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[[Image:1024px-Historic Irish Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px | [[Image:1024px-Historic Irish Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px]]View the [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/getting-started-in-irish-genealogy/594 "Getting Started in Irish Genealogy"] online tutorial from FamilySearch.<br> | ||
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==== What You Are Looking For ==== | ==== What You Are Looking For ==== | ||
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=== Steps === | === Steps === | ||
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==== Step 2.[[Record Useful Information|Write the information on forms]] ==== | ==== Step 2.[[Record Useful Information|Write the information on forms]] ==== | ||
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==== Step 6 [[Obtain the Records|Look for indexes]] ==== | ==== Step 6 [[Obtain the Records|Look for indexes]] ==== | ||
<br> Look for indexes to records with broad coverage for Ireland or for indexes to records for the specific county where your ancestor lived. Surname indexes to collections of records may provide the names of places where people of your surname lived. You can then look for your ancestor in records of those places. <br> Indexed records may include:<br> •[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil registration records]].<br> •[[Ireland Census|Census records]].<br> •[[Ireland Church Records|Church records]].<br> •Burial or cemetery records.<br> •[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate records]].<br> •[[Ireland Taxation|Tax records]].<br> •[[Ireland Land and Property|Land records]].<br> Indexes are available at libraries with genealogical collections, such as the [[Family History Library]].<br> Indexes may also be available on Internet web sites. Some indexes are created by family history societies, private groups or individuals and may be available for purchase from them. For more information on finding indexes.<br> Ireland, [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search]]<br> | <br> Look for indexes to records with broad coverage for Ireland or for indexes to records for the specific county where your ancestor lived. Surname indexes to collections of records may provide the names of places where people of your surname lived. You can then look for your ancestor in records of those places. <br> Indexed records may include:<br> •[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil registration records]].<br> •[[Ireland Census|Census records]].<br> •[[Ireland Church Records|Church records]].<br> •Burial or cemetery records.<br> •[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate records]].<br> •[[Ireland Taxation|Tax records]].<br> •[[Ireland Land and Property|Land records]].<br> Indexes are available at libraries with genealogical collections, such as the [[Family History Library]].<br> Indexes may also be available on Internet web sites. Some indexes are created by family history societies, private groups or individuals and may be available for purchase from them. For more information on finding indexes.<br> Ireland, [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search]]<br> | ||
==== Step 7 [[Describe the Records on a Research Log|Cite your sources]] ==== | ==== Step 7 [[Describe the Records on a Research Log|Cite your sources]] ==== | ||
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Some [[Family History Centers]] will not have microfilmed indexes to records of Ireland in their collections, but centers can borrow microfilms from the [[Family History Library]]. There is a small fee to have a microfilm loaned to a center.<br> If an index is not available on microfilm, you may request a photocopy of an index page from the [[Family History Library]]. You should complete a Request for Photocopies form, which is available at all Family History Centers. Complete the section of the form for books, and include the library call number for the index that you obtained from the catalog. Send the form and the payment to the library.<br> [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Family History Centers] are located throughout the United States and other areas of the world.<br> | Some [[Family History Centers]] will not have microfilmed indexes to records of Ireland in their collections, but centers can borrow microfilms from the [[Family History Library]]. There is a small fee to have a microfilm loaned to a center.<br> If an index is not available on microfilm, you may request a photocopy of an index page from the [[Family History Library]]. You should complete a Request for Photocopies form, which is available at all Family History Centers. Complete the section of the form for books, and include the library call number for the index that you obtained from the catalog. Send the form and the payment to the library.<br> [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Family History Centers] are located throughout the United States and other areas of the world.<br> | ||
=== Additional resources on FamilySearch Wiki === | === Additional resources on FamilySearch Wiki === | ||
*[[:Category:Ireland FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[:Category:Ireland FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
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Once you have identified the name of a place in Ireland where your ancestor lived, you should learn more about it. Knowing details about a place will help you find records about your ancestor.<br>For more detail, see Background.<br>Sources that provide information about places in Ireland include:<br> • Gazetteers.<br> • Topographical dictionaries.<br> • Townland Indexes.<br>What You Are Looking For<br>The information you find varies from source to source. In these sources you may find information<br>about:<br> • Location.<br> • Jurisdictions.<br> • Places of religious worship.<br> • Geographical descriptions.<br> • Population.<br> • Industries and manufacturing.<br> • Land use.<br>• Geological features.<br>• Estates.<br> | Once you have identified the name of a place in Ireland where your ancestor lived, you should learn more about it. Knowing details about a place will help you find records about your ancestor.<br>For more detail, see Background.<br> Sources that provide information about places in Ireland include:<br> • [[Ireland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]].<br> • Topographical dictionaries.<br> • Townland Indexes.<br> What You Are Looking For <br> The information you find varies from source to source. In these sources you may find information<br>about:<br> • Location.<br> • Jurisdictions.<br> • Places of religious worship.<br> • Geographical descriptions.<br> • Population.<br> • Industries and manufacturing.<br> • Land use.<br>• Geological features.<br>• Estates.<br> | ||
=== Steps === | === Steps === | ||
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==== Step 2. Choose a gazetteer. ==== | ==== Step 2. Choose a gazetteer. ==== | ||
<br> Choose a gazetteer or similar source to search. The following gazetteers are listed in order of the amount and value of the information they give. These gazetteers are available at the [[Family History Library]]. Other gazetteers may be available at a library near you. You may want to look at | <br> Choose a [[Ireland Gazetteers|gazetteer]] or similar source to search. The following gazetteers are listed in order of the amount and value of the information they give. These gazetteers are available at the [[Family History Library]]. Other gazetteers may be available at a library near you. You may want to look at more than one gazetteer to gather details about the place you have chosen. <br> | ||
*The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1844 Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population breakdown by religion. | |||
*Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. 1837 and later editions Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population. | |||
*Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland. 1894-1898 Gives location, geographical description, local religions, local estates, industries and manufacturing, and land use. Index to the Townlands, *Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland, 1851. 1851; reprinted 1984 Alphabetical list of townlands and towns giving the county, barony, civil parish, and poor law union jurisdictions. | |||
*Bartholomew's Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles.<br>Original, 1904; 9th edition, 1943; reprinted 1966 Gives location and geographical description; also gives jurisdictions, industries and manufacturing, and population for larger cities. | |||
Gazetteers and topographical dictionaries are not the only sources for information about placenames.<br> For more sources, see Tip 1.<br> | |||
==== Step 3. Obtain a copy of a gazetteer. ==== | ==== Step 3. Obtain a copy of a gazetteer. ==== | ||
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*[http://www.irishancestors.ie/?page_id=20 Irish Genealogical Research Society] | *[http://www.irishancestors.ie/?page_id=20 Irish Genealogical Research Society] | ||
[[Ireland Websites|More Ireland Websites ....]] | |||
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[[Category:Research_Principles_and_Strategies]] [[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Research_Principles_and_Strategies]] [[Category:Ireland]] | ||