Accessing Irish RecordsWhere to Start: - for the Republic of Ireland: -
In Irish records all births marriages and deaths from 1864 - Present are available in the General Registrars office here in Dublin.
The General Register Office is located at: -
Joyce House,
8 – 11 Lombard Street,
Dublin 2
IrelandBefore this date one is dependent on accessing Church records. Depending on the county you are researching, there are books available to guide one through the resources available.
1. Tracing your Dublin Ancestors
2. Tracing your Cork Ancestors
3. Tracing your Mayo Ancestors
4. Tracing your Donegal Ancestors
5. Tracing your Kerry Ancestors
6. Irish Church Records
7. Longford and it’s People
All the above Publications are available from FLYLEAF PRESS
4 Spencer Villas,
Glenageary,
Co. Dublin.
Ireland
E-mail address: - Flyleaf[AT]indigo.ie
The National Archives: -
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8,
Ireland. The Census details for 1901 and 1911 are available from the National Archives office but they don’t do searches - one must go and plough throughout the different indexes and hope to get lucky.
Other holdings available at the National Archives are
Wills and Administrations
Griffiths Valuations
Tithe Applotments
Government Official Papers.
http://www.nationalarchives.ieThe National Library
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Irelandhttp://www.nli.ie Has microfiche available of most of the registers of the Roman Catholic Churches in Ireland. Newspapers, directories and other publications.
Land Commission index, Journals and estate papers.
Costs:
The cost for searches in the Register of B/M/D – is Euro 1.50 for a 5-year search and Euro 15 for total access to all of the indexes per day.
To get copies of a birth/marriage/death cert. you can get a photocopy on site for Euro1.50 per copy and Euro 6.50 for a full copy (which can be acquired on the day or posted to you later.
The National Archives are free but you have to get a reader’s card, which can be issued at the door.
The same applies for the National Library
Other Sources: -
Some of the Shipping/Passenger lists for the immigration Ships of the 17th and 18th Century are available mainly in the North of Ireland, through the: -
Ulster American Folk Park,
Castletown,
Omagh,
Co. Tyrone BT78 5 QY
Northern IrelandIrish Worldwww.iol.ie/irishworldUlster Historical Foundationwww.uhf.org.ukwww.local.ieIrish Genealogy – an umbrella organisation for genealogical services in the ROI and Northern Irelandwww.irshgenealogy.ieIrish Family History Foundationwww.irish-roots.netUlster Historical Foundationwww.ancestryireland.co.ukCobh Genealogical Projectwww.cork.anglican.orgGenealogical Society of Irelandwww.gensocireland.orgGeneral Register Office (Northern Ireland)www.groni.gov.ukGeneral Register Office (Irish Republic)Www.groireland.ie
Public Record office of Northern Irelandwww.proni.gov.ukNational Archives of Irelandwww.nationalarchives.ieNational Library of Irelandwww.nli.ieCoastguards of Yesteryear - Coastguards around the Irish coastline between the 18th and early 20th centuries, as well as births, deaths, census information, http://www.coastguardsofyesteryear.org/index.html
Church of Ireland – the Representative Church Body Library - they hold the surviving registers from 830 parishes in the Irish Republicwww.ireland.anglican.orgI have also in my possession a number of leaflets from P.R.O.N.I (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland)
Any of which I can photocopy for anyone who needs it.
I hope that you find this helpful and if you think that I can help you further please get in touch
Best Wishes
Mo