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| | *[[Ireland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] | ||
| | *[[Ireland Biography|Biography]] | ||
| | *[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
| | *[[Ireland Census|Census]] | ||
*[[Ireland Church Directories|Church Directories]] | |||
*[[Ireland Church History|Church History]] | |||
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Ireland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]] | |||
*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]] | |||
*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Ireland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] | |||
*[[Ireland Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
*[[Ireland Heraldry|Heraldry]] | |||
*[[Ireland History|History]] | |||
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property]] | |||
*[[Ireland Language and Languages|Languages]] | |||
*[[Ireland Maps|Maps]] | |||
*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
*[[Ireland Names Personal|Names Personal]] | |||
*[[Ireland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | |||
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]] | |||
*[[Ireland Occupations|Occupations]] | |||
*[[Ireland Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Ireland Schools|Schools]] | |||
*[[Ireland Societies|Societies]] | |||
*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]] | |||
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[[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb]] Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, a name given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” Other names were Eire, Isle of Mists, and Irlanda. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land. | |||
Ireland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea on the east. Politically, the island is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire. The island is divided into four provinces - Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster - and 32 counties. | |||
== Where did my ancestors come from? == | |||
== | ==== Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled<br> ==== | ||
Why start here? | |||
*There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor. | |||
*Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.<br> | |||
Records in the country where your ancestors moved to can give you clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | |||
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| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Australian Records|Australia]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using New Zealand Records|New Zealand]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using United States Records|United States ]]<br> | |||
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| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Canadian Records|Canada]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Scottish Records|Scotland]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Wales Records|Wales]]<br> | |||
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| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using South American Records|South America]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using West Indies Records|West Indies]]<br> | |||
| [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using England Records|England]] | |||
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== | ==== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland<br> ==== | ||
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[[Category:Ireland]] | |||
[[ | == Featured content == | ||
*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:Ireland|Pages for Ireland]] | |||
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Gravestone inscriptions]] can be a useful source of family history information. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service, occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. | |||
*[[Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland|Topographical maps]] | |||
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Ireland/ireland_main.htm Here's access] to The Family History Library's Patron Desktop Irish " [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Ireland/ireland_main.htm Favorites]". Please note that currently there are significant county 'collections' for just about every single one of the following genealogical subjects--including Probate, Census, Land & Property, Genealogy and Church/Civil Registration ''with only a few county exceptions.'' | |||
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== Counties == | |||
'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Irelandimagemap}} | |||
== News & events == | |||
*The National Archives in England have added [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/irishmaps.asp early Irish maps] c.1558 - c.1610 to their website. Mainly for the province of Ulster, the maps can be searched for by place, and new or old catalog reference. | |||
*Irish census records, 1901 and 1911, are now being digitized by the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland]. | |||
== Useful websites == | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives] | |||
*[http://www.irish-roots.ie/ Irish Family History Foundation] | |||
*[http://www.brsgenealogy.com/ IFHF Irish Family History Foundation on-line research] | |||
*[http://www.familyhistory.ie/ Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann - Genealogical Society of Ireland] | |||
*[http://www.irishhistoricmaps.ie/historic/ Historic Maps] | |||
*[http://www.from-ireland.net/ From Ireland] | |||
*[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ Ask About Ireland] | |||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenUKI] | |||
;[[Ireland Websites|More Ireland Websites ....]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:08, 14 January 2010
Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, a name given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” Other names were Eire, Isle of Mists, and Irlanda. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land.
Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled
Step 2: Search the records in Ireland
Ireland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea on the east. Politically, the island is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire. The island is divided into four provinces - Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster - and 32 counties.
Where did my ancestors come from?[edit | edit source]
Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled
[edit | edit source]
Why start here?
- There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor.
- Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.
Records in the country where your ancestors moved to can give you clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled.
| Australia |
New Zealand |
United States |
| Canada |
Scotland |
Wales |
| South America |
West Indies |
England |
Step 2: Search the records in Ireland
[edit | edit source]
Featured content[edit | edit source]
- Browse by topic: Pages for Ireland
- Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service, occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death.
- Topographical maps
- Here's access to The Family History Library's Patron Desktop Irish " Favorites". Please note that currently there are significant county 'collections' for just about every single one of the following genealogical subjects--including Probate, Census, Land & Property, Genealogy and Church/Civil Registration with only a few county exceptions.
Counties[edit | edit source]
Click on a county to go to that county's page:News & events[edit | edit source]
- The National Archives in England have added early Irish maps c.1558 - c.1610 to their website. Mainly for the province of Ulster, the maps can be searched for by place, and new or old catalog reference.
- Irish census records, 1901 and 1911, are now being digitized by the National Archives of Ireland.
Useful websites[edit | edit source]