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Guide to '''Ireland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Ireland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
Today the island of | Today the island of Ireland is divided into two countries: (1) the Republic of Ireland, also known as Éire or Poblacht na hÉireann and (2) [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]], one of the four constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]). Prior to 1922 the island of Ireland was one country. The language most widely spoken is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ireland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> In the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Gaelic language has official status; in Northern Ireland it has some official recognition along with Ulster Scots. | ||
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<div class="online_records_button">[[Ireland Online Genealogy Records]]</div> | <div class="online_records_button">[[Ireland Online Genealogy Records|Ireland Online<br>Genealogy Records]]</div> | ||
<div class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</div> | <div class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</div> | ||
<div class="red_online_button">[[Ireland Getting Started|Getting<br>Started]]</div> | <div class="red_online_button">[[Ireland Getting Started|Getting<br>Started]]</div> | ||
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