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[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Cemeteries | [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Cemeteries | ||
Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service and occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. Gravestone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who are not recorded in other existing records. | Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service and occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. Gravestone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who are not recorded in other existing records. [http://www.interment.net/ireland/index.htm [[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 1.jpg|thumb|right|314x238px]]] | ||
== What you must know to use these records == | == What you must know to use these records == | ||
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*Death certificates | *Death certificates | ||
*Probate records | *Probate records | ||
*Newspapers | *Newspapers | ||
*Census or Census substitutes | *Census or Census substitutes | ||
*Family histories | *Family histories | ||
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Municipal cemeteries may have '''cemetery registry books''' listing persons buried in large towns or cities. | Municipal cemeteries may have '''cemetery registry books''' listing persons buried in large towns or cities. | ||
The search for the cemetery where your ancestor was buried may be simplified by following ([[Strategy for finding an Irish tombstone|read more...]] ) | The search for the cemetery where your ancestor was buried may be simplified by following ([[Strategy for finding an Irish tombstone|read more...]] ) | ||
== Finding Gravestone Inscriptions == | == Finding Gravestone Inscriptions == | ||
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[http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/ '''http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/'''] - pay for view, Ulster cemetaries | [http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/ '''http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/'''] - pay for view, Ulster cemetaries | ||
[http://www.interment.net/ireland/index.htm '''http://www. | [http://www.interment.net/ireland/index.htm '''http://www.i''''''nterment.net/ireland/index.htm''']''' ''' - free, mostly cemetaries in the Republic | ||
''' '''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmea2/Cemeteries/ '''http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmea2/Cemeteries/''']''' ''' - free, County Meath | ''' '''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmea2/Cemeteries/ '''http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmea2/Cemeteries/''']''' ''' - free, County Meath | ||
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###Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilization'']]. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=44280&disp=Manuscript+sources+for+the+history+of+Ir++ 941.5 A5h].) | ###Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilization'']]. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=44280&disp=Manuscript+sources+for+the+history+of+Ir++ 941.5 A5h].) | ||
###Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=955440&disp=Tracing+your+Irish+ancestors%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.5 D27gj 2006].) | ###Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=955440&disp=Tracing+your+Irish+ancestors%20%20&columns=*,0,0 941.5 D27gj 2006].) | ||
###The Family History Library has a growing collection of transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions. To locate these, consult the '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search]''' of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings: | ###The Family History Library has a growing collection of transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions. To locate these, consult the '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search]''' of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings: | ||
******[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=492170&subject_disp=Ireland+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 IRELAND - CEMETERIES] | ******[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=492170&subject_disp=Ireland+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 IRELAND - CEMETERIES] | ||
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= Ireland's Gravestone Index = | = Ireland's Gravestone Index = | ||
Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | [[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 2.jpg|thumb|right|235x309px]]Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | ||
*Nearly 400,000 gravestone inscriptions | *Nearly 400,000 gravestone inscriptions | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*,0,0&titleno=566838&disp=Journal+of+the+Association+for+the+Prese++ Index 1888-1908 Funeral entries] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*,0,0&titleno=566838&disp=Journal+of+the+Association+for+the+Prese++ Index 1888-1908 Funeral entries] | ||
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[[Category:Ireland|Cemeteries]] | [[Category:Ireland|Cemeteries]] | ||