Ireland, Civil Registration Guide, County/Volume Arrangement
IRISH CIVIL REGISTRATION Guide to Arrangement of Certificate Volumes and Counties[edit | edit source]
The primary arrangement of the Irish civil registration certificates on film is by time period: first by year, and then by quarter of the year (even in the early years when the quarters are not identified as such in this register).
The secondary arrangement of the The years listed in the following charts are those for which the Family History Library has certificates on microfilm.
The tables showing the volume numbers for each county are divided into these categories:
All of Ireland
- Births, 1864-1877; Marriages & Deaths, 1864-1870
- Births, 1878-1881 & 1900-1913
- Marriages, 1845-1863
Republic of Ireland
- Births, 1930-1955
Northern Ireland
- Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1922-1959
ALL IRELAND - BIRTHS, 1864-1877; MARRIAGES & DEATHS, 1864-1870
Volume Numbers by Quarter:
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| Antrim | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Armagh - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Armagh -b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Carlow -a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Carlow - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Carlow - c | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Cavan -a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Cava-b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Clare - a | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Clar- b | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Cork -a | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Cork - b | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Donegal | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Down | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Dublin | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Fermanagh - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Fermanagh - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Galway -a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Galway -b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Kerry | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Kildare - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Kildare - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Kilkenny -a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Kilkenny - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Leitrim - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Leitrim - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Leix (Queens) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Limerick - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Limerick - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Limerick - c | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Londonderry - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Londonderry - b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Longford | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Louth | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Mayo | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Meath - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Meath - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Monaghan - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Monaghan - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Monaghan - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Offaly (Kings) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Roscommon - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Roscommon - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Sligo - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Sligo - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Tipperary - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Tipperary - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Tyrone - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Tyrone - b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Tyrone - c | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Waterford | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Wexford - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Wexford - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Wicklow | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
All Ireland - Births, 1878-1881 & 1900-1913
Volume Numbers by Quarter:
| County | 1st QUARTER JAN - MAR | 2nd QUARTER APR - JUN | 3rd QUARTER JUL - SEP | 4th QUARTER OCT - DEC |
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| Antrim | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Armagh - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Armagh -b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Carlow -a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Carlow - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Carlow - c | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Cavan -a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Cava-b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Clare - a | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Clar- b | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Cork -a | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Cork - b | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Donegal | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Down | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Dublin | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Fermanagh - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Fermanagh - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Galway -a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Galway -b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Kerry | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Kildare - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Kildare - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Kilkenny -a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Kilkenny - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Leitrim - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Leitrim - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Leix (Queens) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Limerick - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Limerick - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Limerick - c | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Londonderry - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Londonderry - b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Longford | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Louth | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Mayo | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Meath - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Meath - b | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Monaghan - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Monaghan - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Monaghan - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Offaly (Kings) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Roscommon - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Roscommon - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Sligo - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Sligo - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Tipperary - a | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Tipperary - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Tyrone - a | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Tyrone - b | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Tyrone - c | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Waterford | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Wexford - a | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Wexford - b | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Wicklow | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |