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Original parish registers are in local custody. Sometimes a priest will search parish records for you. Names, addresses, and parishes of priests are listed in the Irish Catholic Directory and Diary. | Original parish registers are in local custody. Sometimes a priest will search parish records for you. Names, addresses, and parishes of priests are listed in the Irish Catholic Directory and Diary. | ||
The National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin holds f<span style="line-height: 19.9200000762939px;">ilmed copies of almost all pre-1880 parish records--</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">the largest collection of Roman catholic parish registers (with about 98% parish coverage for the whole country). According to a formal announcement on 1 December 2014, The National Library of Ireland will be publishing online for the first time ever, all of their recently digitised Roman Catholic parish registers. Irish researchers worldwide will have access to these most important pre-20th century records and at no cost whatsoever, commencing in the Summer of 2015.</span> | |||
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Filmed copies of pre-1880 parish registers for Northern Ireland are also kept by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. </span> | |||
==== Heritage Centers ==== | ==== Heritage Centers ==== | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Ireland/Default.aspx?category=34 Ancestry.com] ($) (Name search can be done for free. Subscription needed to view records). | *[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Ireland/Default.aspx?category=34 Ancestry.com] ($) (Name search can be done for free. Subscription needed to view records). | ||
*[http://www.rootsireland.ie/ RootsIreland] (Ireland Family History Foundation) ($) (Name search can be done for free. Records can be purchased individually). | *[http://www.rootsireland.ie/ RootsIreland] (Ireland Family History Foundation) ($) (Name search can be done for free. Records can be purchased individually). | ||
*[http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html Irish Genealogy] (for parts of Dublin City and county, county Kerry and parts of West county Cork, so far). | *[http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html Irish Genealogy] (for parts of Dublin City and county, county Kerry and parts of West county Cork, so far). | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.com/?gclid=CPaw6933ob8CFdNzMgodEggANA findmypast.com] | *[http://www.findmypast.com/?gclid=CPaw6933ob8CFdNzMgodEggANA findmypast.com] | ||
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#Go to the '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]'''. | #Go to the '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]'''. | ||
#In the '''Places''' box, type the name of a parish. | #In the '''Places''' box, type the name of a parish. | ||
#Select the parish from the dropdown menu which appears. | #Select the parish from the dropdown menu which appears. | ||
#Scroll down and select the topic '''Church ''''''Records''' if it appears; otherwise try alternate spellings of the parish name. | #Scroll down and select the topic '''Church ''''''Records''' if it appears; otherwise try alternate spellings of the parish name. | ||
#Select a title. | #Select a title. | ||
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Maps showing Catholic parish boundaries for every county in Ireland can be found in: | Maps showing Catholic parish boundaries for every county in Ireland can be found in: | ||
Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27gj|disp=book Ref 941.5 D27gj}}.) | Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27gj|disp=book Ref 941.5 D27gj}}.) | ||
=== Selected Bibliography === | === Selected Bibliography === | ||