catalogue+of+microfilm+holdi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1701904]-5; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449751&disp=Descriptive+catalogue+of+microfilm+holdi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1701989]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1736433 1736433] items 5-9; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1736434 1736434] items 1-2. | The descriptive catalog of holdings of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland details that archives' holdings of church records. The Family History Library has a filmed copy of the descriptive catalog. The sections describing church records are found on films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449751&disp=Descriptive+catalogue+of+microfilm+holdi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1701904]-5; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=449751&disp=Descriptive+catalogue+of+microfilm+holdi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1701989]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1736433 1736433] items 5-9; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1736434 1736434] items 1-2. | ||
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Local heritage or genealogical centres throughout Ireland are currently indexing church records. To determine if a centre has indexed the records you need, consult: | Local heritage or genealogical centres throughout Ireland are currently indexing church records. To determine if a centre has indexed the records you need, consult: | ||
Irish Family History Society. ''Directory of Parish Registers Indexed in Ireland''. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=679317&disp=Directory+of+parish+registers+indexed+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.5 K23dp].) | *Irish Family History Society. ''Directory of Parish Registers Indexed in Ireland''. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=679317&disp=Directory+of+parish+registers+indexed+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.5 K23dp].) | ||
Additional church records have been indexed since the directory was published. Contact the appropriate centre for more current information and to determine the fees charged for searching and copying index entries. | Additional church records have been indexed since the directory was published. Contact the appropriate centre for more current information and to determine the fees charged for searching and copying index entries. | ||
To see if the church records you need are available at the Family History Library, check the library catalog. To identify transcripts or abstracts of church records found in Irish genealogical periodicals available at the Family History Library, consult Smith's ''Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. | To see if the church records you need are available at the Family History Library, check the library catalog. | ||
To identify transcripts or abstracts of church records found in Irish genealogical periodicals available at the Family History Library, consult Smith's ''Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. | |||
== Search Strategies == | == Search Strategies == | ||