How do I find my family tree in Ireland?
Welcome to www.irishgenealogy.ie www.irishgenealogy.ie is a website that allows users the opportunity to search a wide range of record sources in their search of their Irish Ancestry.
Why is Irish genealogy so difficult?
Irish genealogy is notoriously difficult to perform. Irish genealogy is difficult to do because there is a real lack of records. There used to be records. The Irish were meticulous about keeping them, as most of the Island was Catholic, and record keeping is important in the Catholic church and religion.
How do I find my relatives ancestry?
From any page on Ancestry, click Search and select Public Member Trees. Enter information about someone you want to find and click Search. From the list of search results, click a name to learn more. To see all trees containing that person, click View all.
How can I trace my family history for free?
Free General Genealogy Websites
- Access Genealogy.
- FamilySearch.
- HeritageQuest Online.
- Olive Tree Genealogy.
- RootsWeb.
- USGenWeb.
- California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- Chronicling America.
How far back can you trace Irish ancestry?
Census Struggle fragments survive. So, unlike in the UK or USA, you can’t keep track of your 19th century Irish ancestors every ten years in census records.
When was the National Archives of Ireland established?
The National Archives hold records of the modern Irish state from its foundation to approximately 1987, as well as a number of other major collections acquired as a result to the amalgamation of the Public Record Office of Ireland and the State Paper Office in 1986 when the National Archives was established.
Where can I find information on family history?
Many genealogy sources held by the National Archives have been digitised and are freely available on our Genealogy website. Further details about the collections found there and their usefulness for family history research can be found in Our sources for local & family history.
Where can I find papers related to Ireland?
Many estate paper collections relating to Ireland are found in the private archives of aristocratic families in the United Kingdom. For further information about Irish sources in British archival repositories see www.irishhistoryonline.ie and www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
When was the Public Record Office of Ireland destroyed?
Almost all the archives held in the Public Record Office of Ireland, the predecessor institution to the National Archives, were destroyed by fire and explosion at the beginning of the Civil War in June 1922.