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

Featured Irish Research Internet Sites (as of April 2025)

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://genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
National Archives Genealogy Website home page. Links to free census, land, military, and probate indexes and/or records. More were added in September 2016 and they continually add records.
https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/
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 Places 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://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland_Genealogy
Research Wiki – A collection of articles that share research information and useful tips.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/ireland
Research Courses for Ireland

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 April 2025)

https://registers.nli.ie/  (Roman Catholic parish registers at the National Library of Ireland)

https://irishdeedsindex.net/index.php (Registry of Deeds Index Project. Also use FamilySearch)

https://www.churchofireland.org/about/rcb-library/anglican-record-project (Anglican Record Project)

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

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

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) - One free search in a 24 hour period.

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

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

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

https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/ (click on 'Start Searching' tab for free searches, including Matheson's Report on distribution of surnames)

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

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)