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Civil registration are the government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | Civil registration are the government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
Civil registration began in 1845 for protestant marriages. In 1864, registration of births, deaths and other marriages began. The indexes from 1845 to 1958 have been made available on line on FamilySearch's Record Search. SEARCH THESE INDEXES ONLINE by [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# | Civil registration began in 1845 for protestant marriages. In 1864, registration of births, deaths and other marriages began. The indexes from 1845 to 1958 have been made available on line on FamilySearch's Record Search. SEARCH THESE INDEXES ONLINE by [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1408347]. | ||
== General Historical Background == | == General Historical Background == | ||