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Birth, marriages and deaths starting in 1845
Birth, marriages and deaths starting in 1845


=== Probate Records ===
=== Probate records ===
Indexes only for pre-1858 wills probated in district courts<br>Probate registry wills starting in 1858
Indexes only for pre-1858 wills probated in district courts<br>Probate registry wills starting in 1858


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=== Useful Websites ===
=== Useful Websites ===


[[Category:Ireland Record Loss]]
[[Category:Ireland]]

Revision as of 13:26, 14 August 2009

Many of the genealogical records housed in the record office on 4 Courts, Dublin, were destroyed during the Irish Civil War in 1922. Records held in other places still exist. The following list is a summary of a few of the records available for genealogists.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Partial 1821-1851; 1901-1911
Note: the 1861-1891 censuses were destroyed by the government before 1922.

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths starting in 1845

Probate records[edit | edit source]

Indexes only for pre-1858 wills probated in district courts
Probate registry wills starting in 1858

Registry of Deeds[edit | edit source]

Indexes and memorials starting in 1708

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Church of Ireland (Anglican): a few transcripts
Catholic Church: from late-1700s
Presbyterian Church
Quaker (Society of Friends) Church
Methodist Church records
Jewish Synagogue records

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

Griffith’s Valuation, 1848-1864
Tithe Applotment, 1823-1838
Old Age Pension Records
Richard Hayes’ Manuscripts Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation

Useful Websites[edit | edit source]