GuidedResearch:Ireland Catholic: Difference between revisions

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Before 1864, church records are the primary source for birth, marriage, and death information. If researching after 1864, see Civil Records.

Knowing the county is essential in Irish research because of common names. Learn how to find your county.

To further narrow results, include the Catholic parish. Learn how to find the Catholic Parish.

Which type of information are you looking for?

Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1676-1955: Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms at FindMyPast (free)

If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1620-1930s: Ireland Birth Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (limited)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933 (limited)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources
• Finding parish/county of origin
• Substitute records
• Improve searching
• Why the record may not exist

Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1671-1990: Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at FindMyPast (free)

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1620-1930s: Ireland Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898 (limited)
Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988 (limited)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933 (limited)
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources
• Finding parish/county of origin
• Substitute records
• Improve searching
• Why the record may not exist

Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1740s-1955: Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Burials at FindMyPast (free)

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1620-1930s: Ireland Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ireland Deaths, 1864-1870
Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (includes deaths)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933 (limited)
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources
• Finding parish/county of origin
• Substitute records
• Improve searching
• Why the record may not exist

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