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== What you must know to use these records == | == What you must know to use these records == | ||
To find an ancestor's gravestone inscription, you must know where he or she was buried. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery usually near the place where he or she lived or died. | To find an ancestor's gravestone inscription, you must know where he or she was buried. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery usually near the place where he or she lived or died. | ||
You can find clues about burial place in: | You can find clues about burial place in: | ||
* Church records | |||
* Death certificates | |||
* Probate records | |||
* Newspapers | |||
* Family histories | |||
== Finding Cemeteries == | == Finding Cemeteries == | ||
Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. The book by Ryan, James G. ''Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1988. (FHL book Ref 941.5 D23r.) lists the various parishes and religious denominations in each county. This will give an indication of places where cemeteries may exist. | Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. The book by Ryan, James G. ''Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1988. (FHL book Ref 941.5 D23r.) lists the various parishes and religious denominations in each county. This will give an indication of places where cemeteries may exist. | ||
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== Finding Gravestone Inscriptions == | == Finding Gravestone Inscriptions == | ||
If your ancestor was buried in a churchyard, the parish minister of the church may have information about your ancestor in the church's burial registers or burial plot records. For help in finding a minister's address, see the "[[Ireland Church Directories|Church Directories]]" section of this outline. | If your ancestor was buried in a churchyard, the parish minister of the church may have information about your ancestor in the church's burial registers or burial plot records. For help in finding a minister's address, see the "[[Ireland Church Directories|Church Directories]]" section of this outline. | ||
* Some gravestone inscriptions have been transcribed by Ireland's county heritage centres. Contact the centre in the county where your ancestor was buried for more information or try a search of their indexes online at [http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm '''http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm'''] | |||
* Gravestone inscriptions that have been transcribed by other organizations or individuals are listed in: | |||
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= Ireland's Gravestone Index = | = Ireland's Gravestone Index = | ||
Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | ||
* Nearly 400,000 gravestone inscriptions | |||
* | * From 851 parishes in ten counties. | ||
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It may be the largest online source for Irish gravestone information. | It may be the largest online source for Irish gravestone information. | ||
The full gravestone inscription is not available online but the index provides: | The full gravestone inscription is not available online but the index provides: | ||
* Person ID | * Person ID | ||
* First Name | * First Name | ||
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* Parish | * Parish | ||
* County | * County | ||
The counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Louth and Monaghan are included in the index with other counties being added in the future. | The counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Louth and Monaghan are included in the index with other counties being added in the future. | ||
==Internet Address:== | |||
*[http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm] | |||
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm | |||
==Using the site:== | |||
# Type as little or as much information about an ancestor as you want in the search boxes on the right side of the screen. | # Type as little or as much information about an ancestor as you want in the search boxes on the right side of the screen. | ||
# Click on the '''Search Database''' button. | # Click on the '''Search Database''' button. | ||
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== Ireland Cemetery Registration Books == | == Ireland Cemetery Registration Books == | ||
Cemetery registration books are registers of burials and cremations at municipal cemeteries. Few records are available. Those that do exist are mostly for the large municipal cemeteries. | Cemetery registration books are registers of burials and cremations at municipal cemeteries. Few records are available. Those that do exist are mostly for the large municipal cemeteries. | ||
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= Memorials of the Dead = | = Memorials of the Dead = | ||
'''The Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead''' published journals from 1888 to 1934 and contain information from gravestones throughout Ireland. | '''The Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead''' published journals from 1888 to 1934 and contain information from gravestones throughout Ireland. | ||
=== Indexes published between 1888-1934: === | === Indexes published between 1888-1934: === | ||
*[http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/memorials/index.htm '''County Clare (1888-1916)'''] | |||
[http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/memorials/index.htm '''County Clare (1888-1916)'''] | *[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] | ||
[[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Ireland]] | ||