Ireland Directories: Difference between revisions

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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 == Online Databases ==
 ===Ireland===
 *Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetName=directory&Region=ireland&subcountry=&subcountryfieldname=County Complete Directory Listing] $
-*'''1783-1829''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3499157|Ireland, The Treble Almanac, 1783-1829}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Treble Almanac & Dublin Directory - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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-*'''1814''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
 *'''1824''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10289/pigots-directory-of-ireland-1824?s=275764761 Pigot's Directory of Ireland, 1824] at MyHeritage — images ($)
 *Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/leets-directory-2nd-ed-1814 Leet's Directory 2nd Ed. 1814] $
-*'''1835''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
-*'''1843''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
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 *Findmypast [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/i-slater-national-commercial-directory-of-ireland-1846 I Slater National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846] $
 *'''1846''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10290/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1846?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1846] at MyHeritage — images ($)
 *'''1856''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10291/hendersons-ulster-directory-ireland-1856?s=275764761 Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856] at MyHeritage — images ($)
-*'''1856''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
 *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/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1868] $
-*'''1868''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
 *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] $
 *'''1870''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10301/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1870?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1870] at MyHeritage — images ($)
-*'''1880''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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/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-1884 Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory 1884] $
 *'''1881''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10299/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1881?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1881] at MyHeritage — images ($)
-*'''1884''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3520239|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
+*'''1884''' {{RecordSearch|3520239|Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
-*'''1894''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3499259|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1894, Irish Section}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
+*'''1894''' {{RecordSearch|3499259|Ireland, Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1894, Irish Section}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images available on Findmypast
 *'''1894''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10300/slaters-directory-of-ireland-1894?s=275764761 Slater's Directory of Ireland, 1894] at MyHeritage — images ($)
 *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''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
-*'''1923''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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
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 *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] $
-*'''1843''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
+*'''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/ireland-thoms-directory-1844-1900 Ireland Thom's Directory 1844-1900] $
-*'''1858''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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
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 *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] $
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 *Ancestry.com [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ukmedicaldirectories/ UK and Ireland Medical Directories, 1845-1942] $ (738,852 records)
 *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 - {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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===
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 [[Category:Ireland Directories]]