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Directories are alphabetical lists of names with corresponding addresses. Knowing an individual's address can be very helpful in searching the census records of a large city (see [[Ireland Census]]). The information in directories is for the year they are published. Directories for Dublin first appeared in the early eighteenth century and continue today. Provincial (town) directories began somewhat later and have continued only sporadically. Besides names and addresses, directories sometimes include:
*City maps.
*Indexes or listings of inhabitants by streets.
*Addresses of schools, churches, cemeteries, and other institutions.
*Streets and the civil parishes they are in.
Inclusion or omission in directories of successive years may indicate when a person moved to or left a city, retired, or died. Not everyone was listed in directories, but those who had a trade or were of a higher social status were generally listed.
The following types of directories may be found for areas of Ireland:
*'''City, Postal or Commercial directories''', which provide alphabetical lists of people.
*'''Trade directories''', which provide alphabetical lists of trades and professions with the names and sometimes residential addresses of persons engaged in those trades or professions.
*'''Court directories''', which list government officials and private (upper-class) residents.
*'''Law directories''', which name judges, lawyers, notaries, and staff of various courts.
*'''Telephone directories''', which give names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals and businesses.
*'''Specialty or Professional directories''', which were occasionally published for various occupations.
*'''Organizational directories''', which list addresses of societies, libraries, newspapers, and other organizations.
*'''Church directories''', which give information about and addresses for church jurisdictions, buildings, and leaders (see [[Ireland Church Directories]]).
For a list of Irish directories and a summary of the information contained in each, consult:
Ffolliott, Rosemary, and Donal F. Begley. "Guide to Irish Directories." ''In Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder''
The Family History Library has many Irish directories. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings:
IRELAND - DIRECTORIES
IRELAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES
IRELAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES
Additional city directories listing major cities in Ireland i.e. Belfast, Dublin, Londonderry (Derry), Cork etc., also cover major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. In some instances, these are not cataloged to include the cities they cover in Ireland. When a published work covers more than one country in the British Isles, it is cataloged under England as the default location to place it in the collection. To identify other possible directories with Ireland material, look in the Place Search portion of the catalog under the following headings:
ENGLAND - DIRECTORIES
== Online Databases ==
== Online Databases ==
===Ireland===
'''Ireland'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetName=directory&Region=ireland&subcountry=&subcountryfieldname=County Complete Directory Listing] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetName=directory&Region=ireland&subcountry=&subcountryfieldname=County Complete Directory Listing] $
*'''1783-1829''' {{RecordSearch|3499157|Ireland, The Treble Almanac, 1783-1829}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Treble Almanac & Dublin Directory - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|3511732|Ireland, The Treble Almanac 1812 (FMP) - 3rd Party Index}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available at FindmyPast ($)
*'''1814''' {{RecordSearch|3736281|Ireland, John Watson Stewart, The Gentlemen’s and Citizen’s Almanac, 1814}} - [[Ireland, John Watson Stewart, The Gentlemen’s and Citizen’s Almanac - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through Findmypast
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/leets-directory-2nd-ed-1814 Leet's Directory 2nd Ed. 1814] $
*'''1819-1900''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62710/ Northern Ireland, Street Directories, 1819-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|3511738|Ireland, Treble Almanac, 1822}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1824''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10289/pigots-directory-of-ireland-1824?s=275764761 Pigot's Directory of Ireland, 1824] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|3736265|Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland, 1835}} — index, images available through findmypast
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/leets-directory-2nd-ed-1814 Leet's Directory 2nd Ed. 1814] $
*{{RecordSearch|3736260|Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843}} — index, images available through findmypast
*'''1835''' {{RecordSearch|3736265|Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland, 1835}} - [[Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through findmypast
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/i-slater-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1846 I Slater National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846] $
*'''1843''' {{RecordSearch|3736260|Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843}} - [[Ireland, The Post Office Dublin Annual Directory and Calendar - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through findmypast
*{{RecordSearch|3501883|Ireland, James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available on FindMyPast
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/i-slater-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1846 I Slater National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1868] $
*'''1846''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10290/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1846?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1846] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|3511727|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1868}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available through FindMyPast
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1870 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1870] $
*'''1856''' {{RecordSearch|3501883|Ireland, James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
*{{RecordSearch|3523521|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac, 1880}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available on FindMyPast
*The Genealogist [https://www.thegenealogist.com/ Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1859] $ 14 Day Free Trial
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1881 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1881] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1868] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-1884 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1884] $
*'''1868''' {{RecordSearch|3511727|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1868}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through Findmypast
*{{RecordSearch|3520239|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1870 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1870] $
*{{RecordSearch|3499259|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1894, Irish Section}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available on FindMyPast
*'''1870''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10301/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1870?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1870] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-directory-of-ireland-1894 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1894] $
*'''1880''' {{RecordSearch|3523521|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac, 1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-official-directory-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britian-and-ireland-1894-irish-section Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Irish Section 1894] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1881 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1881] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/irishdirectories/ Thom's Official Directory of Ireland 1904] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-1884 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1884] $
*{{RecordSearch|3499257|Ireland, Thom's Irish Who's Who, 1923}} — index - Free, images available on FindMyPast
*'''1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10299/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1881?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-official-directory-of-ireland-1910 Thom's Official Directory of Ireland 1910] $
*'''1884''' {{RecordSearch|3520239|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|3499256|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory, 1910}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index, images available on FindMyPast
*'''1894''' {{RecordSearch|3499259|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1894, Irish Section}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
*'''1894''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10300/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1894?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1894] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/slaters-royal-national-directory-of-ireland-1894 Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1894] $
*'''1910''' {{RecordSearch|3499256|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory, 1910}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
*'''1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50938/thoms-directory-great-britain-ireland-1914?s=275764761 Thom's Directory Great Britain & Ireland 1914] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1923''' {{RecordSearch|3499257|Ireland, Thom's Irish Who's Who, 1923}} - [[Ireland, Thom's Irish Who's Who - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index - Free, images available on Findmypast
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-official-directory-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britian-and-ireland-1894-irish-section Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Irish Section 1894] $
*The Genealogist [https://www.thegenealogist.com/ Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1898] $ 14 Day Free Trial
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2194/ Thom's Official Directory of Ireland 1904] $ (2,264 records)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-official-directory-of-ireland-1910 Thom's Official Directory of Ireland 1910] $
*The Genealogist [https://www.thegenealogist.com/ Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1913] $ 14 Day Free Trial
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61314/ Ireland, City and Regional Directories, 1836-1947] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10141/city-directories-by-distantcousin-genealogy?s=275764761 City Directories by DistantCousin Genealogy] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


