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Ireland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea on the east. It is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire. It has four provinces - Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster - and 32 counties.  
Ireland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea on the east. It is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire. It has four provinces - Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster - and 32 counties.  


== Where did my ancestors come from?  ==
== Where Can I Find My Irish Ancestor?  ==


Many people have information that one or more of their ancestors come from Ireland but they don't know where. Start with these steps.
You may have a family story or a document that says one of your ancestors came from Ireland. You don't know where in Ireland, or perhaps you only know the name of a county. You want to know but you don't know how to find out. [[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Learn]] how you can find out. <br>  
 
==== Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled<br>  ====
 
Why start there?
 
*There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor.  
*Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.<br>
 
Records in the country where your ancestors moved to can give you clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled.  
 
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==== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland<br>  ====
 
Few records in Ireland before 1864 index part or all of the population. Here are some you can search. <br>
 
Griffiths Valuation
 
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== Featured content  ==

Revision as of 09:23, 15 January 2010

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Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, a name given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” Other names were Eire, Isle of Mists, and Irlanda.

Ireland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea on the east. It is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire. It has four provinces - Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster - and 32 counties.

Where Can I Find My Irish Ancestor?[edit | edit source]

You may have a family story or a document that says one of your ancestors came from Ireland. You don't know where in Ireland, or perhaps you only know the name of a county. You want to know but you don't know how to find out. Learn how you can find out.

Featured content[edit | edit source]

  • Browse by topic: Pages for Ireland
  • Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service, occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death.
  • Topographical maps
  • Here's access to The Family History Library's Patron Desktop Irish " Favorites". Please note that currently there are significant county 'collections' for just about every single one of the following genealogical subjects--including Probate, Census, Land & Property, Genealogy and Church/Civil Registration with only a few county exceptions.


Counties[edit | edit source]

Click on a county to go to that county's page:
County CorkCounty KerryCounty LimerickCounty WaterfordCounty WexfordCounty KilkennyCounty CarlowCounty WicklowCounty DublinCounty KildareCounty LaoisCounty TipperaryCounty ClareCounty GalwayCounty OffalyCounty WestmeathCounty MeathCounty LouthCounty MayoCounty RoscommonCounty SligoCounty LongfordCounty CavanCounty LeitrimCounty FermanaghCounty MonaghanCounty ArmaghCounty DownCounty Antrim, Ireland GenealogyCounty DerryCounty TyroneCounty DonegalIreland image map.png

News & events[edit | edit source]

  • The National Archives in England have added early Irish maps c.1558 - c.1610 to their website. Mainly for the province of Ulster, the maps can be searched for by place, and new or old catalog reference.

Useful websites[edit | edit source]

More Ireland Websites ....


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