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Rights to land, the franchise etc. were very gradually introduced to the remaining Irish population but a movement for self-government began in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. This culminated in the 1916 rebellion and the establishment of an independent Irish State in 1921. Internecine fighting continued for several years during which the Four Courts Building in Dublin was shelled and set ablaze, destroying valuable archives. There are several sources for further details of this complex period. | Rights to land, the franchise etc. were very gradually introduced to the remaining Irish population but a movement for self-government began in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. This culminated in the 1916 rebellion and the establishment of an independent Irish State in 1921. Internecine fighting continued for several years during which the Four Courts Building in Dublin was shelled and set ablaze, destroying valuable archives. There are several sources for further details of this complex period. | ||
The family historian researching prior to 1921 will be dealing with records that are largely the same as English ones and the instructor's more detailed courses on English records will therefore be useful. However, most of the land, tax, probate, voting and occupational records in Ireland will deal only with the Protestants because of the ''Penal Laws'' prohibiting the Irish Catholics from participating. The Catholics will be found in civil registration, what remains of the census, church registers and the Poor Law records.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland History (National Institute)," ''The | The family historian researching prior to 1921 will be dealing with records that are largely the same as English ones and the instructor's more detailed courses on English records will therefore be useful. However, most of the land, tax, probate, voting and occupational records in Ireland will deal only with the Protestants because of the ''Penal Laws'' prohibiting the Irish Catholics from participating. The Catholics will be found in civil registration, what remains of the census, church registers and the Poor Law records.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland History (National Institute)," ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ireland_History_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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