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*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]  
Guide to '''Ireland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
*[[Ireland Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
==Information==
*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
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.
*[[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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__NOTOC__ [[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb|View from the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary]] Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, and this name was given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” The second name was Land at the Limit of the World, and the third name was Noble Island. In the time of the "Firbolg" it had this name on it. The fourth name was Eire, and this is from the name of the queen of the Tuatha De Danann, that is to say Fodhla and Banbha. The next name was Inis Fail, the Island of Stone, which is the stone of destiny that the Tuatha De Danann brought with them. It is a tabu-stone, for it used to roar under the person fit to be king when the assembly of the men of the island met at Tara. The next name was Isle of Mists, and the next was Scotia. The next name was Hibernia, and after that Irlanda. This means the land of Ir, who was the son of Mile, and he was the first man of that clan to be buried on the island. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land.


== Beginners' Corner  ==
==Ireland Map==
The map below shows the whole of Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland are divided from the rest by a heavy black line.


Choose an event to learn about in the life of your Irish ancestors:
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*[[Ireland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Birth]]
==Counties==
*[[Ireland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Marriage]]
Click on a county to locate more information about resources in that county.
*[[Ireland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Death/Burial]]
*[[Ireland Gazetteers|Place of origin]]


== Featured content  ==
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*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:Ireland|Pages for Ireland]]  
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*[[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.
'''Northern Ireland Counties (Post-1922)'''<br>
*[[Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland|Topographical maps]]  
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*[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml Griffith's Primary Valuation] was published between 1847 and 1864. It is one of the best records for locating Irish ancestors.
    <li>[[County Antrim, Ireland Genealogy|Antrim, Northern Ireland]] </li>
*[http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ Irish Genealogy], hosted by the Government of Ireland, Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.  At present there are 1,334,000 Church records of Baptism, Marriage and Death available to view free of charge on this website.  Of these, 734,000 Church records are from Dublin City and 600,000 records are from Kerry.  These Church records were computerised with funding from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and through the work of the Dublin Heritage Group and Kerry Genealogical Research Centre.  This Department continues to work with Dublin City Public Library to bring about the completion of the computerisation of the Church records for Dublin City up to 1900.  This Department is also collaborating with Carlow County Library and Cork County Library in the completion of their Church records and these records will be available to view free of charge through this site in the near future.
    <li>[[County Armagh, Ireland Genealogy|Armagh, Northern Ireland]] </li>
*[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ 1911 Census of Ireland]  
    <li>[[County Down, Ireland Genealogy|Down, Northern Ireland]] </li>
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Ireland/ireland_main.htm Here's access] to&nbsp;The Family History Library's&nbsp;Patron Desktop Irish " [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Ireland/ireland_main.htm Favorites]". Please note that currently there are significant county 'collections' for&nbsp;just about every single one of the following genealogical subjects--including Probate,&nbsp;Census, Land &amp; Property, Genealogy and Church/Civil Registration ''with but few county exceptions!''
    <li>[[County Fermanagh, Ireland Genealogy|Fermanagh, Northern Ireland]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Londonderry, Ireland Genealogy|Londonderry (''Derry''), Northern Ireland]] </li>
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    <li>[[County Tyrone, Ireland Genealogy|Tyrone, Northern Ireland]] </li><br>
 
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== Counties  ==
'''Republic of Ireland Counties'''
 
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'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Irelandimagemap}}
    <li>[[County Carlow, Ireland Genealogy|Carlow]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Cavan, Ireland Genealogy|Cavan]]</li>
== News &amp; events  ==
    <li>[[County Clare, Ireland Genealogy|Clare]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Cork, Ireland Genealogy|Cork]]</li>
*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.
    <li>[[County Donegal, Ireland Genealogy|Donegal]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Dublin, Ireland Genealogy|Dublin]]</li>
*Irish census records, 1901 and 1911, are now being digitized by the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland].
    <li>[[County Galway, Ireland Genealogy|Galway]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy|Kerry]]</li>
== Useful websites  ==
    <li>[[County Kildare, Ireland Genealogy|Kildare]]</li>
 
    <li>[[County Kilkenny, Ireland Genealogy|Kilkenny]]</li>
*[http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives]
    <li>[[County Laois, Ireland Genealogy|Laois (''Queens'')]]</li>
*[http://www.irish-roots.ie/ Irish Family History Foundation]
    <li>[[County Leitrim, Ireland Genealogy|Leitrim]]</li>
*[http://www.brsgenealogy.com/ IFHF Irish Family History Foundation on-line research]
    <li>[[County Limerick, Ireland Genealogy|Limerick]]</li>
*[http://www.familyhistory.ie/ Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann - Genealogical Society of Ireland]  
    <li>[[County Longford, Ireland Genealogy|Longford]]</li>
*[http://www.irishhistoricmaps.ie/historic/ Historic Maps]
    <li>[[County Louth, Ireland Genealogy|Louth]]</li>
*[http://www.from-ireland.net/ From Ireland]  
    <li>[[County Mayo, Ireland Genealogy|Mayo]]</li>
*[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ Ask About Ireland]  
    <li>[[County Meath, Ireland Genealogy|Meath]]</li>
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenUKI]
    <li>[[County Monaghan, Ireland Genealogy|Monaghan]]</li>
    <li>[[County Offaly, Ireland Genealogy|Offaly (''Kings'')]]</li>
    <li>[[County Roscommon, Ireland Genealogy|Roscommon]]</li>
    <li>[[County Sligo, Ireland Genealogy|Sligo]]</li>
    <li>[[County Tipperary, Ireland Genealogy|Tipperary]]</li>
    <li>[[County Waterford, Ireland Genealogy|Waterford]]</li>
    <li>[[County Westmeath, Ireland Genealogy|Westmeath]]</li>
    <li>[[County Wexford, Ireland Genealogy|Wexford]]</li>
    <li>[[County Wicklow, Ireland Genealogy|Wicklow]]</li>
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Guide to Ireland ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

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, one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (together with England, Scotland, and Wales). Prior to 1922 the island of Ireland was one country. The language most widely spoken is English.[1] In the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Gaelic language has official status; in Northern Ireland it has some official recognition along with Ulster Scots.

Ireland Map[edit | edit source]

The map below shows the whole of Ireland. The six counties of Northern Ireland are divided from the rest by a heavy black line.

GalwayGalwayGalwayGalwayRoscommonMayoMayoMayoMayoSligoLeitrimDonegalWexfordKilkennyCarlowLaoisWicklowOffalyKildareDublinWestmeathLongfordMeathLouthCavanMonaghanCorkCorkCorkWaterfordKerryKerryKerryLimerickTipperaryClareClareClareClareFermanaghTyroneArmaghDownLough NeaghAntrimAntrimLondonderryIreland map.png



Counties[edit | edit source]

Click on a county to locate more information about resources in that county.

Northern Ireland Counties (Post-1922)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Ireland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland, accessed 24 March 2016.