What’s New in Irish Research - Links (May 2021)   (All links open a new window)

Irish Genealogy Portal
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/
A website operated by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Search multiple online sites from one place. Searchable records include church, civil registration, census, property, migration, military, gravestones, and more. Results of church register and civil registration searches often include a link to images.

National Archives Ireland
http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
National Archives Genealogy Website home page. Links to free census, land, military, and probate indexes and/or records. More was added in September 2016 and they continually add records.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Direct link to searchable index and census records are available for 1901 and 1911 (also 1821, 1831, 1841, 1851 census fragments).

FamilySearch
https://familysearch.org/search - Browse by location to just get the records from Ireland.
Historical Records - Irish civil registration indexes (1845-1958), baptisms (1620-1881) and marriages (1619-1898). These collections are not complete.
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland
Research Wiki – A collection of articles that share research information and useful tips.
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center
Research Courses – Currently 28 are available for Ireland (type Ireland in the search box).

Public Record Office Northern Ireland (PRONI)
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni - Take the link 'Search Archives Online'
Several online indexes including the Freeholders’ Records, Ulster Covenant and Will Calendars. The site has search capabilities and the images are free.

General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI)
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/
Search the civil registration indexes for N. Ireland for free (if you have at least one credit - £0.50). Includes births over 100 years, marriages over 75 years, and deaths over 50 years. Pay one credit for enhanced index and five credits for full record or image.


Additional Irish Research Internet Sites (as of May 2021)

http://www.irishgenealogy.ie (Irish Genealogy Portal – search multiple online sites from one place)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie (National Archives – Dublin)

http://www.nli.ie/  (National Library of Ireland)

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/af7893-general-register-office/ (The General Register Office)

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/gro (The General Register Office Northern Ireland)

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/ (General Register Office Northern Ireland - civil registration search page)

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ (GENUKI: Ireland)

http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ (Ireland GenWeb)

https://familysearch.org/ (FamilySearch – search, research guidance and helps, FHLC)

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Ireland (Ireland – FamilySearch Wiki)

https://www.cyndislist.com/ireland.htm (Cyndi’s List – Ireland & Northern Ireland)

https://www.rootsireland.ie/ (Irish Family History Foundation – online record search - extracts only, subscription based)

https://www.johngrenham.com/ (Irish Ancestors – includes online version of Irish Recordfinder)

http://www.thecore.com/seanruad (IreAtlas Townland Search Form)

http://www.libraryireland.com/ (Library Ireland Free Irish history books and genealogy)

http://www.failteromhat.com/ (Fáilte Romhat – directories and links)

http://ancestryireland.com/ (click on 'Family Records' link for free search of Matheson's Report on distribution of surnames)

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/ (Irish Genealogy Toolkit)

http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ (Ulster Ancestry – free pages, townlands, and links)

http://ancestryireland.com/scotsinulster/ (Scots in Ulster – historical and emigration information, and free database searches)

Some paid sites
http://www.ancestry.com/ (Ancestry.com - free access at a Family History Center)
http://www.findmypast.com/ (FindMy Past - free access at a Family History Center)

 
And for all the links I didn’t include…
http://coraweb.com.au/categories/ireland (Cora Num’s links for Irish research)