===Ireland Provincial Directories===
'''Ireland Provincial Directories'''


'''Leinster Province'''
'''Leinster Province'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/pigot-and-co-city-of-dublin-and-hibernian-provincial-directory-1824 Pigot and Co. City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory 1824] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/pigot-and-co-city-of-dublin-and-hibernian-provincial-directory-1824 Pigot and Co. City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory 1824] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
'''Munster Province'''
'''Munster Province'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/henry-and-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-and-munster-for-1867-1867 Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/henry-and-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-and-munster-for-1867-1867 Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/guys-directory-of-munster-1893 Guy's Directory of Munster 1893] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/guys-directory-of-munster-1893 Guy's Directory of Munster 1893] $
'''Ulster Province'''
'''Ulster Province'''
*'''1888''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10295/bassetts-book-of-county-armagh-ireland-1888?s=275764761 Bassett's Book of County Armagh, Ireland 1888] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/james-alexander-henderson-the-belfast-and-province-of-ulster-directory-for-1856-1856 James Alexander Henderson the Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/james-alexander-henderson-the-belfast-and-province-of-ulster-directory-for-1856-1856 James Alexander Henderson the Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856] $
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-896H-49CG-Y?mode=g&cat=237504 Business Directory of Belfast and Principal Towns in the Province of Ulster 1865-66] Browsable Images, item 7 (images 969-1213) Includes directories for towns in the counties of Armagh, Down, Antrim, Londonderry, Tyrone, and Monaghan.


