Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths
All births, marriages and deaths occurring since 1864 (and non Roman Catholic marriages occurring since 1 April 1845) should be on record in the General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2. For the period before 1864 parish records provide the only record of most baptisms, marriages and burials. Catholic parish registers are normally still held by the parish priest, but there are microfilms of many of them for the period up to 1880 in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. In some cases the written permission of the parish priest must be obtained before the microfilm can be seen. The National Archives has a copy of the National Library's list of the registers.
Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870 are public records. Registers are available for about one-third of the parishes. Many are still held by the local clergy, although some are now in the National Archives and more are in the Representative Church Body Library, Braemor Park, Dublin 14, and P.R.O.N.I. There are microfilms or other copies in the National Archives of some of the registers then held by the clergy. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. The names and addresses of the clergy are given in the Church of Ireland Directory. A list and a card index of registers in the National Archives may be consulted.
Records of marriage licences provide information concerning some Church of Ireland marriages before 1845. People wishing to obtain a licence to marry without having banns called were required to enter into a bond with the bishop of the diocese. The licence and bonds do not survive (in most cases), but the indexes to the bonds lodged in each Diocesan Court and the Prerogative Court are available in the National Archives. Some of the indexes have been published. Betham's abstracts to Prerogative and Dublin Diocesan marriage licences give further details. Some other records of marriage licences are indexed in the Testamentary card index.
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Thread: Looking for Irish Records??
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25-10-2008, 3:18 PM #1Hall/SwanGuest
Looking for Irish Records??
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25-10-2008, 6:11 PM #2v.wellsGuest
Tis very informative and will print a copy as a reminder of the record resources for the Emerald Isle.
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26-10-2008, 8:11 AM #3
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26-10-2008, 2:54 PM #4v.wellsGuest
They have moved to Roscommon EXCEPT for the Roman Catholic records prior to 1845.
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27-10-2008, 12:27 AM #5Hall/SwanGuest
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27-10-2008, 4:19 AM #6SummerGuest
Just thought I would add:
Irish Family History Foundation (commercial site, throw it into your search engine), is the co-ordinating body for a network of government approved genealogical research centres in the Republic of Ireland (Eire) and in Northern Ireland, which have computerised almost 40 million Irish Ancestral records, primarily Church births (baptisms), marriages and deaths. This site contains the largest collection of Parish records for the island of Ireland that are searchable online. The complete indexes, listing surname, first name, year and county of all records is yours to search freely. To view a detailed record you can purchase credit online for instant access at a cost of €5.00 per record.
I have used it and found it quite helpful from here in Australia, albeit a tad expensive.
Cheers,
Summer.
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31-08-2009, 8:55 PM #7angie grayGuest
Finding Were Irish Relatives Came From
How do i find out what area of ireland someone came from if info just says ireland , eg On 1881 census my THOMAS JONES born 1868 Ireland Living Liverpool.
This is the only piece of info i have on this relative and his family, that is on the 1881 census...
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04-09-2009, 5:00 PM #8Hall/SwanGuest
You'd have a better chance of winning the Lottery 3 weeks in a row....
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04-09-2009, 7:40 PM #9v.wellsGuest
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06-09-2009, 9:09 PM #10angie grayGuest
Re Thomas Jones
I found my THOMAS jONES from Ireland on the 1911 census still alive age 63 , still living Sculcoats Born Ireland and it says DUAMANAY , but i cannot find such a place ...
Can any one help ?
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