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How to Research[edit | edit source]

Identify what you know: Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.
Document/source your tree: As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. Evaluate how reliable the sources are, and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship.
Decide what you want to learn: Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a specific piece of information about a specific ancestor. An example of a bad, or too-generic research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a good research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents."
Select records to search: Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's Record Finder table to determine what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records.
Analyze/use the information: When you find new sources, carefully evaluate them to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. Cite or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings.

Beginning Research in Ireland[edit | edit source]

Guided Research - Finding birth, marriage, and deaths
Record Finder
Online Learning - Video Classes

1619 to 1863[edit | edit source]

1864 to Present[edit | edit source]

Irish genealogical research from 1864 to the present should be relatively straightforward. The main sources used in this period are:

Civil Registration
Census (only 1901 and 1911 survive in whole)

Other records that may be used:

Before 1864[edit | edit source]

Research in this period can be more challenging. The main source used is:

Church Records

Other sources that may be used are:

Census Fragments (where they exist)
Civil Registration (for Protestant marriages 1845-1863)
Griffiths Registration
Tithe Records and other Land, Taxation registers
Cemeteries

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 ==How to Research==
 # '''[[Identify What You Know|Identify what you know]]:''' Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.
 # '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship.
-# '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: @I want to know more about my great-grandfather.@ An example of a ''good'' research goal is: @I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents.@
+# '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a ''good'' research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents."
 # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[England Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to determine what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records.
 # '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings.
 ==Beginning Research in Ireland==
+*[[GuidedResearch:Ireland|Guided Research]] - Finding birth, marriage, and deaths
+*[[Ireland Record Finder|Record Finder]]
+*[[Ireland Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video Classes
+===1619 to 1863===
+*[[Ireland Research Guidance: Birth 1619-1863|How to find Birth information]]
+*[[Ireland Research Guidance: Marriage 1619-1863|How to find Marriage information]]
+*[[Ireland Research Guidance: Death 1619-1863|How to find Death/Burial information]]
+===1864 to Present===
+Irish genealogical research from 1864 to the present should be relatively straightforward. The main sources used in this period are:
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]] (only 1901 and 1911 survive in whole)
+Other records that may be used:
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Will and Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemetery records]]
+===Before 1864===
+Research in this period can be more challenging. The main source used is:
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+Other sources that may be used are:
+*Census Fragments (where they exist)
+*Civil Registration (for Protestant marriages 1845-1863)
+*Griffiths Registration
+*Tithe Records and other Land, Taxation registers
+*Cemeteries
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