===City, Postal or Commercial Directories===
'''City, Postal or Commercial Directories'''


'''Antrim'''
'''Antrim'''
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*'''1888''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10294/bassetts-book-of-antrim-ireland-1888?s=275764761 Bassett's Book of Antrim, Ireland 1888] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=JBWtHc61gWoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Joseph Smith Belfast Directories: Reprint J.R.R. Adams, ed. Merchants in Plenty 1807/8]
*Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=JBWtHc61gWoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Joseph Smith Belfast Directories: Reprint J.R.R. Adams, ed. Merchants in Plenty 1807/8]
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/london-1811/ Holden's Annual London and Country Directory, of the United Kingdoms, and Wales, in Three Volumes, for the Year 1811.] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/london-1811/ Holden's Annual London and Country Directory, of the United Kingdoms, and Wales, in Three Volumes, for the Year 1811.] $
*Ulster Historical Society [https://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/the-belfast-almanack-directory-1820/ Belfast Almanack 1820] $
*Ulster Historical Society [https://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/the-belfast-almanack-directory-1820/ Belfast Almanack 1820] $
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-L3DL-T?i=78&cat=238586 Henderson's Belfast Directory 1831-2] Browsable Images, item 2 (images 79-138)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/matiers-belfast-directory-for-1835-6 Matier's Belfast Directory 1835-6] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/matiers-belfast-directory-for-1835-6 Matier's Belfast Directory 1835-6] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hendersons-belfast-directory-1850 Henderson's Belfast Directory 1850] $
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-L3DL-T?i=78&cat=238586 Matier's Belfast Directory 1835-6] Browsable Images, item 2 (images 144-286)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/james-alexander-henderson-the-belfast-and-province-of-ulster-directory-for-1856-1856 James Alexander Henderson the Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856] $
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-L3DL-T?i=78&cat=238586 Belfast Directory 1839] Browsable Images, item 3 (images 292-429)
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-L3DL-T?i=78&cat=238586 Martin's Belfast Directory 1841-2] Browsable Images, item 4 (images 437-610)
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008264940?i=13&cat=238586 Martin's Belfast Directory 1842-3] Browsable Images, item 1 (images 6-193)
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008264940?i=13&cat=238586 Henderson's New Belfast Directory 1843-4] Browsable Images, item 2 (images 200-433)
*FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008264940?i=13&cat=238586 Henderson's Belfast Directory 1846-7] Browsable Images, item 3, (images 440-671)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hendersons-belfast-directory-1850 Henderson's Belfast Directory 1850] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/james-alexander-henderson-the-belfast-and-province-of-ulster-directory-for-1856-1856 James Alexander Henderson the Belfast and Province of Ulster Directory for 1856] $
'''Clare'''
'''Clare'''
*'''1880-1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10288/bassetts-limerick-clare-tipperary-kerry-directory-ireland-1880-1881?s=275764761 Bassett's Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry Directory, Ireland 1880 - 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/lucas/ennis.htm Lucas's Directory of Ireland, Ennis 1788]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/lucas/ennis.htm Lucas's Directory of Ireland, Ennis 1788]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/leets_1814.htm Leet's Directory of Clare, 1814]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/leets_1814.htm Leet's Directory of Clare, 1814]
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*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/bassett1875/bassetts_1875.htm Bassett's Directory, 1876-6]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/bassett1875/bassetts_1875.htm Bassett's Directory, 1876-6]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/bassett/bassetts.htm Bassett's Directory, 1880-1]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/bassett/bassetts.htm Bassett's Directory, 1880-1]
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/george-bassett-limerick-city-and-county-and-principal-towns-in-the-counties-of-clare-tipperary-and-kerry-1881 Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County adn Principal Towns in the Counties of Clare, Tipperary, and Kerry 1881] $
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/slaters1881/slaters_directory_1881.htm Slater's National Directory, 1881]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/slaters1881/slaters_directory_1881.htm Slater's National Directory, 1881]
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ashes-limerick-and-clare-directory-1891-92 Ashe's Limerick and Clare Directory 1891-92] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ashes-limerick-and-clare-directory-1891-92 Ashe's Limerick and Clare Directory 1891-92] $
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/guys1893/guys.htm Guy's Directory, 1893]
*Clare County Library [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/directories/guys1893/guys.htm Guy's Directory, 1893]
'''Cork'''
'''Cork'''
*'''1867''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10292/henry-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-munster-ireland-1867?s=275764761 Henry & Coughlan's General Directory of Cork & Munster, Ireland 1867] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*'''1875-1876''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-59052/francis-guys-county-city-of-cork-ireland-directory-1875-1876?s=275764761 Francis Guy's County and City of Cork, Ireland, Directory, 1875 - 1876] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1753mcdonnellscorkcitydirectory/ McDonnell's Cork City Directory 1753]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1753mcdonnellscorkcitydirectory/ McDonnell's Cork City Directory 1753]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1754mcdonnellscorkcitydirectory/ McDonnell's Cork City Directory 1754]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1754mcdonnellscorkcitydirectory/ McDonnell's Cork City Directory 1754]
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*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1856slatersdirectorycorkcityandcounty/ Slater's Directory of Cork City and County 1856]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1856slatersdirectorycorkcityandcounty/ Slater's Directory of Cork City and County 1856]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1863laingscorkmercantiledirectory/ Laing's Cork Mercantile Directory 1863]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1863laingscorkmercantiledirectory/ Laing's Cork Mercantile Directory 1863]
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/henry-and-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-and-munster-for-1867-1867 Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/henry-and-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-and-munster-for-1867-1867 Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867] $
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1867henryandcoghlansgeneraldirectoryofcork/ Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1867henryandcoghlansgeneraldirectoryofcork/ Henry and Coughlan's General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1870slatersdirectorycorkcityandcounty/ Slater's Directory of Cork City and County 1870]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1870slatersdirectorycorkcityandcounty/ Slater's Directory of Cork City and County 1870]
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*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1943guyscitycountyalmanacanddirectory/ Guy's City and County Almanac and Directory 1943]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1943guyscitycountyalmanacanddirectory/ Guy's City and County Almanac and Directory 1943]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1945guyscitycountyalmanacanddirectory/ Guy's City and County Almanac and Directory 1945]
*Cork Past and Present.IE [http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1945guyscitycountyalmanacanddirectory/ Guy's City and County Almanac and Directory 1945]
'''Derry (Also known as Londonderry)'''
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Derry Almanac and Directory 1921] $ (8,367 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Derry Almanac and Directory 1930] $ (9,084 records)
'''Down'''
'''Down'''
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-county-down-guide-and-directory-1886 George Bassett County Down Guide and Directory 1886] $
*'''1886''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-county-down-guide-and-directory-1886 George Bassett County Down Guide and Directory 1886] at Findmypast $; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10297/bassetts-county-down-guide-directory-ireland-1886?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)''
 
