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Most pre-1858 probate records were destroyed when the Public Record Office in Dublin burned in 1922. Fortunately, prior to the fire, the original wills and admons had been indexed. Most of the indexes survived the disaster. Microfilm copies of the indexes are available at the Family History Library. They are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under:  
Most pre-1858 probate records were destroyed when the Public Record Office in Dublin burned in 1922. Fortunately, prior to the fire, the original wills and admons had been indexed. Most of the indexes survived the disaster. Microfilm copies of the indexes are available at the Family History Library. They are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under:  
Darwin, Kenneth. Administrations From The Peculiar of Newry and Mourne. The Irish Ancestor Vo.1, No. 1, 1969 941.5 B2i  Page 41 and 42, Family History Library Salt Lake City.  Small alphabetical list of Administrations found for Newry and Mourne, Years 1811-1857. 


IRELAND - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES  
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Abstracts of 195 Prerogative wills were compiled by Dr. Lorton Wilson of Burnham on sea, Somerset. This collection is on microfilm at the National Library of Ireland (Ref. N.2880 P.1990). Wills of Irish persons proved in England also appear in this collection. This collection has not been microfilmed by the Family History Library.<br>
Abstracts of 195 Prerogative wills were compiled by Dr. Lorton Wilson of Burnham on sea, Somerset. This collection is on microfilm at the National Library of Ireland (Ref. N.2880 P.1990). Wills of Irish persons proved in England also appear in this collection. This collection has not been microfilmed by the Family History Library.<br>


=== Web Sites and online indexes ===
=== Web Sites and online indexes ===


*http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/testamentary.html  
*http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/testamentary.html  
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