On 13 April,
1922, there was a fire in Dublin and many of Ireland's records were
destroyed. The Four Courts was a repository of Irish public records,
state, domestic, manorial records, wills, and ecclesiastical records.
This has made research in Ireland more difficult. The good news is some
were saved and some records can also be found at the local levels.
Irish
Genealogy books by County
Each individual book acts as a hands on guide to finding your family,
with actual records and contacts.
GENUKI:
Ireland
A "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of
particular relevance to the UK & Ireland. The information that is provided
in GENUKI relates to primary historical material.
Annals
of the Four Masters
A free searchable online database consisting of contemporary and historical
texts from many areas, including literature and the other arts.
Burkes
Peerage and Gentry
A subscription based service with databases on the Uk and Ireland's
titled and landed families. Some good (free) articles on Irish genealogy
research, history and maps.
Uasal
A source for Irish Gaelic Nobility, Heraldry and Genealogy
THE
IreAtlas
Irish Townland Database: if you know the name of a town that your ancestors
came from but cannot find it on a map, this resource will help locate
it!
Ireland's
History in Maps
Maps and History of Early Irish territories, clans, tribes and placenames.
The
National Archives of Ireland
Original Irish records and manuscripts. A searchable database of available
records and a list of genealogical researchers.
Irish
Cemetery Inscriptions
Cemetery inscriptions of Ireland by county.
The
Wild Geese Today
"The Epic History and Heritage of the Irish"
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"People
will not look forward to posterity
who never look backward to their ancestors."
Edmund Burke
Irish
Genealogy 