'''Dublin'''
'''Dublin'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/treble-almanack-and-dublin-directory-1783 Treble Almanack and Dublin Directory 1783] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/treble-almanack-and-dublin-directory-1783 Treble Almanack and Dublin Directory 1783] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webasm-1820dublindir/ Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory] $ (7,721 records)
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webasm-1820dublindir/ Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory] $
*From-Ireland.net [http://www.from-ireland.net/wilsons-1820-dublin-directory/ Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory]  
*From-Ireland.net [http://www.from-ireland.net/wilsons-1820-dublin-directory/ Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory]  
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-1820-wilsons-directory Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-1820-wilsons-directory Wilson's 1820 Dublin Directory] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/pigot-and-co-city-of-dublin-and-hibernian-provincial-directory-1824 Pigot and Co. City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory 1824] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/pigot-and-co-city-of-dublin-and-hibernian-provincial-directory-1824 Pigot and Co. City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory 1824] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/pettigrew-and-oultons-dublin-almanack-and-general-register-of-ireland-1835-1845 Pettigrew & Oulton's Dublin Almanack & General Register of Ireland 1835-1845] $
*{{RecordSearch|3736260|Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843}} — index, images available through findmypast
*'''1843''' {{RecordSearch|3736260|Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, The Post Office Dublin Annual Directory and Calendar - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through findmypast
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-post-office-annual-directory-and-calendar-for-1843-dublin Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar for 1843 Dublin] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-post-office-annual-directory-and-calendar-for-1843-dublin Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar for 1843 Dublin] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-thoms-directory-1844-1900 Ireland Thom's Directory 1844-1900] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-thoms-directory-1844-1900 Ireland Thom's Directory 1844-1900] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-post-office-dublin-directory-and-calendar-for-1858-1858 Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar for 1858] $
*'''1858''' {{RecordSearch|3736273|Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1858}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, The Post Office Dublin Annual Directory and Calendar - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available through findmypast
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1868] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-post-office-dublin-directory-and-calendar-for-1858-1858 Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar for 1858] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-1884 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1884] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1868] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-1884 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1884] $
'''Fermanagh'''
'''Fermanagh'''
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/macloskies-directory-of-fermanagh-1848 Macloskie's Directory of Fermanagh 1848] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/macloskies-directory-of-fermanagh-1848 Macloskie's Directory of Fermanagh 1848] $
'''Galway'''
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Slater's and Pigot's Directories 1824-1894] $ (7,799 records)
'''Kerry'''
*'''1867''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10292/henry-coughlans-general-directory-of-cork-munster-ireland-1867?s=275764761 Henry & Coughlan's General Directory of Cork & Munster, Ireland 1867] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*'''1880-1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10288/bassetts-limerick-clare-tipperary-kerry-directory-ireland-1880-1881?s=275764761 Bassett's Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry Directory, Ireland 1880 - 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/george-bassett-limerick-city-and-county-and-principal-towns-in-the-counties-of-clare-tipperary-and-kerry-1881 Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County adn Principal Towns in the Counties of Clare, Tipperary, and Kerry 1881] $
'''Kilkenny'''
'''Kilkenny'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-kilkenny-city-and-county-guide-and-directory-1884 George Bassett Kilkenny City and County Guide and Directory 1884] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-kilkenny-city-and-county-guide-and-directory-1884 George Bassett Kilkenny City and County Guide and Directory 1884] $
*'''1884''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10293/bassetts-kilkenny-guide-directory-ireland-1884?s=275764761 Bassett's Kilkenny Guide & Directory, Ireland 1884] at MyHeritage — images ($)
'''King's'''
