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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. |
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| == Where did my ancestors come from? == | | == Where Can I Find My Irish Ancestor? == |
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| 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> |
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| ==== Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled<br> ====
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| Why start there?
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| *There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor.
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| *Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.<br>
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| 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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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Australian Records|Australia]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using New Zealand Records|New Zealand]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using United States Records|United States ]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Canadian Records|Canada]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Scottish Records|Scotland]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Wales Records|Wales]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using South American Records|South America]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using West Indies Records|West Indies]]<br>
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| | [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using England Records|England]]
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| ==== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland<br> ====
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| Few records in Ireland before 1864 index part or all of the population. Here are some you can search. <br>
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| Griffiths Valuation
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