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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Ireland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Ireland. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Ireland Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Ireland Guided Research
Birth
Marriage
Death/Burial
Immigration
"How to" Guides - guides to using records

FamilySearch Library handout with Pre-1974 map of Ireland counties and a list of key websites.

1619 to 1863[edit | edit source]

1864 to Present[edit | edit source]

Irish genealogical research from 1864 to the present should be relatively straightforward. The main sources used in this period are:

Civil Registration
Census (only 1901 and 1911 survive in whole)

Other records that may be used:

Before 1864[edit | edit source]

Research in this period can be more challenging. The main source used is:

Church Records

Other sources that may be used are:

Census Fragments (where they exist)
Civil Registration (for Protestant marriages 1845-1863)
Griffiths Registration
Tithe Records and other Land, Taxation registers
Cemeteries

Ireland Research Tips[edit | edit source]

Date of birth or finding parents. Irish civil registration marriage records give the names of the fathers of the bride and groom, and often give the ages of the bride and groom. Search the Ireland Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
Finding children or parents. Civil registration records may contain a birth record with this information. Search Ireland Civil Registrations
General A Primer in Irish Genealogy

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-==Guided Research==
-See the best online databases to start you in locating birth, marriage, and death information in Ireland.
-*[[GuidedResearch:Ireland|Ireland Guided Research]] - [[Guided Research Introduction|More about Guided Research]]
-==Beginning Research==
-If you are just beginning to research your Irish ancestors, here are some helps to get you started. Choose an event to learn about in the life of your Irish ancestors:
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+*[[GuidedResearch:Ireland|Ireland Guided Research]]
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance|Birth]]
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance: Marriage 1619-1863|Marriage]]
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance: Death 1619-1863|Death/Burial]]
-*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Immigration]]:
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-==Ireland "How to" Guides==
 *[[Ireland How to Guides|"How to" Guides]] - guides to using records
-==Research Strategies==
 [[Media:Ireland Boundaries Pre 1974 Key Websites 2023 JMR.pdf|FamilySearch Library handout]] with Pre-1974 map of Ireland counties and a list of key websites.
 ===1619 to 1863===
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance: Birth 1619-1863|How to find Birth information]]
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance: Marriage 1619-1863|How to find Marriage information]]
 *[[Ireland Research Guidance: Death 1619-1863|How to find Death/Burial information]]
 ===1864 to Present===
 Irish genealogical research from 1864 to the present should be relatively straightforward. The main sources used in this period are:
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 *[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemetery records]]
 ===Before 1864===
 Research in this period can be more challenging. The main source used is:
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 *'''Date of birth or finding parents.  ''' Irish civil registration marriage records give the names of the fathers of the bride and groom, and often give the ages of the bride and groom.  Search the [[Ireland Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Ireland Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
 *'''Finding children or parents.    '''Civil registration records may contain a birth record with this information.  Search Ireland [[Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|Civil Registrations]]
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