'''Laois (Also known as Leix or Queens)'''
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-kings-county-directory-1890 King's County Directory 1890] $
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Lucas's Directory 1788] $ (79 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Pigot's Directory 1824] $ (559 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Slater's Directory 1846-1894] $ (7,744 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Porter's Directory 1908] $ (330 records)
'''Limerick'''
'''Limerick'''
*'''1880-1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10288/bassetts-limerick-clare-tipperary-kerry-directory-ireland-1880-1881?s=275764761 Bassett's Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry Directory, Ireland 1880 - 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Limerick City.IE [http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/TradesStreetDirectories1769-1976/ Limerick Street Directories 1769-1976]
*Limerick City.IE [http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/TradesStreetDirectories1769-1976/ Limerick Street Directories 1769-1976]
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/george-bassett-limerick-city-and-county-and-principal-towns-in-the-counties-of-clare-tipperary-and-kerry-1881 Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County adn Principal Towns in the Counties of Clare, Tipperary, and Kerry 1881] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ashes-limerick-and-clare-directory-1891-92 Ashe's Limerick and Clare Directory 1891-92] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ashes-limerick-and-clare-directory-1891-92 Ashe's Limerick and Clare Directory 1891-92] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/guys-limerick-directory-1912 Guy's Limerick Directory 1912] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/guys-limerick-directory-1912 Guy's Limerick Directory 1912] $
'''Louth'''
'''Louth'''
*'''1886''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10296/bassetts-louth-guide-directory-ireland-1886?s=275764761 Bassett's Louth Guide & Directory, Ireland 1886] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-louth-county-guide-and-directory-1886 George Bassett Louth County Guide and Directory 1886] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-louth-county-guide-and-directory-1886 George Bassett Louth County Guide and Directory 1886] $
'''Offaly (Also known as Kings)'''
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Pigot's Directory 1824] $ (530 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Slater's Directory 1846-1894] $ (7,475 records)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Birr Directory 1889] $ (324 records)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-kings-county-directory-1890 King's County Directory 1890] $
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ Porter's Directory 1908] $ (246 records)
'''Sligo'''
'''Sligo'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-sligo-chronicle-almanac-and-directory-for-1878 Sligo Chronicle Almanac and Directory for 1878] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/the-sligo-chronicle-almanac-and-directory-for-1878 Sligo Chronicle Almanac and Directory for 1878] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/sligo-independent-newspaper-county-directory-almanac-and-guide-1889 Sligo Independent Newspaper, County Directory, Almanac and Guide 1889] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/sligo-independent-newspaper-county-directory-almanac-and-guide-1889 Sligo Independent Newspaper, County Directory, Almanac and Guide 1889] $
'''Tipperary'''
*'''1880-1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10288/bassetts-limerick-clare-tipperary-kerry-directory-ireland-1880-1881?s=275764761 Bassett's Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry Directory, Ireland 1880 - 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Rootsireland [https://www.rootsireland.ie/ North Tipperary Street Directories 1846-1919] $ (12,897 records)
'''Tryone'''
*'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/george-bassett-limerick-city-and-county-and-principal-towns-in-the-counties-of-clare-tipperary-and-kerry-1881 Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County adn Principal Towns in the Counties of Clare, Tipperary, and Kerry 1881] $
'''Waterford'''
'''Waterford'''
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shearmans-directory-of-waterford-kilkenny-and-the-southeast-1839 Shearman's Directory of Waterford, Kilkenny, and the Southeast 1839] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/harveys-waterford-almanac-and-directory-for-1866 Harvey's Waterford Almanac and Directory for 1866] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/harveys-waterford-almanac-and-directory-for-1866 Harvey's Waterford Almanac and Directory for 1866] $
'''Wexford'''
'''Wexford'''
*'''1885''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10298/bassetts-wexford-county-guide-directory-ireland-1885?s=275764761 Bassett's Wexford County Guide and Directory, Ireland 1885] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-wexford-county-guide-and-directory-1885 George Bassett Wexford County Guide and Directory 1885] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/george-bassett-wexford-county-guide-and-directory-1885 George Bassett Wexford County Guide and Directory 1885] $


