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| *'''[[Ireland Methodist Church Records]]''' A Methodist society began in Dublin in 1746. | | *'''[[Ireland Methodist Church Records]]''' A Methodist society began in Dublin in 1746. |
| *'''[[Ireland Quaker Records]]''' In 1654, the Quaker faith (Religious Society of Friends) began in Ireland. By 1750, there were 150 Quaker meetings across Ireland within the provinces of Ulster, Leinster, and Munster. Many of its original records exist and are located in the repositories. | | *'''[[Ireland Quaker Records]]''' In 1654, the Quaker faith (Religious Society of Friends) began in Ireland. By 1750, there were 150 Quaker meetings across Ireland within the provinces of Ulster, Leinster, and Munster. Many of its original records exist and are located in the repositories. |
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| ==Accessing Ireland Church Records==
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| The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has published:
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| *''An Irish Genealogical Source: Guide to Church Records''. Belfast, Ireland: Ulster Historical Foundation on behalf of PRONI, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|691385|title-id|disp=941.6 K23pr}}.) This is a guide to locating church records in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. It also indicates which records are still in local custody. This guide is also available as a PDF on [http://www.proni.gov.uk www.proni.gov.uk]. Click on the link for 'Online guides' then click on the link for 'PRONI Guide to Church Records.'
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| The descriptive catalog for PRONI details their holdings of church records. The Family History Library has a filmed copy of the descriptive catalog. The sections describing church records are found on films {{FHL|449751|title-id|disp=1701904}}-5; {{FHL|449751|title-id|disp=1701989}}; {{FHL|1736433|film|disp=1736433}} items 5-9; {{FHL|1736434|film|disp=1736434}} items 1-2.
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| The appendices in James G. Ryan, ed., ''Irish Church Record''s give some names and addresses of church record archives. The appendices also provide details about Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, and Methodist records held in local custody or deposited in national archives.
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| Additional church records have been indexed since the directory was published. Contact the appropriate centre for more current information and to determine the fees charged for searching and copying index entries.
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| To identify transcripts or abstracts of church records found in Irish genealogical periodicals available at the Family History Library, consult Smith's ''Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''
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| ==Books and Tutorials== | | ==Books and Tutorials== |