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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold">Heritage Centers</span> | <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold">Heritage Centers</span> | ||
Many catholic parish records, some as far back as the 1790's, as well as records of other churches, as well as census records, are being collected in repositories called Heritage Centers. Heritage Centers are part of a country-wide system, the Ireland Family History Foundation, which has begun to digitize millions of the records. The digitized records are currently available for on-line research at http://www. | Many catholic parish records, some as far back as the 1790's, as well as records of other churches, as well as census records, are being collected in repositories called Heritage Centers. Heritage Centers are part of a country-wide system, the Ireland Family History Foundation, which has begun to digitize millions of the records. The digitized records are currently available for on-line research at [http://www.rootsireland.ie/ http://www.rootsireland.ie/]. You can do a search of the records for free, but if you find an entry of interest, you must register on the web site and pay a 5 Euro fee to see the full record, which may contain much additional helpful information. | ||
Filmed copies of almost all pre-1880 parish records are held by the National Library of Ireland. Filmed copies of pre-1880 parish registers for Northern Ireland are also kept by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Some of the filmed parish registers at the National Library are restricted. To search these registers, you must have written permission from the priest of the parish or the bishop of the diocese in which the registers were kept. | Filmed copies of almost all pre-1880 parish records are held by the National Library of Ireland. Filmed copies of pre-1880 parish registers for Northern Ireland are also kept by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Some of the filmed parish registers at the National Library are restricted. To search these registers, you must have written permission from the priest of the parish or the bishop of the diocese in which the registers were kept. | ||
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The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Catholic parish registers. | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Catholic parish registers. | ||
#Go to '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog]'''. | #Go to the '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog]'''. | ||
#Click on '''Place Search'''. | #Click on '''Place Search'''. | ||
#Type the name of a parish and click '''Search'''. | #Type the name of a parish and click '''Search'''. | ||