===Specialty or Professional Directories===
'''Specialty or Professional Directories'''


'''Leather'''
'''Leather'''
*Fáilte Romhat [https://www.failteromhat.com/kelly1915all.php Kelly's Directory of the Leather Trades in Ireland 1915]
*Fáilte Romhat [https://www.failteromhat.com/kelly1915all.php Kelly's Directory of the Leather Trades in Ireland 1915]
'''Medical'''
'''Medical'''
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ukmedicaldirectories/ UK and Ireland Medical Directories, 1845-1942] $ (738,852 records)
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ukmedicaldirectories/ UK and Ireland Medical Directories, 1845-1942] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-medical-directory-1852 Ireland Medical Directory 1852] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-medical-directory-1852 Ireland Medical Directory 1852] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/medical-directory-for-ireland-1858 Ireland Medical Directory 1858] $, FS Index - {{RecordSearch|3535180|Ireland, Medical Directory for Ireland, 1858}}
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/medical-directory-for-ireland-1858 Ireland Medical Directory 1858] $, FS Index - {{RecordSearch|3535180|Ireland, Medical Directory for Ireland, 1858}}


===Trade Directories===
'''Trade Directories'''
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webasm-irelandtradedir1931/ Ireland 1931 Trade Directory] $ (13,000 records)
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webasm-irelandtradedir1931/ Ireland 1931 Trade Directory] $
*Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-1931-trade-directory Ireland 1931 Trade Directory] $
*FindMyPast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-1931-trade-directory Ireland 1931 Trade Directory] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/guinnesscomparch/ Guinness Business Archive 1824-2002] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/guinnesscomparch/ Guinness Business Archive 1824-2002] $


===Church Directories===
'''Church Directories'''
 
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/uk_flhbooks_gb1371/ UK Directory of Clergy, Church of Ireland 1897] $
*Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/uk_flhbooks_gb1371/ UK Directory of Clergy, Church of Ireland 1897] $
==Introduction to Directories==
Directories are alphabetical lists of names with corresponding addresses. Knowing an individual's address can be very helpful in searching the census records of a large city (see [[Ireland Census]]). The information in directories is for the year they are published. Directories for Dublin first appeared in the early eighteenth century and continue today. Provincial (town) directories began somewhat later and have continued only sporadically. Besides names and addresses, directories sometimes include:
*City maps.
*Indexes or listings of inhabitants by streets.
*Addresses of schools, churches, cemeteries, and other institutions.
*Streets and the civil parishes they are in.
Inclusion or omission in directories of successive years may indicate when a person moved to or left a city, retired, or died. Not everyone was listed in directories, but those who had a trade or were of a higher social status were generally listed.
The following types of directories may be found for areas of Ireland:
*'''City, Postal or Commercial directories''', which provide alphabetical lists of people.
*'''Trade directories''', which provide alphabetical lists of trades and professions with the names and sometimes residential addresses of persons engaged in those trades or professions.
*'''Court directories''', which list government officials and private (upper-class) residents.
*'''Law directories''', which name judges, lawyers, notaries, and staff of various courts.
*'''Telephone directories''', which give names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals and businesses.
*'''Specialty or Professional directories''', which were occasionally published for various occupations.
*'''Organizational directories''', which list addresses of societies, libraries, newspapers, and other organizations.
*'''Church directories''', which give information about and addresses for church jurisdictions, buildings, and leaders (see [[Ireland Church Directories]]).
For a list of Irish directories and a summary of the information contained in each, consult:
Ffolliott, Rosemary, and Donal F. Begley. "Guide to Irish Directories." ''In Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder''
The FamilySearch Library has many Irish directories. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings:
IRELAND - DIRECTORIES
IRELAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES
IRELAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES
Additional city directories listing major cities in Ireland i.e. Belfast, Dublin, Londonderry (Derry), Cork etc., also cover major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. In some instances, these are not cataloged to include the cities they cover in Ireland. When a published work covers more than one country in the British Isles, it is cataloged under England as the default location to place it in the collection. To identify other possible directories with Ireland material, look in the Place Search portion of the catalog under the following headings:
ENGLAND - DIRECTORIES


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Directories are alphabetical lists of names with corresponding addresses. Knowing an individual's address can be very helpful in searching the census records of a large city (see Ireland Census). The information in directories is for the year they are published. Directories for Dublin first appeared in the early eighteenth century and continue today. Provincial (town) directories began somewhat later and have continued only sporadically. Besides names and addresses, directories sometimes include:

  • City maps.
  • Indexes or listings of inhabitants by streets.
  • Addresses of schools, churches, cemeteries, and other institutions.
  • Streets and the civil parishes they are in.


Inclusion or omission in directories of successive years may indicate when a person moved to or left a city, retired, or died. Not everyone was listed in directories, but those who had a trade or were of a higher social status were generally listed.

The following types of directories may be found for areas of Ireland:

  • City, Postal or Commercial directories, which provide alphabetical lists of people.
  • Trade directories, which provide alphabetical lists of trades and professions with the names and sometimes residential addresses of persons engaged in those trades or professions.
  • Court directories, which list government officials and private (upper-class) residents.
  • Law directories, which name judges, lawyers, notaries, and staff of various courts.
  • Telephone directories, which give names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals and businesses.
  • Specialty or Professional directories, which were occasionally published for various occupations.
  • Organizational directories, which list addresses of societies, libraries, newspapers, and other organizations.
  • Church directories, which give information about and addresses for church jurisdictions, buildings, and leaders (see Ireland Church Directories).

For a list of Irish directories and a summary of the information contained in each, consult:

Ffolliott, Rosemary, and Donal F. Begley. "Guide to Irish Directories." In Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder

The Family History Library has many Irish directories. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings:

IRELAND - DIRECTORIES

IRELAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES

IRELAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - DIRECTORIES

Additional city directories listing major cities in Ireland i.e. Belfast, Dublin, Londonderry (Derry), Cork etc., also cover major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. In some instances, these are not cataloged to include the cities they cover in Ireland. When a published work covers more than one country in the British Isles, it is cataloged under England as the default location to place it in the collection. To identify other possible directories with Ireland material, look in the Place Search portion of the catalog under the following headings:

ENGLAND - DIRECTORIES

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